The Elements of Written Arithmetic: Combining Analysis and Synthesis ; Adapted to the Best Mode of Instruction for Beginners

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Thompson, Brown & Company, 1868 - Arithmetic - 188 pages
 

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Page 100 - The GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will divide each of them without remainder ; thus, 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, and 30.
Page 133 - Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed to the numerator.
Page 90 - CUBIC MEASURE is used in measuring things which have length, breadth, and thickness. TABLE. 1728 Cubic Inches (c. in.) make 1 Cubic Foot, cu. ft. 27 Cubic Feet " 1 Cubic Yard, c. yd. 16 Cubic Feet
Page 11 - ... that is, ten units make one ten, ten tens make one hundred, ten hundreds make one thousand, and so on.
Page 50 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 94 - TABLE. 60 Seconds (sec.) make 1 Minute, m. 60 Minutes « 1 Hour, h. 24 Hours « 1 Day, d. 7 Days " 1 Week, wk. 4 Weeks
Page 26 - The sign of subtraction, —, called minus or less, signifies that the number after it is to be taken from the number before it; thus, 7 — 4 = 3; that is, seven minus four, or seven less four, equals three.
Page 131 - Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many figures for decimals in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor.
Page 123 - The denominator of a decimal fraction is not usually expressed, since it can be easily determined, it being 1 with as many ciphers annexed as there are figures in the given decimal.
Page 93 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks =1 bushel (bu...

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