Practical Arithmetic, Embracing the Science of Numbers and the Art of Computation: For Schools and Academics

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Sheldon & Company, 1868 - 380 σελίδες
 

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Σελίδα 319 - 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 189 - ... 8 months ; what is the equated time for the payment of the whole ? Ans.
Σελίδα 52 - Place the less number under the greater, so that units of the same order shall stand in the same column.
Σελίδα 259 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Σελίδα 318 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Σελίδα 221 - The Square Root of a number is one of its two equal factors.
Σελίδα 239 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Σελίδα 231 - Multiply the complete divisor by the second figure of the root and subtract the product from the dividend.
Σελίδα 18 - Write the subtrahend under the minuend, so that units of the same order shall stand in the same column.
Σελίδα 72 - 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.

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