Elements of Arithmetic: Part I : Adapted to the Use of Common Schools and Academies, Part 1 |
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2qrs 3pks 3qrs 4qrs 4qts 5yds 63 a composite broadcloth butter called carried 40 pounds cents per bushel cents per pound Change 3lbs change compound values cheese ciphers cloth cost composite number Daughter's share denominator dividend Dividing Compound Values divisor dollar drams expressed farthings Find the difference find the interest find the principal find the rate furlongs given to find HAMPTON FALLS higher kind horse draw hundred Hundredths of thousandths interest of $200 largest kind loss per cent lower kinds lower number lowest terms miles multiplicand multiply that interest number contained number of days number of months Oqrs pints present worth proceed proper form proportional values quotient rate per cent ratio relative value remainder required simple rods sold for 15 son's share taken as interest thousands of millions thousandths of millionths TROY WEIGHT Uniting Compound Values Uniting Simple Values values of lower whole number
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Page 15 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 13 - Multiply the integer of the quotient by the divisor, and to the product add the remainder, if any ; and the result will equal the dividend, if the work is right.
Page 13 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., is simply cutting off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 9 - ... for 4 from 6 is the same as 3 from 5. Therefore say, 1 to carry to 3 is 4, which from 6 leaves 2, &c. 24. Hence, when the lower figure is greater than the one above it, add 10 to the upper figure, and only 10 in any case, then take the difference, being particularly careful to carry 1 to the next lower figure. (25.) (26.) (27.) (28.) (29.) From 356 783 5237 14657 15782 Take 4 9 1 4 7 1018 3901 1 9 0 A.
Page 7 - MONEY 10 mills make 1 cent. 10 cents make 1 dime. 10 dimes make 1 dollar. 10 dollars make 1 eagle.
Page 16 - Hence, there are TWO ways to multiply a fraction by a whole number :— I. Divide the denominator by the whole number, (when it can be done without a remainder,) and over the quotient write the numerator. — Otherwise, II. Multiply the numerator by the whole number, and under the product write the denominator.
Page 10 - ... 5 times 1 are 5 5 times 2 are 10 5 times 3 are 15 5 times 4 are 20 5 times 5 are 25 5 times 6 are 30 5 times 7 are 35 5 times 8 are 40 5 times 9 are 45 5 times 10 are 50 5 times 11 are 55 5 times 12 are 60...