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... equal to each other . Thus , the expression 6 + 4 = 10 , is read 6 plus 4 are equal to 10 , or 6 and 4 are 10 , and denotes that the numbers 6 and 4 , taken together , equal the number 10 . EXAMPLES . 40. When the amount of each column ...
... equal to each other . Thus , the expression 6 + 4 = 10 , is read 6 plus 4 are equal to 10 , or 6 and 4 are 10 , and denotes that the numbers 6 and 4 , taken together , equal the number 10 . EXAMPLES . 40. When the amount of each column ...
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... equal to the minuend , the work may be pre- sumed to be right . 52. The process of adding 10 to the minuend is sometimes called borrowing 10 , and that of adding 1 to the next figure of the subtrahend , carrying 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 ...
... equal to the minuend , the work may be pre- sumed to be right . 52. The process of adding 10 to the minuend is sometimes called borrowing 10 , and that of adding 1 to the next figure of the subtrahend , carrying 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 ...
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... equal . 58. The sign x , placed between two numbers , denotes that one is to be multiplied by the other . Thus 9 × 6 = 54 , is read 9 times 6 equal 54 , or 6 multiplied by 9 equals 54 . 59. The multiplier is always regarded as an ...
... equal . 58. The sign x , placed between two numbers , denotes that one is to be multiplied by the other . Thus 9 × 6 = 54 , is read 9 times 6 equal 54 , or 6 multiplied by 9 equals 54 . 59. The multiplier is always regarded as an ...
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... equal to 1 hundred , and 2 tens ; we place the 2 tens under the tens ' figure in the product already obtained , and add the 1 hundred to the next hundreds produced . 2 tens times 4 tens are 8 hundreds , and the 1 hundred of the last ...
... equal to 1 hundred , and 2 tens ; we place the 2 tens under the tens ' figure in the product already obtained , and add the 1 hundred to the next hundreds produced . 2 tens times 4 tens are 8 hundreds , and the 1 hundred of the last ...
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... equal to 5 . Division is also indicated by writing the dividend above , and the divisor below , a short horizontal line . Thus , 12 = 4 , shows that 12 divided by 3 equals 4 . 3 76. In finding how many times one number is contained in ...
... equal to 5 . Division is also indicated by writing the dividend above , and the divisor below , a short horizontal line . Thus , 12 = 4 , shows that 12 divided by 3 equals 4 . 3 76. In finding how many times one number is contained in ...
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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.