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... 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 sig- nificant figures are also called digits , a ...
... 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 sig- nificant figures are also called digits , a ...
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... ciphers at its right . Thus , 100 . In the same manner we represent One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine ... cipher must be put in their place . Thus , 101 , 109 , 120 , 156 . 26. The greatest number of the third order that can ...
... ciphers at its right . Thus , 100 . In the same manner we represent One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine ... cipher must be put in their place . Thus , 101 , 109 , 120 , 156 . 26. The greatest number of the third order that can ...
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... ciphers at its right . Thus , 1000 . In the same manner we represent Three thousand . Four thousand . One thousand . Two thousand . Five thousand 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Six thousand . Seven thousand . Eight thousand . Nine thousand ...
... ciphers at its right . Thus , 1000 . In the same manner we represent Three thousand . Four thousand . One thousand . Two thousand . Five thousand 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 Six thousand . Seven thousand . Eight thousand . Nine thousand ...
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... ciphers at its right . Thus , 10000 . One hundred thousand is expressed by writing the unit 1 with five ciphers at its right . Thus , 100000 . We can express thousands , tens of thousands , and hundreds of thousands in one number , in ...
... ciphers at its right . Thus , 10000 . One hundred thousand is expressed by writing the unit 1 with five ciphers at its right . Thus , 100000 . We can express thousands , tens of thousands , and hundreds of thousands in one number , in ...
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... cipher wherever an order of units is omitted . RULE FOR NUMERATION . -I . Separate the number into periods of three ... ciphers , point them off , and over each period write its name , and then write the given numbers underneath in ...
... cipher wherever an order of units is omitted . RULE FOR NUMERATION . -I . Separate the number into periods of three ... ciphers , point them off , and over each period write its name , and then write the given numbers underneath in ...
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acres altitude annex annuity barrels of flour base bill bought bushels ciphers circumference column common denominator common difference common fraction compound interest contained cords cube root cubic decimal point diameter discount dividend division dollars dry measure equal exact divisor EXAMPLES expressed feet figure Find the cost gain gallons geometrical progression given number greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred improper fraction inches integers invested least common multiple longitude lower denominations measure merchant miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply number of terms obtain OPERATION paid payment pounds premium prime factors principal proper fraction quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder result rods RULE RULE.-I sells side sold SOLUTION square root subtract subtrahend tens third thousand thousandths trial divisor triangle units wheat whole number wide worth write
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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.