Common School Arithmetic: Combining the Elements of the Science with Their Practical Applications to Business |
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abstract number acres amount annex arithmetical series avoirdupois barrels bought bushels cents common divisor compound interest compound number computations concrete number contained cords cost cube cube root decimal ciphers decimal figures decimal point discount divided division dollars dry measure equal EXPLANATION.-Since fractional unit gallons given numbers greatest common divisor Hence higher denomination hundred hundredths improper fractions inches integers interest least common multiple Manual measure miles mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand multiply number of terms obtain orders of units paid partial dividend payment percentage pounds prime factors principal PROBLEMS quarts quotient rate given ratio Reduce remainder result right-hand figure rods SECOND SOLUTION sell share sold square miles subtract subtrahend tens tenths term of credit thousand thousandths tons weight wheat wide write yards
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Page 118 - MONEY. 10 mills = 1 cent. 10 cents = 1 dime. 10 dimes = 1 dollar. 10 dollars = 1 eagle.
Page 166 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 311 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.
Page 319 - Rule. — Multiply the last term by the ratio, from the product subtract the first term, and divide the remainder by the ratio less one.
Page 104 - ... full. How much did it contain ? 18. If 5 tons of coal are equal to 9 cords of wood for fuel, how much will a family burning 31.5 cords of wood in a year save, by changing from wood to coal, when wood is worth $4.25 per cord and coal $6.80 per ton ?
Page 64 - Cut off as many figures from the right hand of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor. The remaining figures of the dividend will be the quotient, and those cut off the remainder.
Page 185 - 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.
Page 53 - It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. The expression 6 -H 2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3.
Page 324 - A pyramid (Fig. 54) is a solid whose base is a polygon and whose sides are triangles uniting at a common point, called the vertex.
Page 315 - RULE. Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and add 1 to the quotient. EXAMPLES. 1. The extremes are 7 and 43, and the common difference is 4 ; what is the number of terms ? Ans.