New Practical Arithmetic: In which the Science and Its Applications are Simplified by Induction and Analysis : Prepared to Accompany the Mathematical Series of Benjamin GreenleafRobert S. Davis, 1875 - 336 σελίδες |
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30 days acres arithmetical arithmetical series balance barrels bill bought brokerage bushels cents a pound ciphers common denominator common fraction compound interest contained cords cost cube root cubic decimal point Denominate Number diameter difference discount divided dividend dollars equal equated equivalent fractions exact divisor Examples Exchange Explain the operation feet gain gallons geometrical series given number greatest common divisor Hence horses hundred hundredths improper fraction inches INDORSEMENTS July kilogram least common multiple meters miles mills minuend mixed number months Multiply number expressed paid payable payment pennyweights poll taxes pound sterling prime factors principal proportion quantity quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder Repeat the Rule REVIEW QUESTIONS share sides sold SOLUTION square rods square root subtract term of credit third thousand thousandths tons whole number write
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Σελίδα 67 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Σελίδα 150 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Σελίδα 43 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Σελίδα 87 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Σελίδα 99 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Σελίδα 149 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Σελίδα 144 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES
Σελίδα 89 - Divide the greater number by the less, and the divisor by the remainder, and so on, until there is no remainder; the last divisor will be the greatest common divisor.
Σελίδα 112 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Σελίδα 232 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.