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From this latter fact it is sometimes called the Indian Notation . THE ROMAN NOTATION . 14. The Roman Notation employs seven capital letters to express numbers . Thus , LETTERS . I VALUES . One . V Five . X Ten . L Fifty .
From this latter fact it is sometimes called the Indian Notation . THE ROMAN NOTATION . 14. The Roman Notation employs seven capital letters to express numbers . Thus , LETTERS . I VALUES . One . V Five . X Ten . L Fifty .
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The first character is called naught , or cipher , because it has no value of its own . It is also called nothing and zero . 19. The other nine characters are called significant figures , because each has a value of its own .
The first character is called naught , or cipher , because it has no value of its own . It is also called nothing and zero . 19. The other nine characters are called significant figures , because each has a value of its own .
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24. The greatest number of the second order that can be expressed by two figures is 99 . 25. The number one hundred begins the third order . This is called the order of hundreds . One hundred is expressed by writing the unit 1 with two ...
24. The greatest number of the second order that can be expressed by two figures is 99 . 25. The number one hundred begins the third order . This is called the order of hundreds . One hundred is expressed by writing the unit 1 with two ...
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10. Write three hundred twenty - six . 11. Write two hundred fourteen . 12. Write seven hundred seven . 13. Write eight hundred forty - one . 28. The number one thousand begins the fourth order . This is called the order of thousands .
10. Write three hundred twenty - six . 11. Write two hundred fourteen . 12. Write seven hundred seven . 13. Write eight hundred forty - one . 28. The number one thousand begins the fourth order . This is called the order of thousands .
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... 45 trillion , 370 billion , 36 million , 408 thousand 60 . This is called the French method of pointing off the periods , and is the one in general use in this country . 6 is 6 units . 60 is 10 times 6 16 NOTATION AND NUMERATION .
... 45 trillion , 370 billion , 36 million , 408 thousand 60 . This is called the French method of pointing off the periods , and is the one in general use in this country . 6 is 6 units . 60 is 10 times 6 16 NOTATION AND NUMERATION .
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acres added amount bank barrels base bill bought bushels called cents Change ciphers column common compound interest contained cords cost cube cubic decimal denominator diameter difference discount Divide dividend division divisor dollars equal exact EXAMPLES exchange expressed face factors feet figure five four fourth fraction gain gallons given given number greater greatest Hence hundred inches interest invested land least length less loss measure miles months Multiply obtain OPERATION paid payment period person pounds prime principal proceeds proportion purchase quotient ratio received Reduce remainder result rods root RULE scale sells share side simple sold SOLUTION square subtract TABLE tens term third thousand units weight whole wide worth write yards
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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.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Robinson's New Practical Arithmetic for Common Schools and Academies |
| Author | Horatio Nelson Robinson |
| Contributor | American Book Company |
| Publisher | American Book Company, 1892 |
| Length | 416 pages |
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