Arithmetic for school and college use. With a chapter on the metric system |
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acres added amount avoirdupois called Cassell's centim Chap ciphers circulating decimal cloth Cologne mark column common denominator compound interest compound quantity contains cost price cube root cubic inches decimal places decimal point decimètre denotes difference discount divided dividend division divisor duodecimal scale dwts equal equivalent EXAMPLE exchange EXERCISE farthings Find the value florins following Rule francs gain gallons give given number gramme greatest common measure hundred improper fraction income invested kilogramme least common multiple length litre lowest terms method mètre Metric System miles minutes multiplicand Multiply number expressed number of decimal numerator and denominator obtained ounce pence pound Troy prime factors proportion quotient rate per cent ratio recurring decimal Reduce remainder respectively result shillings square root standard gold subtract tens thousand Three per Cents units Vulgar Fraction weight whole number write yards
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Page 213 - I. Write the several terms of the multiplier under the corresponding terms of the multiplicand. II. Multiply each term of the multiplicand by each term of the multiplier, beginning with the lowest term in each...
Page 61 - 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 23 - When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend left is called the remainder, and it must be less than the divisor.
Page 61 - 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.
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Page 23 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 90 - Point off the given number into periods of three figures each, by placing a dot over the...
Page 96 - If the product of two numbers is equal to the product of two other numbers, either two may be made the means, and the other two the extremes of a proportion.
Page 44 - A common multiple of two or more numbers, is a number which can be divided by each of them without a remainder. Thus...
Page 39 - A common measure of two or more numbers is a number which will divide each of them without a remainder. Thus, 2 is a common measure of 6, 8, 12, 18, 30. etc. The greatest common measure of two or more numbers is the greatest number which will divide them all without a remainder.