The Progressive Higher Arithmetic: For Schools, Academies, and Mercantile Colleges : Forming a Complete Treatise on Arithmetical Science, and Its Commercial and Business Applications |
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... result of this thorough investi- gation , many statements found in most other arithmetics of a similar grade will not agree with the facts presented in this work , and simply because the statements in these other books have been copied ...
... result of this thorough investi- gation , many statements found in most other arithmetics of a similar grade will not agree with the facts presented in this work , and simply because the statements in these other books have been copied ...
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... result from his being obliged to test the truth and accuracy of his own processes by proof , —the only test he will have to depend upon in all the computations in real business transactions in after life . Besides , the work of proving ...
... result from his being obliged to test the truth and accuracy of his own processes by proof , —the only test he will have to depend upon in all the computations in real business transactions in after life . Besides , the work of proving ...
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... result of this thorough investi- gation , many statements found in most other arithmetics of a similar grade will not agree with the facts presented in this work , and simply because the statements in these other books have been copied ...
... result of this thorough investi- gation , many statements found in most other arithmetics of a similar grade will not agree with the facts presented in this work , and simply because the statements in these other books have been copied ...
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... result from his being obliged to test the truth and accuracy of his own processes by proof , —the only test he will have to depend upon in all the computations in real business transactions in after life . Besides , the work of proving ...
... result from his being obliged to test the truth and accuracy of his own processes by proof , —the only test he will have to depend upon in all the computations in real business transactions in after life . Besides , the work of proving ...
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... result . 25. A Problem is a question requiring an operation . 26. A Rule is a prescribed method of performing an operation . 27. Analysis , in arithmetic , is the process of investigating principles , and solving problems ...
... result . 25. A Problem is a question requiring an operation . 26. A Rule is a prescribed method of performing an operation . 27. Analysis , in arithmetic , is the process of investigating principles , and solving problems ...
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acres amount ANALYSIS annex bank barrels bill bought bushels ciphers column commission common denominator common fraction compound interest compound number contain continued fraction cost cube root cubic currency decimal places discount Divide dividend division dollars DRY MEASURE equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE excess of 9's exchange feet flour following RULE gain gallons given number gold greatest common divisor Hence the following hundred improper fraction inches insured integers invested least common multiple longitude measure miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms obtain OPERATION partial product payable payment pounds premium prime factors principal proceeds purchase quantity quotient rate per cent ratio received Reduce remainder repetend result rods sell sold square square miles standard subtract subtrahend TABLE third trial divisor units weight whole number worth write yards
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Page 59 - Divide the less number by the remainder, the last divisor by the last remainder, and so on, till nothing remains. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor sought.
Page 408 - 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 227 - In any proportion, the product of the means equals the product of the extremes.
Page 333 - 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 294 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.
Page 407 - ... 2. The square of the base, or of the perpendicular, of a right-angled triangle is equal to the square of the hypothenuse diminished by the square of the other side.
Page 125 - MONEY. 10 mills = 1 cent. 10 cents = 1 dime. 10 dimes = 1 dollar. 10 dollars = 1 eagle.
Page 321 - That the value of foreign coin as expressed in the money of account of the United States shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value...
Page 149 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord ; and n cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Page 149 - 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 (cd...