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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Containing the Theory of Numbers in Connection with Concise Analytic and Synthetic ... whole , all these modern improvements , as well as to introduce some new ... number of examples prepared and arranged with special reference to their ...
Containing the Theory of Numbers in Connection with Concise Analytic and Synthetic ... whole , all these modern improvements , as well as to introduce some new ... number of examples prepared and arranged with special reference to their ...
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... whole number . 6. The Unit of a Number is one of the collection of units forming the number . Thus , the unit of 23 is 1 ; of 23 dollars , 1 dollar ; of 23 feet , 1 foot . 7. Like Numbers are numbers that have the same kind of unit ...
... whole number . 6. The Unit of a Number is one of the collection of units forming the number . Thus , the unit of 23 is 1 ; of 23 dollars , 1 dollar ; of 23 feet , 1 foot . 7. Like Numbers are numbers that have the same kind of unit ...
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... numbers , being 4 units of the third order , or 4 hundred . Care should be taken not to mistake the local value of a figure for the value of the whole number . For , although the value of the 4 ( hundreds ) is the same in the two numbers ...
... numbers , being 4 units of the third order , or 4 hundred . Care should be taken not to mistake the local value of a figure for the value of the whole number . For , although the value of the 4 ( hundreds ) is the same in the two numbers ...
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... numbers ; thus , 5 dollars from 9 dol- lars leave 4 dollars ; 5 apples from 9 ... number un- der the greater , with units under units , tens under tens , etc ... whole differ- ence , 2 hundreds 5 tens and 1 unit , or 251 . EXAMPLES FOR ...
... numbers ; thus , 5 dollars from 9 dol- lars leave 4 dollars ; 5 apples from 9 ... number un- der the greater , with units under units , tens under tens , etc ... whole differ- ence , 2 hundreds 5 tens and 1 unit , or 251 . EXAMPLES FOR ...
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... whole number is increased tenfold ( 32 ) . If two ciphers are annexed , each figure is removed two places toward the left , and the value of the number is increased one hundred fold ; and every additional cipher increases the value ...
... whole number is increased tenfold ( 32 ) . If two ciphers are annexed , each figure is removed two places toward the left , and the value of the number is increased one hundred fold ; and every additional cipher increases the value ...
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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.