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... example or two with the solution , and lastly the rule ; but by the time he reaches the rule he knows it . He could frame it himself in his own way , and should be permitted to do so . The rule might , therefore , be omitted altogether ...
... example or two with the solution , and lastly the rule ; but by the time he reaches the rule he knows it . He could frame it himself in his own way , and should be permitted to do so . The rule might , therefore , be omitted altogether ...
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... Multiplication 206 110 Division . . 207 115 Longitude and Time 209 121 MEASUREMENTS . 218 • 121 Land . . . 218 127 . • Masonry and Paving 221 129 Boards and Timber 223 • . 336 PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC . DEFINITIONS . 1. 5.
... Multiplication 206 110 Division . . 207 115 Longitude and Time 209 121 MEASUREMENTS . 218 • 121 Land . . . 218 127 . • Masonry and Paving 221 129 Boards and Timber 223 • . 336 PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC . DEFINITIONS . 1. 5.
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Horatio Nelson Robinson. EXAMPLES . Write in figures , and read the following numbers : 1. One unit of the third order , four of the second . 2. Three units of the fifth order , two of the third , one of the first . 3. Eight units of the ...
Horatio Nelson Robinson. EXAMPLES . Write in figures , and read the following numbers : 1. One unit of the third order , four of the second . 2. Three units of the fifth order , two of the third , one of the first . 3. Eight units of the ...
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... example may be performed by another method , which is the common one in practice . Thus : OPERATION . 725 475 367 1567 SOLUTION . Arranging the numbers , as before , we add the first column and find the sum to be 17 units ... EXAMPLES . 23.
... example may be performed by another method , which is the common one in practice . Thus : OPERATION . 725 475 367 1567 SOLUTION . Arranging the numbers , as before , we add the first column and find the sum to be 17 units ... EXAMPLES . 23.
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... EXAMPLES . 49. When no figure in the subtrahend is greater than the corresponding figure in the minuend . 1. From 574 take 323 . OPERATION . Minuend , 574 Subtrahend , 323 Remainder , 251 SOLUTION . We write the less number under the ...
... EXAMPLES . 49. When no figure in the subtrahend is greater than the corresponding figure in the minuend . 1. From 574 take 323 . OPERATION . Minuend , 574 Subtrahend , 323 Remainder , 251 SOLUTION . We write the less number under the ...
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Page 173 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 180 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 185 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 287 - ... for the given number of years. III. Subtract the given principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the compound interest.
Page 398 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 300 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 50 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of separating a number into equal parts.
Page 78 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 308 - 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 54 - If any partial dividend will not contain the divisor, place a cipher in the quotient, and bring down the next figure of the dividend, and divide as before.