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... column . Then we add the columns separately , for conven- ience commencing at the right hand , and write each result under the column added . The sum of the units column is 9 , the sum of the tens column is 8 , the sum of the hundreds ...
... column . Then we add the columns separately , for conven- ience commencing at the right hand , and write each result under the column added . The sum of the units column is 9 , the sum of the tens column is 8 , the sum of the hundreds ...
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... column equals or exceeds 10 . 1. A merchant pays 725 dollars a year for the rent of a store , 475 dollars for a ... column of units , and find the sum to be 17 units , which is 1 ten and 7 units . We write the 7 units in the place of ...
... column equals or exceeds 10 . 1. A merchant pays 725 dollars a year for the rent of a store , 475 dollars for a ... column of units , and find the sum to be 17 units , which is 1 ten and 7 units . We write the 7 units in the place of ...
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... column ; and when the sum in any column is 10 or more than 10 , it produces one or more units of a higher order , which must be added to the next column . This process is some- times called " carrying the tens . " 2. In adding , learn ...
... column ; and when the sum in any column is 10 or more than 10 , it produces one or more units of a higher order , which must be added to the next column . This process is some- times called " carrying the tens . " 2. In adding , learn ...
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... column . II . Begin at the right hand , and take each figure of the subtrahend from the figure above it , and write the result underneath . III . If any figure in the subtrahend is greater than the corresponding figure in the minuend ...
... column . II . Begin at the right hand , and take each figure of the subtrahend from the figure above it , and write the result underneath . III . If any figure in the subtrahend is greater than the corresponding figure in the minuend ...
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... column ; that is , units under units , tenths under tenths , hundredths under hundredths , etc. This brings the decimal points directly under one another . Commencing at the right hand we add each column separately , carry as in whole ...
... column ; that is , units under units , tenths under tenths , hundredths under hundredths , etc. This brings the decimal points directly under one another . Commencing at the right hand we add each column separately , carry as in whole ...
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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.