System of Practical ArithmeticThomas Davis, 1845 - 198 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 129
... com- pound , or mixed . A proper fraction is that of which the numerator is less than the denominator ; as 1 , 2 , 3 , & c . An improper fraction is that of which the numera- tor VULGAR FRACTIONS . 129 Vulgar Fractions.
... com- pound , or mixed . A proper fraction is that of which the numerator is less than the denominator ; as 1 , 2 , 3 , & c . An improper fraction is that of which the numera- tor VULGAR FRACTIONS . 129 Vulgar Fractions.
Σελίδα 130
... mixed number consists of a whole number and a fraction ; as 4 , 7 , & c . REDUCTION OF VULGAR FRACTIONS . CASE 1 . To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms . RULE . Divide the greater term by the less , and that divisor by the remainder ...
... mixed number consists of a whole number and a fraction ; as 4 , 7 , & c . REDUCTION OF VULGAR FRACTIONS . CASE 1 . To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms . RULE . Divide the greater term by the less , and that divisor by the remainder ...
Σελίδα 131
... mixed number to an improper fraction . RULE . Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction , and add the numerator to the product for a new numerator , under which place the given denomi- nator . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 12 ...
... mixed number to an improper fraction . RULE . Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction , and add the numerator to the product for a new numerator , under which place the given denomi- nator . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 12 ...
Σελίδα 132
... mixed number . RULE . Divide the upper term by the lower . Note . This case and case 3 prove each other . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce to its proper terms . Result 1214 17 ) 219 ( 124 17 49 34 --- 15 -- 17 2. Reduce to its proper terms . Result ...
... mixed number . RULE . Divide the upper term by the lower . Note . This case and case 3 prove each other . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce to its proper terms . Result 1214 17 ) 219 ( 124 17 49 34 --- 15 -- 17 2. Reduce to its proper terms . Result ...
Σελίδα 137
... mixed numbers are given , add the fractions as under note 1 or 2 ; then , if their sum be an improper fraction , reduce it to a mixed number , and add its integers to the given integers ; but if it be not an improper fraction , annex it ...
... mixed numbers are given , add the fractions as under note 1 or 2 ; then , if their sum be an improper fraction , reduce it to a mixed number , and add its integers to the given integers ; but if it be not an improper fraction , annex it ...
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15 yards 2qrs acres aliquot amount annuity annum answer Bought Bring bushels casks cent to cents cents per lb common difference compound interest contained cube root cyphers decimal dividend divisor dollars per cent dols drams DRY MEASURE English ells EXAMPLES Facit farthings Federal Money fourths furlongs gain gallons given number given sum hogsheads hundred weight improper fraction inches merchant miles millions mixed number months Multiply nails neat weight Note number of terms ounces paid pecks pence Pennsylvania currency penny pennyweights pieces pint pounds present worth principal PROOF quarters quarts quotient rate per cent Reduce remainder Result roods Rule of Three shillings sold square perches square root sterling Subtract sum or quantity TABLE tare thousand TROY WEIGHT tuns VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number yards cost yards of cloth yards of linen yards of muslin
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Σελίδα 111 - From the last amount, subtract the given principal, and the remainder will be the compound interest. EXAMPLES.
Σελίδα 37 - And every other thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Σελίδα 83 - M 420 1200 4. If 10 bushels of oats be sufficient for 18 horses 20 days, how many bushels will serve 60 horses 36 days, at that rate ?
Σελίδα 129 - A vulgar fraction is a part, or parts of a unit or integer expressed by two numbers, placed one above the other, with a line drawn between them; as -i one fourth, f two thirds.
Σελίδα 131 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Σελίδα 22 - FRACTIONS, or broken numbers, are expressions for any assignable parts of an unit ; and are represented by two numbers, placed one above the other, with a line drawn between them. The number above the line is called the numerator, and that below the line the denominator.
Σελίδα 33 - Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) - 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (1b.).
Σελίδα 165 - CASE 2. \ . When the prices of several simples are given, to find how much of each, at their respective rates, must be taken to make a compound or mixture at any proposed price.
Σελίδα 157 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained...
Σελίδα 78 - If a staff 4 feet long cast a shade (on level ground) 7 feet long, what is the height of a steeple whose shade at the same time is 198 feet? Ans.