Common School Arithmetic: Combining the Elements of the Science with Their Practical Applications to Business

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Harper & Bros., 1872 - Arithmetic - 335 pages
 

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Page 116 - MONEY. 10 mills = 1 cent. 10 cents = 1 dime. 10 dimes = 1 dollar. 10 dollars = 1 eagle.
Page 164 - 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 66 - Multiply the divisor by this quotient figure, subtract the product from the partial dividend used, and to the remainder bring down the next figure of the dividend.
Page 67 - Then divide the remaining figures of the dividend by the remaining figures of the divisor.
Page 309 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.
Page 102 - ... full. How much did it contain ? 18. If 5 tons of coal are equal to 9 cords of wood for fuel, how much will a family burning 31.5 cords of wood in a year save, by changing from wood to coal, when wood is worth $4.25 per cord and coal $6.80 per ton ?
Page 182 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value.
Page 62 - Cut off as many figures from the right hand of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor. The remaining figures of the dividend will be the quotient, and those cut off the remainder.
Page 183 - To reduce fractions to their lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other; that is, when both terms have no common divisor.
Page 313 - Hence, when the extremes and number of terms are given, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.

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