Introduction to the National Arithmetic on the Inductive System: Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods; in which the Principles of the Science are Fully Explained and Illustrated. Designed for Common Schools and Academies |
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2far annexed barrels of flour bill Bought bushels called ciphers circumference column common denominator common difference common fraction composite number compound interest compound numbers containing cords cost cube root cubic currency decimal diameter discount divide the product dividend division dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE farthings figure gain gallons Give the reason given number given sum greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred improper fraction inches interest of $1 least common multiple leaves less MEASURE method miles minuend mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms obtain paid payment pence present worth prime factors prime number principal proof purchase quantity quarts QUESTIONS quotient rate per cent ratio received Reduce remainder rule for finding shillings side simple numbers sold solid square root subtract subtrahend tens thousand thousandths tons TROY WEIGHT United States money weight whole number write yards
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Page 138 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 98 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 189 - But if any payments be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation for one year,* add it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid from the time it was paid up to the end of the year ; add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest added together.
Page 169 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 167 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 189 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment ; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced, add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total. If there be...
Page 116 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number "that will divide each of them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, and 24.
Page 277 - If the first term is 18, the ratio 1.06, and the number of terms 4, what is the sum of the series ? 6.
Page 118 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.
Page 254 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first number plus twice the product of the first and second number plus the square of the second number.