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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Σελίδα 77
... share of each ? ANALYSIS . - Since 288 dollars is to 36 = 12 × 3 be equally divided among 36 men , each will have as many dollars as 36 is con- tained times in 288. Dividing 288 into 12 equal parts , we find that each part OPERATION ...
... share of each ? ANALYSIS . - Since 288 dollars is to 36 = 12 × 3 be equally divided among 36 men , each will have as many dollars as 36 is con- tained times in 288. Dividing 288 into 12 equal parts , we find that each part OPERATION ...
Σελίδα 88
... share ; how many shares did he receive ? 28. A person bought 640 acres of land , at 15 dollars an acre . He afterwards sold 160 acres at 20 dollars an acre ; 240 acres at 18 dollars , and for the remainder he received $ 4560 . What was ...
... share ; how many shares did he receive ? 28. A person bought 640 acres of land , at 15 dollars an acre . He afterwards sold 160 acres at 20 dollars an acre ; 240 acres at 18 dollars , and for the remainder he received $ 4560 . What was ...
Σελίδα 91
... share of the widow and each child ? 72. The amount of gold coin in the United States in 1855 was estimated at about $ 241200000 . Adopting the same ratio of increase as from 1850 to 1855 , the population of the United States in 1855 ...
... share of the widow and each child ? 72. The amount of gold coin in the United States in 1855 was estimated at about $ 241200000 . Adopting the same ratio of increase as from 1850 to 1855 , the population of the United States in 1855 ...
Σελίδα 93
... shares , of which the captain took 12 shares ; 2 lieutenants , each 5 shares ; 6 midshipmen , APPLICATIONS . 93.
... shares , of which the captain took 12 shares ; 2 lieutenants , each 5 shares ; 6 midshipmen , APPLICATIONS . 93.
Σελίδα 94
... shares ; 6 midshipmen , each 3 shares ; and the remainder was divided equally among 85 seamen : how much did each receive ? 93. If the longitude of Boston is 71 ° 4 ' , and a gentleman in travelling from Boston to Chicago finds that his ...
... shares ; 6 midshipmen , each 3 shares ; and the remainder was divided equally among 85 seamen : how much did each receive ? 93. If the longitude of Boston is 71 ° 4 ' , and a gentleman in travelling from Boston to Chicago finds that his ...
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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.