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... four hundred . 4. If a letter is placed between two letters , each of greater value , its value is to be taken from the sum of the other two . Thus , XIV represents fourteen , XXIX twenty - nine , XCIV ninety - four . 5. A bar or dash ...
... four hundred . 4. If a letter is placed between two letters , each of greater value , its value is to be taken from the sum of the other two . Thus , XIV represents fourteen , XXIX twenty - nine , XCIV ninety - four . 5. A bar or dash ...
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... four . Ans . XI . Ans . XV . Ans . XXV . Ans . XXXIX . Ans . XLVIII . Ans . LXXVII . 9. One thousand five hundred thirty - eight . 10. One thousand nine hundred ten . 11. Express the present year . 12. One thousand eight hundred ninety ...
... four . Ans . XI . Ans . XV . Ans . XXV . Ans . XXXIX . Ans . XLVIII . Ans . LXXVII . 9. One thousand five hundred thirty - eight . 10. One thousand nine hundred ten . 11. Express the present year . 12. One thousand eight hundred ninety ...
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... Four . Five . Six . Seven . Eight . Nine . 18. The first character is called naught , or cipher , because it has no value of its own . It is also called nothing and zero . 19. The other nine characters are called significant figures ...
... Four . Five . Six . Seven . Eight . Nine . 18. The first character is called naught , or cipher , because it has no value of its own . It is also called nothing and zero . 19. The other nine characters are called significant figures ...
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... Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 We express the numbers between 100 and 999 by writing the figure of the hundred ...
... Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . hundred . 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 We express the numbers between 100 and 999 by writing the figure of the hundred ...
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... four characters . This is called the order of thousands . One thousand is expressed by writing the unit 1 with three ciphers at its right . Thus , 1000 . In the same manner we represent Three thousand . Four thousand . One thousand ...
... four characters . This is called the order of thousands . One thousand is expressed by writing the unit 1 with three ciphers at its right . Thus , 1000 . In the same manner we represent Three thousand . Four thousand . One thousand ...
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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.