An Elementary Treatise on Arithmetic: Taken Principally from the Arithmetic of S.F. Lacroix, and Translated from the French with Such Alterations and Additions as Were Found Necessary in Order to Adapt it to the Use of American StudentsHilliard and Metcalf, 1825 - 144 σελίδες |
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... commas , into por- tions of three figures each , beginning at the right ; but the last division on the left , which in the present instance has but two figures , may sometimes have but one . Each of these divisions corresponds to the ...
... commas , into por- tions of three figures each , beginning at the right ; but the last division on the left , which in the present instance has but two figures , may sometimes have but one . Each of these divisions corresponds to the ...
Σελίδα 55
... comma . In English books on mathematics , and in those that have been written in the United States , decimals are usually denoted by a point , thus 0.19 ; but the comma is on the whole in the most general use ; it is accordingly adopted ...
... comma . In English books on mathematics , and in those that have been written in the United States , decimals are usually denoted by a point , thus 0.19 ; but the comma is on the whole in the most general use ; it is accordingly adopted ...
Σελίδα 56
... comma , it is of no consequence whether we write or omit any number of ciphers on their right . For instance , 0,5 is the same as 0,50 ; and 0,784 is the same as 0,78400 ; for , in the first instance , the number , which expresses the ...
... comma , it is of no consequence whether we write or omit any number of ciphers on their right . For instance , 0,5 is the same as 0,50 ; and 0,784 is the same as 0,78400 ; for , in the first instance , the number , which expresses the ...
Σελίδα 57
... comma in the sum , directly under the commas in the numbers to be added . Examples for practice . Add 4,003 , 54,9 , 3,21 , 6,7203 . Ans . 68,8333 . Add 409,903 , 107,7842 , 6,1043 , 10,2074 . Ans . 533,9989 . Add 427 , 603,04 , 210,15 ...
... comma in the sum , directly under the commas in the numbers to be added . Examples for practice . Add 4,003 , 54,9 , 3,21 , 6,7203 . Ans . 68,8333 . Add 409,903 , 107,7842 , 6,1043 , 10,2074 . Ans . 533,9989 . Add 427 , 603,04 , 210,15 ...
Σελίδα 58
... comma in the difference be put directly under those of the given numbers . Examples for practice . From 304,567 take 158,632 , From 215,003 take 1,1034 . From 1 take , 9993 . From 68,8333 take , 00042 . Ans . 145,935 . Ans . 213,8996 ...
... comma in the difference be put directly under those of the given numbers . Examples for practice . From 304,567 take 158,632 , From 215,003 take 1,1034 . From 1 take , 9993 . From 68,8333 take , 00042 . Ans . 145,935 . Ans . 213,8996 ...
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Σελίδα ii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Σελίδα 126 - A hare starts 12 rods before a hound ; but is not perceived by him till she has been up 45 seconds ; she scuds away at the rate of 10 miles an hour ; and the dog, on view, makes after her at the rate of 16 miles an hour ; how long will the course hold, and what space will be run over, from the spot where the dog started ? Ans.
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Σελίδα 114 - 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 24 - In all cases, the process of division consists in finding one of the factors of a given product, when the other factor is known. The number given to be divided is called the dividend, and answers to the product in multiplication.
Σελίδα 123 - 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 126 - 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 36 - It will be seen by the above section that if both the numerator and denominator be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will not be altered...
Σελίδα 70 - ... 35840 = 2240 = 80 = 20 = 1 By this weight are weighed all things of a coarse or drossy nature, as corn, bread, butter, cheese, flesh, grocery wares, and some liquids ; also all metals, except silver and gold. oz diet gr Note, that lib Avoirdupois = 14 11 15± Troy.
Σελίδα 124 - If 1000 men, besieged in a town, with provisions for 5 weeks, allowing each man 16 ounces a day, be reinforced with 500 men more ; and supposing that they cannot be relieved till the end of 8 weeks, how many ounces a day must each man have, that the provision may last that umc ? Ans.