A Theoretical and Practical Arithmetic: Designed for Common Schools and AcademiesJenks, Hickling, & Swan, 1853 |
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... difference is 4796. What is the greater ? 66. A man owns three farms ; the first is valued at 5697 dollars , the second is valued at 9630 dollars , the third at 1639 dollars . How much are the three worth ? 67. A gentleman left in his ...
... difference is 4796. What is the greater ? 66. A man owns three farms ; the first is valued at 5697 dollars , the second is valued at 9630 dollars , the third at 1639 dollars . How much are the three worth ? 67. A gentleman left in his ...
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... difference . If the figure in the lower line be greater than the one above it , add 10 to the upper figure before subtracting , and add 1 to the next left hand figure in the lower line . PROOF . Add the remainder to the smaller number ...
... difference . If the figure in the lower line be greater than the one above it , add 10 to the upper figure before subtracting , and add 1 to the next left hand figure in the lower line . PROOF . Add the remainder to the smaller number ...
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... difference of two numbers are given , the smaller number may be found by sub- tracting the difference from the sum and dividing the remainder by 2. The larger number may be found by adding the difference to the smaller number ...
... difference of two numbers are given , the smaller number may be found by sub- tracting the difference from the sum and dividing the remainder by 2. The larger number may be found by adding the difference to the smaller number ...
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... difference between 644 × 46 and 61543313 ? 9. A gentleman left his estate , valued at 16596 dol- lars , to be ... difference between two numbers is 965 , the greater is 1875 ; what is the less number ? 13. A merchant owes 14560 dollars ...
... difference between 644 × 46 and 61543313 ? 9. A gentleman left his estate , valued at 16596 dol- lars , to be ... difference between two numbers is 965 , the greater is 1875 ; what is the less number ? 13. A merchant owes 14560 dollars ...
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... difference 4 times 19 ; what is their sum and product ? 19. If the dividend be 1728 , and the quotient 24 , what ... difference is 144 ; what are the numbers ? 22. The sum of three numbers is 640 , the differ- ence between the least and ...
... difference 4 times 19 ; what is their sum and product ? 19. If the dividend be 1728 , and the quotient 24 , what ... difference is 144 ; what are the numbers ? 22. The sum of three numbers is 640 , the differ- ence between the least and ...
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9 months acres added amount annexed bers called cancelled cents per bushel cents per pound ciphers column of hundreds common denominator common fraction complex fractions composite number compound interest decimal fractions decimal places decimal point denom denominate numbers difference Divide dividend divisor dollars Duodecimals EXAMPLES farthings FEDERAL MONEY following numbers gain or loss gallon given numbers greatest common measure higher denomination hundred thousandths hundredths improper fraction inator inches least common multiple loss per cent lower line lowest denomination merchant bought merchant sold miles millions mills minuend mixed number multiplicand Multiply paid payment pence Practical Questions present worth prime cost principal quotient ratio received Recite the rule remainder rods rule depends rule for finding rule for reducing sandths shillings simple fraction subtraction tenths thousand Troy Weight whole numbers Write the numbers written
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Page 14 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 116 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 81 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 108 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.
Page 133 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 95 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 175 - Addition is the process of finding the sum of two or more numbers.
Page 50 - Divide in succession the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains. The last divisor will be the greatest common measure.
Page 56 - To reduce an improper fraction to its equivalent whole or mixed number. RULE. Divide the numerator by the denominator, and the quo<tient will be the whole or mixed number required.
Page 125 - Multiply the given number into itself, till it is taken as a factor, as many times as there are units in the index of the power to which the number is to be raised.