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... Remainder . The remainder is the difference between the minuend and the subtrahend . 46. The Sign of Subtraction is a short horizontal line - ) . It is called Minus . Thus , 83 is read , 8 minus 3 , and means that 3 is to be subtracted ...
... Remainder . The remainder is the difference between the minuend and the subtrahend . 46. The Sign of Subtraction is a short horizontal line - ) . It is called Minus . Thus , 83 is read , 8 minus 3 , and means that 3 is to be subtracted ...
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... remainder is 446 . Thus , 9 units 6 tens - - PROOF . -446 , the remainder , plus 423 , the subtrahend , equals 869 , the minuend . Hence the result is correct . Copy , subtract , and prove : 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 888 999 564 899 ...
... remainder is 446 . Thus , 9 units 6 tens - - PROOF . -446 , the remainder , plus 423 , the subtrahend , equals 869 , the minuend . Hence the result is correct . Copy , subtract , and prove : 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 888 999 564 899 ...
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... Remainder . 23. Annie had 2 bundles of one hundred splints each . She gave Fred 78. How many had she left ? 9 1 10 10 200 78 122 Annie took 1 bundle of one hundred , untied it , and found there were 10 tens in it . She left 9 of the ...
... Remainder . 23. Annie had 2 bundles of one hundred splints each . She gave Fred 78. How many had she left ? 9 1 10 10 200 78 122 Annie took 1 bundle of one hundred , untied it , and found there were 10 tens in it . She left 9 of the ...
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... Remainder , 62 . 63 . 64 . 65 . 66 . Minuend , ? 769 ? * 780 800 Subtrahend , 17 ? 238 ? ? Remainder , 136 144 196 123 191 68 . 69 . 70 . Minuend , $ 541 $ 905 768 children . Subtrahend , $ 492 $ 184 599 66 Remainder , children . 71 ...
... Remainder , 62 . 63 . 64 . 65 . 66 . Minuend , ? 769 ? * 780 800 Subtrahend , 17 ? 238 ? ? Remainder , 136 144 196 123 191 68 . 69 . 70 . Minuend , $ 541 $ 905 768 children . Subtrahend , $ 492 $ 184 599 66 Remainder , children . 71 ...
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... remainder are in the grammar grade . How many are in the grammar grade ? 24. A man bought a lot of land for $ 1860 , and built upon it a house costing $ 7584 . If he sold the property for $ 10,000 , how much did he make ? 25. If I buy ...
... remainder are in the grammar grade . How many are in the grammar grade ? 24. A man bought a lot of land for $ 1860 , and built upon it a house costing $ 7584 . If he sold the property for $ 10,000 , how much did he make ? 25. If I buy ...
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Page 143 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 144 - 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 139 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30£ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 140 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 118 - A can do a piece of work in 8 days, and B can do it in 10 days. In what time can both do it together ? 22.
Page 35 - The Sign of Multiplication is an oblique cross, x . It is read multiplied by when the multiplicand precedes it and times when the multiplier precedes it. Thus...
Page 51 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 132 - ... in the divisor. 1. If the quotient does not contain a sufficient number of decimal places, the deficiency must be supplied by prefixing ciphers. 2. Before commencing the division, the number of decimal places in the dividend should be made at least equal to the number of decimal places in the divisor. 3. When there is a remainder after using all the figures of the dividend, annex decimal ciphers and continue the division. 4. For...
Page 59 - PROOF. — - Multiply the divisor by the quotient, and to the product add the remainder, if any. If the work is correct, the result will equal the dividend.