The Rudiments of Written Arithmetic: Containing Slate and Black-board Exercises for Beginners, and Designed for Graded Schools |
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... terms , or its form , without altering its value . CASE I. 91. To reduce fractions to their lowest terms . A fraction is in its lowest terms when no number greater than 1 will exactly divide both ... lowest terms . OPERATION . 78 FRACTIONS .
... terms , or its form , without altering its value . CASE I. 91. To reduce fractions to their lowest terms . A fraction is in its lowest terms when no number greater than 1 will exactly divide both ... lowest terms . OPERATION . 78 FRACTIONS .
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... terms of this fraction by 2 , we have 12 as the result ; finally , dividing the terms of this traction by 3 , we have , and as no number greater than 1 will divide the terms of this fraction without a remainder , are the lowest terms in ...
... terms of this fraction by 2 , we have 12 as the result ; finally , dividing the terms of this traction by 3 , we have , and as no number greater than 1 will divide the terms of this fraction without a remainder , are the lowest terms in ...
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... lowest terms . · EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE . 6. Multiply by . Ans . T 7. Multiply by 3 . Ans . 28 9 8. Multiply by 9 ... form of a fraction by writing 1 for its denominator ; thus 5 = 5 . 16. What is the product of 3 , and 2 ?? Ans .. 17 ...
... lowest terms . · EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE . 6. Multiply by . Ans . T 7. Multiply by 3 . Ans . 28 9 8. Multiply by 9 ... form of a fraction by writing 1 for its denominator ; thus 5 = 5 . 16. What is the product of 3 , and 2 ?? Ans .. 17 ...
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... lowest terms . 4. In 7859 of a day how many days ? Ans . 113 . 5. Change 42 pounds to sevenths of a pound . 6. Reduce 21 to an improper fraction . 7. Reduce 126 to thirds . 8. Reduce to its lowest terms . Ans . 4 . Ans . 109 . Ans . 380 ...
... lowest terms . 4. In 7859 of a day how many days ? Ans . 113 . 5. Change 42 pounds to sevenths of a pound . 6. Reduce 21 to an improper fraction . 7. Reduce 126 to thirds . 8. Reduce to its lowest terms . Ans . 4 . Ans . 109 . Ans . 380 ...
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... lowest terms . EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE . 1. Reduce .08 to a common fraction . 2. Reduce .625 to a common fraction . 3. Reduce .375 to a common fraction . 4. Reduce .008 to a common fraction . 5. Reduce .4 to a common fraction . 6. Reduce ...
... lowest terms . EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE . 1. Reduce .08 to a common fraction . 2. Reduce .625 to a common fraction . 3. Reduce .375 to a common fraction . 4. Reduce .008 to a common fraction . 5. Reduce .4 to a common fraction . 6. Reduce ...
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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.