New University Arithmetic: Embracing the Science of Numbers, and Their Applications According to the Most Improved Methods of Analysis and CancellationA. S. Barnes & Burr, 1856 - 437 σελίδες |
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... pounds , are denominate numbers . 25. A SIMPLE NUMBER is a single unit , or a single collection of units , either abstract or denominate . 21. Does the term , one , refer to the kind of thing to which it is applied ? What is it called ...
... pounds , are denominate numbers . 25. A SIMPLE NUMBER is a single unit , or a single collection of units , either abstract or denominate . 21. Does the term , one , refer to the kind of thing to which it is applied ? What is it called ...
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... pound ; and 2d . That 4 units of the lowest denomination make one unit of the next higher ; 12 of the second , one of the third ; and 20 of the third , one of the fourth . Hence , 4 , 12 and 20 , make up the scale . 36. If we take the ...
... pound ; and 2d . That 4 units of the lowest denomination make one unit of the next higher ; 12 of the second , one of the third ; and 20 of the third , one of the fourth . Hence , 4 , 12 and 20 , make up the scale . 36. If we take the ...
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... the contrary , we wished to change 892 pence to pounds shillings and pence , we should first divide by 12 : the quotient is 74 shillings , and 4d . over . We next divide by 20 , and the quotient is £ 3 , and 14s . over : 32 REDUCTION .
... the contrary , we wished to change 892 pence to pounds shillings and pence , we should first divide by 12 : the quotient is 74 shillings , and 4d . over . We next divide by 20 , and the quotient is £ 3 , and 14s . over : 32 REDUCTION .
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... pounds ? 4 ) 5040 farthings . 12 ) 1260 pence . 210 ) 105 shillings . £ 5 5s . In this example , the reduc- tion is from a less to a greater unit . Here the reduction is from a greater to a less unit . 4. In 347 , 16cwt . , 3qrs . , 19b ...
... pounds ? 4 ) 5040 farthings . 12 ) 1260 pence . 210 ) 105 shillings . £ 5 5s . In this example , the reduc- tion is from a less to a greater unit . Here the reduction is from a greater to a less unit . 4. In 347 , 16cwt . , 3qrs . , 19b ...
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... pounds ? 13. In 15445lb . , Avoidupois , how many tons , cwts . , qrs . , and lbs . 14. How many grains of silver in 4lb . , 6oz . , 12dwt . and 7grs . ? 15. How many pounds , ounces , pennyweights , and grains of gold , in 704121 ...
... pounds ? 13. In 15445lb . , Avoidupois , how many tons , cwts . , qrs . , and lbs . 14. How many grains of silver in 4lb . , 6oz . , 12dwt . and 7grs . ? 15. How many pounds , ounces , pennyweights , and grains of gold , in 704121 ...
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acres amount ANALYSIS ANALYSIS.-We annexed barrels of flour bill bought bushel bushels of wheat called cents a bushel cents a pound ciphers circulating decimal common fraction composite number compound interest containing continued fraction cords Cube root decimal fraction decimal places denominate numbers denote diameter difference discount dividend division dollars equal EXAMPLES excess of 9's exchange expressed decimally foot fractional unit gain gallons given number gives greatest common divisor hence hogsheads hundred improper fraction inches least common denominator least common multiple longitude merchant miles mixed number months multiplicand Multiply OPERATION ounces paid payable payment person premium present value prime factors proportion purchase quotient quotient figure ratio receive reckoned Reduce remainder repetend rods RULE.-I sell share shillings simple fraction sold square root subtract sugar tare thousandths weight whole number worth yards of cloth
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Σελίδα 53 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Σελίδα 4 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Σελίδα 99 - 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 160 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another number.
Σελίδα 116 - If both terms of a fraction be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will not be changed.
Σελίδα 55 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees...
Σελίδα 166 - 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 204 - If 20 men can perform a piece of work in 12 days, how many men will accomplish three times as much in one-fifth of the time ? Ans.
Σελίδα 116 - If the numerator and denominator of each fraction is multiplied (or divided) by the same number, the value of the fraction will not change.