An Intermediate Arithmetic: Uniting Mental and Written Exercises in a Natural System of Instruction |
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Page 105 - Multiply as in the multiplication of integers, and point off as many decimal places in the product as there are decimal places in both multiplicand and multiplier.
Page 89 - To divide a whole number by a fraction, — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator.
Page 70 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 105 - 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 56 - If 2 men start from the same place, and travel in opposite directions ; one at the rate of 3| miles in an hour, and the other 4£...
Page 11 - What is the greatest number, that can be expressed by one figure...
Page 108 - Point off as many decimals in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor.
Page 79 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 88 - To divide a fraction by an integer, Divide the numerator or multiply the denominator.
Page 33 - Addition is the process of finding the sum of two or more numbers.