The United States Arithmetic: Designed for Academies and SchoolsE. C. & J. Biddle, 1847 - 256 pages |
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... hand of other figures , it increases their value in the same tenfold proportion ; thus 6 signifies only six ; but 60 signifies six tens , or sixty ; 600 is six hundred , & c . For the more easy reading of large numbers they are divided ...
... hand of other figures , it increases their value in the same tenfold proportion ; thus 6 signifies only six ; but 60 signifies six tens , or sixty ; 600 is six hundred , & c . For the more easy reading of large numbers they are divided ...
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... hand . If several numbers are to be added together , they will amount to the same sum , when placed regularly under each other , whichever line or row of figures stands uppermost . PROOF . 1. Draw a line below the uppermost number , and ...
... hand . If several numbers are to be added together , they will amount to the same sum , when placed regularly under each other , whichever line or row of figures stands uppermost . PROOF . 1. Draw a line below the uppermost number , and ...
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... , so that units may stand under units , tens under tens , & c . , and draw a line under them . 2. Begin at the right hand , and take each figure in the lower line from the figure above it , and write SUBTRACTION . 21.
... , so that units may stand under units , tens under tens , & c . , and draw a line under them . 2. Begin at the right hand , and take each figure in the lower line from the figure above it , and write SUBTRACTION . 21.
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... under tens , & c . , and draw a line under them . 2. Begin at the right hand , and multiply every figure in the multiplicand by each of the figures in the multiplier . 3. Reckon how many tens there are in the product c 2 MULTIPLICATION .
... under tens , & c . , and draw a line under them . 2. Begin at the right hand , and multiply every figure in the multiplicand by each of the figures in the multiplier . 3. Reckon how many tens there are in the product c 2 MULTIPLICATION .
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... hand of the product , as are at the right hand of both the factors . 2. When the ciphers are in any part of the multiplier , neglect them as before , observing to place the first figure of every product precisely under the figures you ...
... hand of the product , as are at the right hand of both the factors . 2. When the ciphers are in any part of the multiplier , neglect them as before , observing to place the first figure of every product precisely under the figures you ...
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Page 62 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 213 - The extremes and number of terms being given, to find the sum of all the terms. RULE. Multiply the sum of the extremes by the number of the terms, and half the product will be the sum of all the terms.
Page 54 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 174 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. " If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 61 - TABLE. 4 nails, (na.) or 9 inches, make 1 quarter, marked qr. 4 quarters, or 36 inches, - 1 yard, - - - - yd. 3 quarters, ------ 1 ell Flemish, - - E. Fl 5 quarters, ------ 1 ell English, - - EE 6 quarters, ------ 1 ell French, - - E. Fr 27.
Page 124 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 111 - 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.
Page 215 - Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terns. EXAMPLES. 1. If the extremes be 3 and 45, and the common difference 2 ; what is the number of terms 1 Ans.
Page 203 - ... a point over the place of units, another over the place of hundreds, and so on, which points show the number of figures the root will consist of.
Page 175 - 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.