The Rudiments of Written Arithmetic: Containing Slate and Black-board Exercises for Beginners, and Designed for Graded Schools |
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... denominator . A Common Denominator is a denominator common to two or more fractions . NOTE . Any number that can be divided by each of the denominators of the given fractions , may be taken for the common denominator . 1. Reduce and to ...
... denominator . A Common Denominator is a denominator common to two or more fractions . NOTE . Any number that can be divided by each of the denominators of the given fractions , may be taken for the common denominator . 1. Reduce and to ...
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... common denominator .眚 Ans . 1 , 18 . 8. Reduce and to a common denominator . 14 Ans . 11 , 11 . 9. Reduce and to a common denominator . 42 Ans . 18 , 18 . 10. Reduce § and to a common denominator . 36 Aus . 8 , 8 . 96 9 11. Reduce ...
... common denominator .眚 Ans . 1 , 18 . 8. Reduce and to a common denominator . 14 Ans . 11 , 11 . 9. Reduce and to a common denominator . 42 Ans . 18 , 18 . 10. Reduce § and to a common denominator . 36 Aus . 8 , 8 . 96 9 11. Reduce ...
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... common denominator , we reduce them to the same fractional unit , ( 94 ) and then add their numerators , 27 + 8-35 ; placing the sum over the common denominator 36 , we obtain 35 hence the following RULE . I. When the given fractions have ...
... common denominator , we reduce them to the same fractional unit , ( 94 ) and then add their numerators , 27 + 8-35 ; placing the sum over the common denominator 36 , we obtain 35 hence the following RULE . I. When the given fractions have ...
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... common denominator , and adding them , we obtain 8 or 118 , which added to the sum of the inte- gral numbers , gives 4518 , the Ans . 20. What is the sum of 31 , 12 % and 253 ? Ans . 413 . 21. What is the sum of 7 , 151 , 421 and 50 ...
... common denominator , and adding them , we obtain 8 or 118 , which added to the sum of the inte- gral numbers , gives 4518 , the Ans . 20. What is the sum of 31 , 12 % and 253 ? Ans . 413 . 21. What is the sum of 7 , 151 , 421 and 50 ...
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... common denominator , 1. From subtract f ANALYSIS . Since the fractions have a common denominator , the difference is obtained , by subtracting the less numerator 5 , from the greater 9 , and writing the result over the common de ...
... common denominator , 1. From subtract f ANALYSIS . Since the fractions have a common denominator , the difference is obtained , by subtracting the less numerator 5 , from the greater 9 , and writing the result over the common de ...
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12 dollars 13 leaves 50 cents 9 cents 9 dollars 9 leaves acres of land ANALYSIS annexing barrels of flour bushels of corn bushels of wheat butter cents a pound ciphers common denominator common fraction contained cords of wood cubic currency decimal places decimal point denominator dimes dividend division divisor dollar a bushel dollar a yard dollars a barrel dollars an acre equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE expressed factors feet fifths fractional unit gallons given number grocer bought hogshead horses hundred hundredths improper fraction integer long ton lowest terms merator mills minuend mixed number molasses month multiplicand Multiply obtain paid pints pound cost Prob proper fraction Reduce right hand rods SECOND OPERATION simple numbers sold Subtract subtrahend ten-thousandths tens tenths third thousand thousandths weighing whole number worth Write yards of cloth
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Page 142 - Thirty days hath September, April. June, and November; All the rest have thirty.one, Save February, which alone Hath twenty.eight; and one day more We add to it one year in four.
Page 41 - The number thus added to itself, or the number to be multiplied, is called the multiplicand. The number which shows how many times the multiplicand is to be taken, or the number by which we multiply, is called the multiplier.
Page 114 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 63 - Multiply the divisor by this quotient figure, subtract the product from the partial dividend used, and to the remainder bring down the next figure of the dividend.
Page 130 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 140 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 137 - SQUARE MEASURE 16 square rods (sq. rd.) = 1 square chain (sq. ch.). 10 square chains = 1 acre (A.). 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq. mi.). 36 square miles = 1 township (tp.).
Page 168 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.
Page 139 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Page 59 - If there be a remainder after dividing any figure, regard it as prefixed to the figure of the next lower order in the dividend, and divide as before. IV. Should any figure or part of the dividend be less than the divisor, write a cipher in the quotient, and prefix the number to the figure of the next lower order in the dividend, and divide as before. V.