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... proceed in the division . Having written down the divi- dend and divisor..as before , we first seek how many times 2 in 5 , and find it to be completely contained in it only 2 times . We therefore write 2 for the highest figure of the ...
... proceed in the division . Having written down the divi- dend and divisor..as before , we first seek how many times 2 in 5 , and find it to be completely contained in it only 2 times . We therefore write 2 for the highest figure of the ...
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... proceed as at the right hand , saying , 3 times 5 are 15 ; and as the 5 4.75 3 are hundredths of a pound , the product Ans . 14.25 lb. is obviously hundredths ; but 0.15 are 0.1 and 0.05 , we therefore write 5 in the place of han ...
... proceed as at the right hand , saying , 3 times 5 are 15 ; and as the 5 4.75 3 are hundredths of a pound , the product Ans . 14.25 lb. is obviously hundredths ; but 0.15 are 0.1 and 0.05 , we therefore write 5 in the place of han ...
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... proceed in all respects as in the multiplication of whole num ' bers . In the product , point off as many figures for decimals as there are decimal places in both the factors counted toge ther . Note . If there be not so many figures in ...
... proceed in all respects as in the multiplication of whole num ' bers . In the product , point off as many figures for decimals as there are decimal places in both the factors counted toge ther . Note . If there be not so many figures in ...
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... Proceed- ing to the 10ths , we are unable to take 0.5 from 0.2 we therefore borrow a unit from the 3 units , which be mg 10 tenths , we join 10 to the 2 , making 12 tenths ; from which we take 5 tenths , and write the remainder , 7 ...
... Proceed- ing to the 10ths , we are unable to take 0.5 from 0.2 we therefore borrow a unit from the 3 units , which be mg 10 tenths , we join 10 to the 2 , making 12 tenths ; from which we take 5 tenths , and write the remainder , 7 ...
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... to substitute for them their equivalent decimal values , and proceed as if they had been given in decimals . To illustrate this remark , take the following 182 . FEDERAL MONET . QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE . 1. 32 130 , 131 . DECIMALS .
... to substitute for them their equivalent decimal values , and proceed as if they had been given in decimals . To illustrate this remark , take the following 182 . FEDERAL MONET . QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE . 1. 32 130 , 131 . DECIMALS .
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Page 82 - 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 89 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and 30.
Page 118 - PROBLEM II. The first term, the last term, and the number of terms given, to find the common difference. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms less 1 , and the quotient will be the common diffcrenct.
Page 111 - 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 94 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
Page 120 - Add together the most convenient indices to make an index less by 1 than the number expressing the place of the term sought. 3. Multiply the terms of the geometrical series together belonging to those indices, and make the product a dividend. 4. Raise...
Page 115 - 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 31 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 2 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 93 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.