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... RULE . 88. Write the multiplier under the multiplicand , and draw a line below them . If the multiplier consist of a single figure only , begin at the right hand and multiply each figure of the multiplicand by the multiplier , setting ...
... RULE . 88. Write the multiplier under the multiplicand , and draw a line below them . If the multiplier consist of a single figure only , begin at the right hand and multiply each figure of the multiplicand by the multiplier , setting ...
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... RULE . - Multiply first by one component part , and that product by the other , and so on , if there be more than two ; the last product will be the answer . 2. What is the weight of 82 boxes , each weighing 42 pounds ? 42 6X2 Ans ...
... RULE . - Multiply first by one component part , and that product by the other , and so on , if there be more than two ; the last product will be the answer . 2. What is the weight of 82 boxes , each weighing 42 pounds ? 42 6X2 Ans ...
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... RULE . - Annex as many ciphers to the multiplicand as there are nines in the multiplier , and from the sum thus produced , subtract the multipli- cand , the remainder will be the answer . 14. Multiply 99 by 9 .. 15 Multiply 6473 by 999 ...
... RULE . - Annex as many ciphers to the multiplicand as there are nines in the multiplier , and from the sum thus produced , subtract the multipli- cand , the remainder will be the answer . 14. Multiply 99 by 9 .. 15 Multiply 6473 by 999 ...
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... RULE . 99. Write the least number under the greater , with units under units , and tens under tens , and so on , and draw a line below . Beginning at the right hand , take each figure of the subtrahend from the figure standing over it ...
... RULE . 99. Write the least number under the greater , with units under units , and tens under tens , and so on , and draw a line below . Beginning at the right hand , take each figure of the subtrahend from the figure standing over it ...
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... RULE . 106. Write the divisor at the left hand of the dividend ; find how many times it is contained in as many of the left hand figures of the dividend , as will contain it once , and not more than nine times , and write the result for ...
... RULE . 106. Write the divisor at the left hand of the dividend ; find how many times it is contained in as many of the left hand figures of the dividend , as will contain it once , and not more than nine times , and write the result for ...
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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.