Practical Arithmetic, by Induction and AnalysisWinthrop B. Smith & Company, 1857 - 336 σελίδες |
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acres amount annexed apples Arithmetic barrels bought bushels cancel ciphers cloth common fraction composite number Compound Numbers contained cost cube root cubic denominator denotes diameter difference discount dividend divisible dollars Dry Measure equal expressed feet figure find the interest gain Give examples given number greatest common divisor Hence hundred hundredths improper fraction inches least common multiple lowest terms MEASURE meter mills mixed number multiplicand multiply NOTE number of terms OPERATION payment pecks pints pounds prime factors principal proper fraction proportion quarts quotient rate per cent ratio Ray's Test Examples Reduce remainder Rule selling side simple fraction Simple Numbers sold solid contents SOLUTION square root subtract tens tenths third thousand thousandths U. S. Money units weight whole number write yards
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Σελίδα 185 - 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 95 - TABLE. 2^ inches in. make 1 nail marked na. 4 nails - - - 1 quarter of a yard qr. 4 quarters - - - 1 yard - - yd. 3 quarters - - - 1 Ell Flemish - E. Fl. 5 quarters - - - 1 Ell English - EE 6 quarters - - - 1 Ell French - E. Fr.
Σελίδα 34 - It shows that the numbers between which it is placed, are to be multiplied together. Thus the expression 9x6, signifies that 9 and 6 are to be multiplied together, and is read, " 9 multiplied by 6," or, simply,
Σελίδα 127 - Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.
Σελίδα 292 - Hence, when the first term, the common difference, and the number of terms, are given, to find the last term...
Σελίδα 281 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Σελίδα 12 - Invariably, ten units of any order make one unit of the next higher order.
Σελίδα 27 - Placed between two numbers, it denotes that the one on the right is to be taken from that on the left. Thus...
Σελίδα 84 - How many times is 5 contained in 1 ? In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 11 ? 5. How many times is 6 contained in 1 ? In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4?
Σελίδα 89 - Weight is used in weighing groceries and all coarse articles ; as sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese, flour, hay, &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight