Robinson's Progressive Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Theory of Numbers in Connection with Concise Analytic and Synthetic Methods of Solution ...American Book Company, 1888 |
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... THE QUANTITY 141 141 ARTICLES SOLD BY THE 100 OR 1000 .. 142 ARTICLES SOLD BY THE TON .... ............ . 143 BILLS . 144 139 PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES ............ 146 ( v ) COMPOUND NUMBERS . COUNTING ; PAPER ; BOOKS , ETC.
... THE QUANTITY 141 141 ARTICLES SOLD BY THE 100 OR 1000 .. 142 ARTICLES SOLD BY THE TON .... ............ . 143 BILLS . 144 139 PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES ............ 146 ( v ) COMPOUND NUMBERS . COUNTING ; PAPER ; BOOKS , ETC.
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... COMPOUND NUMBERS . COUNTING ; PAPER ; BOOKS , ETC ..... 173 PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES ............ 202 PERCENTAGE . RATIO AND PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC . DEFINITIONS . 1. Quantity is any thing. REDUCTION . DEFINITIONS , ETC. PAGE PAGE 150 ...
... COMPOUND NUMBERS . COUNTING ; PAPER ; BOOKS , ETC ..... 173 PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES ............ 202 PERCENTAGE . RATIO AND PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC . DEFINITIONS . 1. Quantity is any thing. REDUCTION . DEFINITIONS , ETC. PAGE PAGE 150 ...
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... compound numbers , will be discussed in their appropriate places . What are used to express numbers in the Arabic notation ? What is the value of each ? What general name is given to the significant figures ? Why ? Numbers less than ten ...
... compound numbers , will be discussed in their appropriate places . What are used to express numbers in the Arabic notation ? What is the value of each ? What general name is given to the significant figures ? Why ? Numbers less than ten ...
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... Compound . A Simple Number is either an abstract number , or a concrete number of but one denomination . Thus 48 , 926 ; 48 dollars , 926 miles . A Compound Number is a concrete number whose value is expressed in two or more different ...
... Compound . A Simple Number is either an abstract number , or a concrete number of but one denomination . Thus 48 , 926 ; 48 dollars , 926 miles . A Compound Number is a concrete number whose value is expressed in two or more different ...
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... compound fractions . The word of is simply an equiv- alent for the sign of multiplication , x , and signifies that the numbers between which it is placed are to be multiplied together . 9. Multiply of 21 by 1 of 74 . 10. Multiply of 16 ...
... compound fractions . The word of is simply an equiv- alent for the sign of multiplication , x , and signifies that the numbers between which it is placed are to be multiplied together . 9. Multiply of 21 by 1 of 74 . 10. Multiply of 16 ...
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Page 351 - 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 48 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another.
Page 167 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 201 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient. Multiply the whole divisor by the first term of the quotient, and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 161 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 171 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 73 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them.
Page 155 - 1 Quarter, " qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred-weight, " cwt. 20 Cwt. = 2240 Ib. " 1 Ton,
Page 169 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 326 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.