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... writing down of numbers . Various methods of notation and numeration were used by the ancients . We shall content ourselves with men- tioning two , the common or Arabic method , and the Roman method . In the common method ten characters ...
... writing down of numbers . Various methods of notation and numeration were used by the ancients . We shall content ourselves with men- tioning two , the common or Arabic method , and the Roman method . In the common method ten characters ...
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... write down the following numbers under each other , so that units may stand under units , tens under tens , hundreds under hundreds , & c . Seventy - three . Three hundred and thirty - seven . 3 6 205 1 2 3 7 27835 1 0 2 0 0 7 6 3 0 0 0 ...
... write down the following numbers under each other , so that units may stand under units , tens under tens , hundreds under hundreds , & c . Seventy - three . Three hundred and thirty - seven . 3 6 205 1 2 3 7 27835 1 0 2 0 0 7 6 3 0 0 0 ...
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... write down the units under the units ' column , and carry the tens to the next , or tens ' column . In this way proceed with each column , observing to carry for every ten contained in such column , one to the column of the next higher ...
... write down the units under the units ' column , and carry the tens to the next , or tens ' column . In this way proceed with each column , observing to carry for every ten contained in such column , one to the column of the next higher ...
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... tions without writing down the steps . From 8275 subtract 7189 . From 6044 subtract 5272 . From 90000 subtract 1 Ans . 1086 . . Ans . 772 . Ans . 89999 There is another mode , shorter and more practical , SUBTRACTION . 31.
... tions without writing down the steps . From 8275 subtract 7189 . From 6044 subtract 5272 . From 90000 subtract 1 Ans . 1086 . . Ans . 772 . Ans . 89999 There is another mode , shorter and more practical , SUBTRACTION . 31.
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... Write the 7 tens under the tens ' column , and the 2 under the hundreds ' column . Finally , multiply the 6 hundreds by the 3 and we have 18 hundreds , which is the same as 1 thousand and 8 hundreds . Write down the 8 under the hundreds ...
... Write the 7 tens under the tens ' column , and the 2 under the hundreds ' column . Finally , multiply the 6 hundreds by the 3 and we have 18 hundreds , which is the same as 1 thousand and 8 hundreds . Write down the 8 under the hundreds ...
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Page 105 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 109 - 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 233 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment ; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced, add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total. If there be after payments made, compute the interest on the balance due, to the next payment, and then deduct the payment as above ; and in like manner from one payment to another till ail the payments are absorbed; provided the time between one payment and another be one year or more.
Page 135 - 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 232 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. " If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 240 - RULE. — Divide the given interest by the interest of the given principal for 1 year, and the quotient is the time.
Page 232 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.
Page 131 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 282 - 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.
Page 123 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES