An Elementary Treatise on Arithmetic: Taken Principally from the Arithmetic ofHilliard and Metcalf, 1825 - 144 σελίδες |
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... further . After the fingers of one hand had been counted once , it was a second and perhaps a distant step to proceed to those of the other . The primitive words , expressing numbers , did not probably exceed five . To denote six ...
... further . After the fingers of one hand had been counted once , it was a second and perhaps a distant step to proceed to those of the other . The primitive words , expressing numbers , did not probably exceed five . To denote six ...
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... further , the number of hundreds should be such , that , multiplied by 251 , the product would be 579 , or the multiple of 251 next less than 579 ; this restriction is necessary on account of the reserved numbers which may have been ...
... further , the number of hundreds should be such , that , multiplied by 251 , the product would be 579 , or the multiple of 251 next less than 579 ; this restriction is necessary on account of the reserved numbers which may have been ...
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... further from unity , may be converted , one into the other , in the same manner as tens , hundreds , thousands , & c . are converted into units ; thus , the unit being equivalent to 10 tenths , the tenth the hundredth 10 hundredths , 10 ...
... further from unity , may be converted , one into the other , in the same manner as tens , hundreds , thousands , & c . are converted into units ; thus , the unit being equivalent to 10 tenths , the tenth the hundredth 10 hundredths , 10 ...
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... further to the right , and consequently have a value ten times less than they had before . If , in the number 134,28 , the point be placed between the 3 and 4 , we shall have 13,428 ; the hundreds will become tens , the tens units , the ...
... further to the right , and consequently have a value ten times less than they had before . If , in the number 134,28 , the point be placed between the 3 and 4 , we shall have 13,428 ; the hundreds will become tens , the tens units , the ...
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... further reduced in the same manner if there are still higher denominations , and the last quotient together with the several remainders will be equivalent to the number to be reduced . Examples for practice . In 59lb . 13dwt . 5gr . how ...
... further reduced in the same manner if there are still higher denominations , and the last quotient together with the several remainders will be equivalent to the number to be reduced . Examples for practice . In 59lb . 13dwt . 5gr . how ...
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Σελίδα 13 - When the numerator is less than the denominator, the value of the fraction is less than 1.
Σελίδα 71 - From the above example we may deduce the following general rules, namely, /To reduce the- several parts of a compound number to a fraction of the highest denomination contained in it, make the lowest term the numerator of a fraction, having for its denominator the number which it takes of this denomination to make one of the next higher, and add to this the next term reduced to a fraction of the same denomination, then multiply the denominator of this sum by so many as make one of the next...
Σελίδα 106 - A wall to be built to the height of 27 feet, was raised to the height of 9 feet by 12 men in 6 days : how many men must be employed to finish the wall in 4 days at the same ruts.- of working 1 31.
Σελίδα 115 - How much gold of 15, of 17, and of 22 carats fine, must be mixed with 5 oz. of 18 carats fine, so that the composition may be 20 carats fine ? Ans.
Σελίδα 118 - A man, being asked how many sheep he had in his drove, said, if he had as many more, half as many more, and 7 sheep and a half, he should have 20 ; how many had he ? Ans. 5.
Σελίδα 64 - By this measure, Land, and Husbandmen and Gardeners' work are measured ; also Artificers' work, such as Board, Glass, Pavements, Plastering, Wainscoting Tiling, Flooring, and every dimension of length and breadth only. When three dimensions are concerned, namely, length, breadth, and depth or thickness, it is called cubic or solid measure, which is used to measure Timber, Stone, &c. The cubic or solid Foot, which is 12 inches in length and breadth and thickness, contains 1728 cubic or solid inches,...
Σελίδα 13 - We have seen in the preceding exercise that we may divide both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same number without changing the value of the fraction.
Σελίδα 101 - A wall that is to be built to the height of 27 feet, was raised 9 feet by 12 men in 6 days ; how many men must be employed to finish the wall in 4 days at the same rate of working ? If 402.