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... . Addition is the process of uniting several num- bers of the same kind into one equivalent number . 37. The Sum or Amount is the result obtained by the addition . 38. The sign , + , is called plus ( 21 DECIMAL FRACTIONS Addition.
... . Addition is the process of uniting several num- bers of the same kind into one equivalent number . 37. The Sum or Amount is the result obtained by the addition . 38. The sign , + , is called plus ( 21 DECIMAL FRACTIONS Addition.
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... amount of each column is less than 10 . 1. A farmer sold some hay for 102 dollars , six cows for 162 dollars , and a horse for 125 dollars . What did he receive for all ? OPERATION . spanнT Tens . Units . 162 125 Amount , 3 89 SOLUTION ...
... amount of each column is less than 10 . 1. A farmer sold some hay for 102 dollars , six cows for 162 dollars , and a horse for 125 dollars . What did he receive for all ? OPERATION . spanнT Tens . Units . 162 125 Amount , 3 89 SOLUTION ...
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... amount of any column equals or exceeds 10 . 1. A merchant pays 725 dollars a year for the rent of a store , 475 dollars for a clerk , and 367 dollars for other expenses . What is the amount of his expenses ? OPERATION . Hunds . Tens ...
... amount of any column equals or exceeds 10 . 1. A merchant pays 725 dollars a year for the rent of a store , 475 dollars for a clerk , and 367 dollars for other expenses . What is the amount of his expenses ? OPERATION . Hunds . Tens ...
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... amount is the same as that first obtained , the work may be presumed to be correct . 42. By the methods of proof here given , the num- bers are united in new combinations , which render it almost impossible for two precisely similar ...
... amount is the same as that first obtained , the work may be presumed to be correct . 42. By the methods of proof here given , the num- bers are united in new combinations , which render it almost impossible for two precisely similar ...
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... amount of the estate ? Ans . $ 15016 . 22. How many men are there in an army consisting of 52714 infantry , 5110 cavalry , 6250 dragoons , 3927 light - horse , 928 artillery , 250 sappers , and 406 miners ? 23. A merchant deposited $ 56 ...
... amount of the estate ? Ans . $ 15016 . 22. How many men are there in an army consisting of 52714 infantry , 5110 cavalry , 6250 dragoons , 3927 light - horse , 928 artillery , 250 sappers , and 406 miners ? 23. A merchant deposited $ 56 ...
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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.