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... 3 and 8 ? 6 and 9 and 5 ? 36. Addition is the process of uniting several num- bers of the same kind into one equivalent number . 37. The Sum or Amount is the result obtained by the addition . 38. The sign , + , is called plus ( 21 ADDITION.
... 3 and 8 ? 6 and 9 and 5 ? 36. Addition is the process of uniting several num- bers of the same kind into one equivalent number . 37. The Sum or Amount is the result obtained by the addition . 38. The sign , + , is called plus ( 21 ADDITION.
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... obtained , the work may be presumed to be correct . 42. By the methods of proof here given , the num- bers are united in new combinations , which render it almost impossible for two precisely similar mistakes to occur . The first method ...
... obtained , the work may be presumed to be correct . 42. By the methods of proof here given , the num- bers are united in new combinations , which render it almost impossible for two precisely similar mistakes to occur . The first method ...
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... obtained by the process of subtraction . The minuend and subtrahend must be like numbers ; thus , 5 dollars taken from 9 dollars leaves 4 dollars ; 5 apples taken from 9 apples leaves 4 apples ; but it would be absurd to try to take 5 ...
... obtained by the process of subtraction . The minuend and subtrahend must be like numbers ; thus , 5 dollars taken from 9 dollars leaves 4 dollars ; 5 apples taken from 9 apples leaves 4 apples ; but it would be absurd to try to take 5 ...
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... obtained by the process of multiplication . 1. Factors are producers , and the multiplicand and multiplier are factors of the product because they produce it . 2. Multiplication is a short method of performing addition when the numbers ...
... obtained by the process of multiplication . 1. Factors are producers , and the multiplicand and multiplier are factors of the product because they produce it . 2. Multiplication is a short method of performing addition when the numbers ...
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... obtain 2244 the entire product , 2244 . Multiplicand , Multiplier , 374 6 Units , 24 Tens , 4 2 Hundreds , 18 Product , The operation in this example may be performed in another way , which is the one in common use . OPERATION . 374 6 ...
... obtain 2244 the entire product , 2244 . Multiplicand , Multiplier , 374 6 Units , 24 Tens , 4 2 Hundreds , 18 Product , The operation in this example may be performed in another way , which is the one in common use . OPERATION . 374 6 ...
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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.