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... less leisure for study , or who , on account of their particular pro- fession , or occupation in life , are desirous only of obtaining a knowledge of the more practical and useful parts of mathe- matical science . WASHINGTON COLLEGE ...
... less leisure for study , or who , on account of their particular pro- fession , or occupation in life , are desirous only of obtaining a knowledge of the more practical and useful parts of mathe- matical science . WASHINGTON COLLEGE ...
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... less number under the greater . Begin at the right , and take each figure of the subtrahend from the corresponding ... less than those in the minuend , the sum of the differences of the several orders of units will be the ...
... less number under the greater . Begin at the right , and take each figure of the subtrahend from the corresponding ... less than those in the minuend , the sum of the differences of the several orders of units will be the ...
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... less than the figure immediately below it in the subtrahend , the sub- traction would have been impossible , since there are no figures to the left from which to borrow . Indeed , in that case , the minuend would have been less than ...
... less than the figure immediately below it in the subtrahend , the sub- traction would have been impossible , since there are no figures to the left from which to borrow . Indeed , in that case , the minuend would have been less than ...
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... less than tens ( 12 ) . If the di- visor have none less than hundreds or thousands , then the pro- duct can have none less than hundreds or thousands . And therefore , if there be significant figures in the dividend of a less order of ...
... less than tens ( 12 ) . If the di- visor have none less than hundreds or thousands , then the pro- duct can have none less than hundreds or thousands . And therefore , if there be significant figures in the dividend of a less order of ...
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... less than four feet . The excess of each of these parts above three feet , must , therefore , be expressed by a ... less than its denominator , and is , consequently , less than unity . An improper fraction , has its numerator ...
... less than four feet . The excess of each of these parts above three feet , must , therefore , be expressed by a ... less than its denominator , and is , consequently , less than unity . An improper fraction , has its numerator ...
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2d power 3ab² a²-b² a²b ab² added algebraic quantity antecedents Arith arithmetical progression becomes Clearing of fractions coefficient common denominator common difference contained continued fraction cube root decimal fraction Demonstration Divide dividend division dollars equation evident EXAMPLES exponent expressed Extract the square extracting the root factors Find the greatest Find the sum find the value fourth geometrical progression given number gives greater greatest common divisor hence improper fraction last term least common multiple less letters logarithms lowest terms mean terms merator minuend mixed number multiplicand Multiply nator number of terms operation orders of units polynomials Prod quan quotient ratio Reduce remainder required to find result simple fraction square root subtractive terms tens third power tion tity Transposing unity unknown quantity vulgar fraction whence whole number writing written
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Page 268 - A put four horses, and B as many as cost him 18 shillings a week. Afterwards B put in two additional horses, and found that he must pay 20 shillings a week. At what rate was the pasture hired ? 49.
Page 136 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 167 - B with $96. A lost twice as much as B; and, upon settling their accounts, it appeared that A had three times as much remaining as B. How much did each lose ? Ans. A lost $96, and B lost $48.
Page 73 - The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent, and the second term the consequent.
Page 78 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 91 - If a footman travel 130 miles in 3 days, when the days are 12 hours long; in how many days, of 10 hours each, may he travel 360 miles ? Ans.
Page 277 - A and B 165 miles distant from each other set out with a design to meet; A travels 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on.
Page 88 - If 248 men, in 5 days, of 11 hours each, can dig a trench 230 yards long, 3 wide...
Page 161 - It is required to divide the number 99 into five such parts, that the first may exceed the second by 3, be less than the third by 10, greater than the fourth by 9, and less than the fifth by 16.
Page 267 - A and B set off at the same time, to a place at the distance of 150 miles. A travels 3 miles an hour faster than B, and arrives at his journey's end 8 hours and 20 minutes before him.