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... less . 30 + 15-45 , greater . Ans . 75-15-60 , 60—2—30 , 14. The difference of two numbers is 723 , and their sum is 1111 , what are the num- 194 bers ? 917 Ans . 15. If a man travel 35 miles in 6 weeks and 3 days , al- a day , how far ...
... less . 30 + 15-45 , greater . Ans . 75-15-60 , 60—2—30 , 14. The difference of two numbers is 723 , and their sum is 1111 , what are the num- 194 bers ? 917 Ans . 15. If a man travel 35 miles in 6 weeks and 3 days , al- a day , how far ...
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... less ? 17. If the less of two numbers and their difference be given , how would you find the greater ? 18. How would you find how many times one number is contain- ed in another ? ༼ ་ SECTION III . DECIMALS AND FEDERAL MONEY . 12. 1 ...
... less ? 17. If the less of two numbers and their difference be given , how would you find the greater ? 18. How would you find how many times one number is contain- ed in another ? ༼ ་ SECTION III . DECIMALS AND FEDERAL MONEY . 12. 1 ...
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... less than the one fixed upon for unity . Should we make the foot , for in- stance , our unit measure , we should often have occasion to express distances which are parts of a foot . This has ordinarily been done by dividing the foot ...
... less than the one fixed upon for unity . Should we make the foot , for in- stance , our unit measure , we should often have occasion to express distances which are parts of a foot . This has ordinarily been done by dividing the foot ...
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... less than the multiplicand . 4. If you multiply 0.25 ft . by 0.25 ft . what will be the product ? 0.25 0.25 Here the operation is performed as above ; but since tenths multiplied by tenths , give hundredths , ( 120 ) the 5 at the left ...
... less than the multiplicand . 4. If you multiply 0.25 ft . by 0.25 ft . what will be the product ? 0.25 0.25 Here the operation is performed as above ; but since tenths multiplied by tenths , give hundredths , ( 120 ) the 5 at the left ...
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... less than 1 , and must therefore be expressed in parts of unity . Now if we add a cipher to the dividend , 1 , it becomes 10 tenths ; ( 126 ) and 10 tenths divided by 2 , the quotient is 0.5 . ( 125 ) Hence the decimal 0.5 is equiva ...
... less than 1 , and must therefore be expressed in parts of unity . Now if we add a cipher to the dividend , 1 , it becomes 10 tenths ; ( 126 ) and 10 tenths divided by 2 , the quotient is 0.5 . ( 125 ) Hence the decimal 0.5 is equiva ...
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Page 76 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 109 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 97 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 74 - Is when the several shares of stock are continued in trade an equal term of time. RULE. As the whole stock is to the whole gain or loss : so is each man's particular stock, to his particular share of the gain or loss.
Page 105 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 67 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 68 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 120 - RULE. Multiply all the terms of the natural series of numbers, from 1 up to the given number, continually together, and the last product will be the answer required. ExAMPLEs.
Page 89 - Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.