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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Σελίδα ix
... Terms , · Origin of the Decimal System , Nature of the Decimal System , Arabic and Roman Methods , Figures , • English Money , Avoirdupois Weight , 3 Troy Weight , 4 Apothecaries ' Weight ,. III . TABLES . 1 PAGE Introductory , 27 ...
... Terms , · Origin of the Decimal System , Nature of the Decimal System , Arabic and Roman Methods , Figures , • English Money , Avoirdupois Weight , 3 Troy Weight , 4 Apothecaries ' Weight ,. III . TABLES . 1 PAGE Introductory , 27 ...
Σελίδα x
... • To find a Fractional Part of a Number , '70 To multiply by a Fraction , Practical Problems , Multiplication and Division of the Numerator , · · · 172 . 174 • 178 179 179 Lowest Terms , 180 . 181 Cancellation , . 183 X CONTENTS .
... • To find a Fractional Part of a Number , '70 To multiply by a Fraction , Practical Problems , Multiplication and Division of the Numerator , · · · 172 . 174 • 178 179 179 Lowest Terms , 180 . 181 Cancellation , . 183 X CONTENTS .
Σελίδα xi
... Term , Relations of Terms , Practical Problems , Problems in Compound Proportion , XIII . DUODECIMAL FRACTIONS . Definitions ,. To find the Principal or Interest from the Amount , To find Date of Equated Time ,. Equation of Accounts ...
... Term , Relations of Terms , Practical Problems , Problems in Compound Proportion , XIII . DUODECIMAL FRACTIONS . Definitions ,. To find the Principal or Interest from the Amount , To find Date of Equated Time ,. Equation of Accounts ...
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... term applied to whatever may be in- creased , diminished , or measured . 2. A CONCRETE UNIT is any quantity which may be con- sidered by itself , and made the measure of other similar quantities . ( a . ) It may be a single thing , as ...
... term applied to whatever may be in- creased , diminished , or measured . 2. A CONCRETE UNIT is any quantity which may be con- sidered by itself , and made the measure of other similar quantities . ( a . ) It may be a single thing , as ...
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... Terms . NOTATION and NUMERATION treat of the various methods of representing and expressing numbers . ( a . ) The distinction usually made between notation and numeration is , that the former treats of the methods of representing ...
... Terms . NOTATION and NUMERATION treat of the various methods of representing and expressing numbers . ( a . ) The distinction usually made between notation and numeration is , that the former treats of the methods of representing ...
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added amount angle answer apples barrels bought broadcloth bushels called cent column common ratio complete quotient compound contain cost cube cubic inches debt decametre decimal decimal fraction denominator difference dividend dollars equal example Explanation expressed feet flour fourth fraction gain gallon given number gives greatest common divisor Hence hundreds hundredths Illustrations improper fraction indorsement interest June 11 least common multiple Mdse method miles millions minuend months multiple of 9 multiplicand multiplied obtained by dividing paid payable payment pecks pounds prime factors principal quarts quotient received Reduce remainder result right hand figures rods root selling shillings sold square subtract Subtrahend ten-thousands tens tenths third thousands trial divisor units vulgar fraction weight worth write written yard
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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.