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... rule ; but by the time he reaches the rule he knows it . He could frame it himself in his own way , and should be permitted to do so . The rule might , therefore , be omitted altogether were it not for the fact that a clear and brief ...
... rule ; but by the time he reaches the rule he knows it . He could frame it himself in his own way , and should be permitted to do so . The rule might , therefore , be omitted altogether were it not for the fact that a clear and brief ...
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... RULE FOR NUMERATION . -I . Separate the number into periods of three figures each , commencing at the right hand . II . Beginning at the left hand , read each period sepa- rately , and give the name to each period , except the last , or ...
... RULE FOR NUMERATION . -I . Separate the number into periods of three figures each , commencing at the right hand . II . Beginning at the left hand , read each period sepa- rately , and give the name to each period , except the last , or ...
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... rules : RULE . - I. Write the numbers to be added so that the units of the same order stand in the same column ; that is , units under units , tens under tens , etc. II . Commencing with units , add each column separately , and write ...
... rules : RULE . - I. Write the numbers to be added so that the units of the same order stand in the same column ; that is , units under units , tens under tens , etc. II . Commencing with units , add each column separately , and write ...
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... more clearly the method of subtracting ; in practice the process should be performed mentally , and these numbers should be omitted . PRAC . AR . 3 - From the preceding illustrations we derive the fol- lowing rule EXAMPLES . 33.
... more clearly the method of subtracting ; in practice the process should be performed mentally , and these numbers should be omitted . PRAC . AR . 3 - From the preceding illustrations we derive the fol- lowing rule EXAMPLES . 33.
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Horatio Nelson Robinson. From the preceding illustrations we derive the fol- lowing rule : RULE.-I. Write the less number under the greater , placing units of the same order in the same column . II . Begin at the right hand , and take ...
Horatio Nelson Robinson. From the preceding illustrations we derive the fol- lowing rule : RULE.-I. Write the less number under the greater , placing units of the same order in the same column . II . Begin at the right hand , and take ...
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Page 178 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 171 - 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 184 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 306 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 178 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 183 - 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 396 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 298 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 134 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 75 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.