The Youth's Assistant in Theoretic and Practical Arithmetic: Designed for the Use of Schools in the United States |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 30
Page 17
... 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 ...
Page 27
... 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 hun ...
... 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 hun ...
Page 28
... 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 ...
Page 29
... Proceed- Ans . 20.75 rods . 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- ing 10 tenths , we join 10 to the 2 , making 12 tenths ; from which we take 5 tenths , and write ...
... Proceed- Ans . 20.75 rods . 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- ing 10 tenths , we join 10 to the 2 , making 12 tenths ; from which we take 5 tenths , and write ...
Page 32
... 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 QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE . 1. There are 3 pieces of 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 QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE . 1. There are 3 pieces of 32 130 , 131 . DECIMALS .
Common terms and phrases
acc't acres Addition amount ANALYSIS answer bush bushels called cash in full ciphers circumference column common denominator common difference compound interest contains cost cube root cubic decimal denoted diameter divide dividend division dollars dolls DRY MEASURE equal expressed factors Federal Money feet long foot gain gallon given number given to find greatest common divisor Hence hundred hundredths inches last term least common multiple left hand leger lemons length man's share measure merator method miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand multiply number of terms payment pence pound present worth principal proportion quantity quarts QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE quotient ratio Reduce remainder right hand rods RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply shillings side Simon Pond simple square root subtract subtrahend supposed tens tenths tion Troy weight units velocity vulgar fraction weight whole number write
Popular passages
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.