The Speedy Calculator: Being a System of Arithmeticauthor, 1850 - 324 pages |
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... remainder . The line at the top is called a vinculum , and connects all the numbers over which it is drawn . These are called parentheses , and these [ ] brackets ; they are frequently used instead of a vincu- lum , thus , ( 14-6 ) + 9 ...
... remainder . The line at the top is called a vinculum , and connects all the numbers over which it is drawn . These are called parentheses , and these [ ] brackets ; they are frequently used instead of a vincu- lum , thus , ( 14-6 ) + 9 ...
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... remainder of the debt all but 7 dollars ; what was the last payment ? 1. 12 less 8 are how many , that is , if you take 8 from 12 how many will remain ? ? 2. 14 less 6 are how many 3. 18 less 7 are how many ? 4. 21 less 9 are how many ...
... remainder of the debt all but 7 dollars ; what was the last payment ? 1. 12 less 8 are how many , that is , if you take 8 from 12 how many will remain ? ? 2. 14 less 6 are how many 3. 18 less 7 are how many ? 4. 21 less 9 are how many ...
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... remainder . RULE . Write the less number under the greater , with units under units , tens under tens , & c . , then commence at the right hand or units place , and take each figure in the lower number from the one immediately above it ...
... remainder . RULE . Write the less number under the greater , with units under units , tens under tens , & c . , then commence at the right hand or units place , and take each figure in the lower number from the one immediately above it ...
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... Remainder 3141354 Proof 4602738 48156014618 ( 6. ) 2961320446602 481436721566 ( 9. ) 47789001213 18239001214 ( 7. ) 123456789012 ( 8. ) 8462173764 32109876543 6543210987 ( 10. ) ( 11. ) 476234560 743062156 276342164 471949128 12. How ...
... Remainder 3141354 Proof 4602738 48156014618 ( 6. ) 2961320446602 481436721566 ( 9. ) 47789001213 18239001214 ( 7. ) 123456789012 ( 8. ) 8462173764 32109876543 6543210987 ( 10. ) ( 11. ) 476234560 743062156 276342164 471949128 12. How ...
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... remainder you find there are 28 on the table ; how many were there at first ? Now to ascertain the number , take the 28 which are now on the table and restore the 18 which you took off , that is , add 18 to the 28 , this makes 46 , and ...
... remainder you find there are 28 on the table ; how many were there at first ? Now to ascertain the number , take the 28 which are now on the table and restore the 18 which you took off , that is , add 18 to the 28 , this makes 46 , and ...
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12 cents 14 pounds 60 cents acres amount apples AVOIRDUPOIS barrels of flour bushels of wheat cents a bushel cents a gallon cents a pound cents a yard ciphers cloth cost column common difference contain cows cube root decimal denominator Divide dividend divisor drams DRY MEASURE ells equal feet 6 inches feet long furlongs gain gallons given number hence hogsheads hundred improper fraction inches wide interest learner least common denominator least common multiple left-hand less mean proportional measure merchant bought miles mixed number muslin nails number of terms ounces paid pecks pence pennyweights piece pint pound sterling quarters quarts question quotient ratio remainder right-hand figures rods roods sell sheep shillings sold square root Subtract sugar tens figure tons TROY WEIGHT units figure weight whole number yards cost yards of cloth