Junior High School Mathematics, Book 2Heath, 1922 - Mathematics |
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ad valorem altitude amount due angle balance bank discount base borrowed bought cash casting out nines compound amount compound interest compounded quarterly compounded semi-annually computed cost cubic debt decimal deposit depositor divide dividends divisor dollar earn equal excess exempt EXERCISE Find the amount Find the interest following examples following numbers formula gross hypotenuse income tax indorse interest on $1 interest on $1000 July June length less 20 Liberty Bonds measure mills minuend money order month negative numbers note discounted numbers in Example owner paid par value parallelopiped partial payments person pounds preferred stock premium prism profit property taxes purchased Pythagorean Theorem quotient rate of income rate per cent ratio receive rectangle result right triangle selling price shares sides simple interest sold Solution Subtract tax rate total income triangular prism United valorem
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Page 167 - OF WEIGHT 10 milligrams (mg.) = 1 centigram (eg.) 10 centigrams = 1 decigram (dg.) 10 decigrams = 1 gram (g.) 10 grams = 1 dekagram (Dg...
Page 247 - The sum of two sides of a triangle is greater than the third side, and their difference is less than the third side.
Page 165 - LENGTH 10 millimeters (mm) =1 centimeter (cm) 10 centimeters 10 decimeters 10 meters 10 dekameters 10 hektometers 10 kilometers = 1 decimeter (dm) =1 meter (m) =1 dekameter (Dm) = 1 hektometer (Hm) = 1 kilometer (Km) = 1 myriameter (Mm) 1.
Page 191 - To add two positive numbers, add their absolute values (§ 21), and prefix the plus sign to the result. 2. To add two negative numbers, add their absolute values and prefix the minus sign to the result.
Page 200 - RULE To subtract one number from another, change the sign of the./ subtrahend and add algebraically.
Page 172 - The Ratio of one number to another is the quotient of the first divided by the second. Thus, the ratio of a to b is -; it is also written a : b.
Page 198 - The number to be subtracted is called the Subtrahend. The number from which the subtrahend is to be subtracted is called the Minuend. The result is called the Remainder or Difference. 21. The symbol — , read "minus" or "less,
Page 251 - English Money 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.) 12 pence = 1 shilling...
Page 86 - Duties are either specific, or ad valorem. A specific duty is a certain sum paid on a ton, hundred weight, yard, gallon, &c.
Page 112 - If the final settlement is made more than one year after the date of the note, the amount due is found by the following rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States. Rule.