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... term digitus , which signifies finger . 20. The ten Arabic characters are the alphabet of arithmetic , and by combining them according to cer- tain principles , all numbers can be expressed . 21. These ten characters , when standing ...
... term digitus , which signifies finger . 20. The ten Arabic characters are the alphabet of arithmetic , and by combining them according to cer- tain principles , all numbers can be expressed . 21. These ten characters , when standing ...
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... Terms of a fraction are the numerator and denominator , taken together . 118. Fractions indicate division , the numerator corresponding to the dividend , and the denominator to the divisor . 119. The Value of a fraction is the quotient ...
... Terms of a fraction are the numerator and denominator , taken together . 118. Fractions indicate division , the numerator corresponding to the dividend , and the denominator to the divisor . 119. The Value of a fraction is the quotient ...
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... terms , considered as dividend and divisor . The value of the fraction is the quotient of 3 ÷ 4 , or å . EXAMPLES . Express the following fractions by figures : 1. Seven eighths . 3. Nine one - hundredths . 2. Three twenty - fifths . 4 ...
... terms , considered as dividend and divisor . The value of the fraction is the quotient of 3 ÷ 4 , or å . EXAMPLES . Express the following fractions by figures : 1. Seven eighths . 3. Nine one - hundredths . 2. Three twenty - fifths . 4 ...
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... terms of a fraction will affect the value of that fraction according to the laws of division . If we modify the language of the General Prin- ciples of Division ( 86 ) by substituting the words numerator , denominator , and fraction ...
... terms of a fraction will affect the value of that fraction according to the laws of division . If we modify the language of the General Prin- ciples of Division ( 86 ) by substituting the words numerator , denominator , and fraction ...
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... terms . A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denom- inator are prime to each other ; that is , when both terms have no common divisor . 48 1. Reduce the fraction 48 to its lowest terms . FIRST OPERATION . # 8 = 31 ...
... terms . A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denom- inator are prime to each other ; that is , when both terms have no common divisor . 48 1. Reduce the fraction 48 to its lowest terms . FIRST OPERATION . # 8 = 31 ...
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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.