Arithmetic and Its Applications: Designed as a Text Book for Common Schools, High Schools, and AcademiesH. Cowperthwait & Company, 1856 - 366 σελίδες |
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... shillings , eight barrels , ten birds . 5. An ABSTRACT NUMBER expresses how many times a unit is taken or repeated , without any reference to the nature of the unit ; as , one , eight , twelve . 6. The unit which any number expresses is ...
... shillings , eight barrels , ten birds . 5. An ABSTRACT NUMBER expresses how many times a unit is taken or repeated , without any reference to the nature of the unit ; as , one , eight , twelve . 6. The unit which any number expresses is ...
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... shillings , and pence , and the French in francs and centimes . ( b . ) So too each nation has a peculiar system of weights and measures , some of the most important of which are illustrated in the following tables . 32. United States ...
... shillings , and pence , and the French in francs and centimes . ( b . ) So too each nation has a peculiar system of weights and measures , some of the most important of which are illustrated in the following tables . 32. United States ...
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... shilling . 20 shillings 1 pound . ( b . ) When numbers expressing values in sterling money are used , the character £ marks the pounds , s . the shillings , d . the pence , and qr . the farthings . Illustration . 27 pounds , 18 shillings ...
... shilling . 20 shillings 1 pound . ( b . ) When numbers expressing values in sterling money are used , the character £ marks the pounds , s . the shillings , d . the pence , and qr . the farthings . Illustration . 27 pounds , 18 shillings ...
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... shillings + 3 pence are neither 5 shillings nor 5 pence ; but since 2 shillings = 24 pence , 2 shillings +3 pence must equal 24 pence +3 pence , or 27 pence . ( d . ) For such reasons it will be found convenient , in writing large ...
... shillings + 3 pence are neither 5 shillings nor 5 pence ; but since 2 shillings = 24 pence , 2 shillings +3 pence must equal 24 pence +3 pence , or 27 pence . ( d . ) For such reasons it will be found convenient , in writing large ...
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... shillings , and pence , or in bushels , pecks , and quarts , are called COMPOUND NUMBERS . ( b . ) SIMPLE ADDITION is the addition of simple numbers . What is the sum of 75798+ 24687 +39764 +86328+ 439528386536 ? Solution . We first ...
... shillings , and pence , or in bushels , pecks , and quarts , are called COMPOUND NUMBERS . ( b . ) SIMPLE ADDITION is the addition of simple numbers . What is the sum of 75798+ 24687 +39764 +86328+ 439528386536 ? Solution . We first ...
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Σελίδα 38 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel.
Σελίδα 40 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Σελίδα 41 - WEIGHTS. 10 milligrammes = 1 centigramme. 10 centigrammes = 1 decigramme. 10 decigrammes = 1 gramme. 10 grammes = 1 decagramme. 10 decagrammes = 1 hectogramme. 10 hectogrammes = 1 kilogramme. 10 kilogrammes = 1 myriagramme.
Σελίδα 330 - That is, the square of the sum of two quantities is equal to the square of the first, plus twice the product of the first by the second, plus the square of the second.
Σελίδα 30 - APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT 20 grains = 1 scruple. 3 scruples = 1 dram. 8 drams = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound.
Σελίδα 99 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Σελίδα 34 - Measure. — 144 square inches = 1 square foot; 9 square feet = 1 square yard; 30J square yards = 1 square rod or perch; 40 square rods = 1 rood; 4 roods = 1 acre; 640 acres = 1 square mile; 36 square miles (60 miles square) = 1 township.
Σελίδα 236 - ... high, and 1 ft. 8' thick ? Suggestion. — Since 8 in. = f ft., 4 in. = ^ ft., and 2 in. = ¿ ft., each brick contains fr X ¿ X ^ = -¿j solid feet, and it will take 27 bricks for each solid foot in the wall. 15. How many bricks, each 8 in. long, 4 in. wide, and 2 in. thick, will it take to build the four walls of a house, 30 ft. 6
Σελίδα 133 - Two numbers are PRIME TO EACH OTHER when they have no common factor.
Σελίδα 339 - ... subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.