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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... point of notation and numeration ; and so also is it in ... decimal fractions ? How do they differ from common fractions ? How are they written ? The Decimal Point is a period ( . ) , 116 DECIMALS . DECIMALS DECIMAL NOTATION AND NUMERA- TION.
... point of notation and numeration ; and so also is it in ... decimal fractions ? How do they differ from common fractions ? How are they written ? The Decimal Point is a period ( . ) , 116 DECIMALS . DECIMALS DECIMAL NOTATION AND NUMERA- TION.
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... Decimal Point is a period ( . ) , which must always be placed before or at the left hand of the decimal . Thus , 18 % is expressed .6 54 66 100 66 .54 279 66 1000 66 .279 The decimal point is also called the Separatrix . This is a ...
... Decimal Point is a period ( . ) , which must always be placed before or at the left hand of the decimal . Thus , 18 % is expressed .6 54 66 100 66 .54 279 66 1000 66 .279 The decimal point is also called the Separatrix . This is a ...
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... decimal or numerator . The decimal point must never be omitted . EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE . 1. Express in figures thirty - eight hundredths . 2. Write seven tenths . 3. Write three hundred twenty - five thousandths . 4. Write four ...
... decimal or numerator . The decimal point must never be omitted . EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE . 1. Express in figures thirty - eight hundredths . 2. Write seven tenths . 3. Write three hundred twenty - five thousandths . 4. Write four ...
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... DECIMAL NOTATION AND NUMERATION . 1. The value of any decimal figure depends upon its place from the decimal point : thus .3 is ten times .03 . 2. Prefixing a cipher to a decimal decreases its value the same as dividing it by ten ; thus ...
... DECIMAL NOTATION AND NUMERATION . 1. The value of any decimal figure depends upon its place from the decimal point : thus .3 is ten times .03 . 2. Prefixing a cipher to a decimal decreases its value the same as dividing it by ten ; thus ...
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... decimal point before the first figure . RULE FOR DECIMAL NUMERATION . I. Numerate from the decimal point , to determine the de- nominator . II . Numerate towards the decimal point , to determine th numerator . III . Read the decimal as ...
... decimal point before the first figure . RULE FOR DECIMAL NUMERATION . I. Numerate from the decimal point , to determine the de- nominator . II . Numerate towards the decimal point , to determine th numerator . III . Read the decimal as ...
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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.