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... from them what operations must be performed , and what new relations determined , to obtain the result required . They are , however , mutually dependent , so that no person can master one without learning much of the others . ( iii )
... from them what operations must be performed , and what new relations determined , to obtain the result required . They are , however , mutually dependent , so that no person can master one without learning much of the others . ( iii )
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... obtained by each step . Finally , he must learn to grasp the whole mechanical process before performing any part of it , so that he may know before writing a figure just what additions , subtractions , multiplications , divisions , and ...
... obtained by each step . Finally , he must learn to grasp the whole mechanical process before performing any part of it , so that he may know before writing a figure just what additions , subtractions , multiplications , divisions , and ...
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... obtained . 228 Compound Interest , 228 Table for Compound Interest , 230 Commission , Denominations of Squares and Roots , 328 241 Division into Periods , . 242 Method of forming a Square , Method of extracting the Square Root , 331 ...
... obtained . 228 Compound Interest , 228 Table for Compound Interest , 230 Commission , Denominations of Squares and Roots , 328 241 Division into Periods , . 242 Method of forming a Square , Method of extracting the Square Root , 331 ...
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... obtained by dividing a unit into a given number of equal parts , or , which is the same thing , to express the value of one or more equal parts of such kind that a given number of them will equal a unit . ( Thus , ( read three fourths ) ...
... obtained by dividing a unit into a given number of equal parts , or , which is the same thing , to express the value of one or more equal parts of such kind that a given number of them will equal a unit . ( Thus , ( read three fourths ) ...
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... obtained it from the Persians , who had obtained it from the Hindoos . Its origin has never been satisfactorily determined . ( c . ) The method by letters is called the Roman Method , cause it was used by the ancient Romans . 6. The ...
... obtained it from the Persians , who had obtained it from the Hindoos . Its origin has never been satisfactorily determined . ( c . ) The method by letters is called the Roman Method , cause it was used by the ancient Romans . 6. The ...
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acres of land added amount answer apples barrels bought broadcloth bushels called cents per lb complete quotient compound contain cubic inches debt decimal denominator difference dividend dollars equal equivalent example Explanation expressed flour fourth fraction furlongs gain gallon given number gives greatest common divisor Hence hundreds hundredths Illustrations improper fraction indorsement interest June 11 least common multiple lowest terms Mdse method miles minuend months multiple of 9 multiplicand multiplied number is divisible numerator and denominator obtained by dividing paid payable payment pecks pounds prime factors principal quarts quotient ratio received Reduce remainder remove the point result right hand figures rods Second Solution shillings sold subtract Subtrahend ten-thousands tens tenths third thousands units vulgar fraction whole number wide worth write yard
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Page 38 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
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Page 25 - MONEY. 10 mills = 1 cent. 10 cents = 1 dime. 10 dimes = 1 dollar. 10 dollars = 1 eagle.
Page 36 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel.
Page 262 - HAND, or, as it is more commonly called, A NOTE, is a written promise to pay a specified sum of money.
Page 38 - MEASURE. 10 millimetres = 1 centimetre. 10 centimetres = 1 decimetre. 10 decimetres = 1 metre. 10 metres = 1 decametre. 10 decametres = 1 hectometre. 10 hectometres = 1 kilometre.
Page 2 - The sign of multiplication, called times or multiplied by, signifies that the numbers between which it is placed are to be multiplied together.
Page 339 - Take three times the square of the root just found for a trial divisor, and see how often it is contained in the dividend, and place the quotient for a second figure of the root. Then cube the figures of the root thus found, and if their cube be greater than the first two periods...
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