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... 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.
... 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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... 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 is 3. The entire amount is 3 hundreds 8 tens and 9 units , or 389 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . Pounds . Rods ...
... 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 is 3. The entire amount is 3 hundreds 8 tens and 9 units , or 389 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . Pounds . Rods ...
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... results without naming the num- bers separately ; thus , instead of saying 7 and 5 are 12 , and 5 are 17 , simply pronounce the results , 7 , 12 , 17 , etc. From the preceding examples and illustrations we deduce the following rules ...
... results without naming the num- bers separately ; thus , instead of saying 7 and 5 are 12 , and 5 are 17 , simply pronounce the results , 7 , 12 , 17 , etc. From the preceding examples and illustrations we deduce the following rules ...
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... result 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 ...
... result 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 ...
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... result underneath . III . If any figure in the subtrahend is greater than the corresponding figure in the minuend , add 10 to that figure in the minuend before subtracting , and then add 1 to the next left - hand figure of the ...
... result underneath . III . If any figure in the subtrahend is greater than the corresponding figure in the minuend , add 10 to that figure in the minuend before subtracting , and then add 1 to the next left - hand figure of the ...
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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.