Practical Arithmetic, Embracing the Science of Numbers and the Art of Computation: For Schools and Academics |
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acres amount ANALYSIS ANALYSIS.-If annuity Arithmetic broadcloth bushels cents a pound ciphers circumference column common denominator common fraction compound interest containing cows cube root cubic decimal point denotes diameter discount Divide dividend dollars Dry Measure equals the number exact divisor EXAMPLES farm farmer figure frustum gain gallons greatest common divisor Hence horses hundreds improper fractions inches integer interest of $1 least common multiple length mdse Measure miles minuend mixed numbers molasses months Multiply NOTE.-The number of terms OPERATION oxen paid payment piece premium present worth prime factors quotient rate per cent ratio receive Reduce remaining rods Rule Rule.-Multiply sell sheep simple numbers sold solid subtract subtrahend tens trapezium trial divisor triangle Troy weight true divisor units weight width write yards
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Page 58 - Place the less number under the greater, so that units of the same order shall stand in the same column.
Page 81 - Least Common Multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that is exactly divisible by each of the given numbers.
Page 285 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 224 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 259 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 223 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 29 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another.
Page 300 - The head of a fish is 12 inches long, the tail is as long as the head + £ of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the fish ? 4.
Page 257 - Multiply the complete divisor by the second figure of the root and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 24 - Write the subtrahend under the minuend, so that units of the same order shall stand in the same column.