The science and art of arithmetic, by A. Sonnenschein and H.A. Nesbitt.d Pt.1 |
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Page 140 - Time. 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 32 - The number to be repeated, or multiplied, is called the multiplicand. The number by which we multiply, is called the multiplier, and shows how many times the multiplicand is to be repeated or taken.
Page 139 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 110 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 140 - Measure. 2 pints (pts.) = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 2 gallons ... = 1 peck (pk. ) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bus.) 8 bushels ... = 1 quarter (qr.) 6 quarters...
Page 105 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., we simply cut off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 133 - Any number divided by 3 or 9 will leave the same remainder as the sum of its digits divided by 3 or 9. The difference between any number and the sum of its digits is a multiple of 9. The difference between a number and the digits of the same number arranged in another order is always divisible by 9. MISCELLANEOUS RULES. To find two numbers when their sum and difference are given.
Page 98 - Place the sum down as in the last example, then mark off from the right of the dividend as many figures as there are ciphers in the divisor...
Page 54 - Rule. — Annex as many ciphers to the right of the multiplicand as there are nines in the multiplier, and from this number subtract the multiplicand,; the remainder will be the product required.
Page 140 - Ibs. = 1 quarter (qr. ) 4 quarters, or 112 Ibs. = 1 hundred-weight (cwt). 20 hundred-weight = 1 ton (ton) Troy Weight (used in weighing Gold and Silver, &c.).