The Progressive Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Theory of Numbers, in Connection with Concise Analytic and Synthetic Methods of Solution, and Designed as a Complete Text-book on this Science : for Common Schools and Academies |
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The Progressive Practical Arithmetic, Containing The Theory Of Numbers, In ... Horatio Nelson Robinson No preview available - 2019 |
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amount annex barrels of flour bought bushels of corn bushels of wheat cents a pound ciphers column common fraction composite number compound numbers contained cords of wood cost cube cubic decimal places decimal point discount Divide division dollars equal exact divisor EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE expressed feet following numbers following RULE fourths gain gallons Give explanation given numbers greatest common divisor greatest number Hence the following Hence the RULE hundred hundredths improper fraction inches integers interest least common denominator least common multiple less lowest terms merchant miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply notation NOTE OPERATION paid payment prime factors principal proper fraction quotient rate per cent ratio receive Reduce rods root simple numbers sold square subtract subtrahend tens third thousand thousandths tons Troy weight units whole number worth yards of cloth
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Page 48 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 167 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 43 - If two ciphers are annexed, each figure is removed two places toward the left, and the value of the number is increased one hundred fold; and every additional cipher increases the value tenfold.
Page 165 - Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord...
Page 73 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them.
Page 325 - Ang. 560. 9. A merchant bought a hogshead of rum for $28.35 ; how much water must be added to reduce the first cost to 35 cents per gallon ? Ans. 18 gal. 10. A and B traded with equal sums of money ; A gained a sum equal to -^ of his stock ; B lost $200, and then he had ^ as much as A ; how much was the original stock of each ? Ans.
Page 89 - To reduce fractions to their lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other; that is, when both terms have no common divisor. 1. Reduce the fraction | | to its lowest terms.
Page 150 - TABLE. 10 mills (m.) make 1 cent ct. 10 cents " 1 dime d. 10 dimes " 1 dollar $. 10 dollars
Page 195 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees...
Page 64 - DIVISION. 65 and 18 = the quotient, 6, multiplied by 3. Hence, Dividing the divisor by any number, multiplies the quotient by the same number.