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... quantity taken the same number of times . It is necessary to remember this fact , because it is one of the principles upon which multiplication de- pends . EASY EXERCISES IN MULTIPLICATION . Find the products of the following numbers ...
... quantity taken the same number of times . It is necessary to remember this fact , because it is one of the principles upon which multiplication de- pends . EASY EXERCISES IN MULTIPLICATION . Find the products of the following numbers ...
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... quantity be taken a certain number of times , the sum of their products is equal to the whole quantity taken the same number of times . EASY EXERCISES IN MULTIPLICATION OF MONEY . 1 . 40 £ . s . 16 d . 83 × 5 £ . 8. d . 16. 17 3 74 2 ...
... quantity be taken a certain number of times , the sum of their products is equal to the whole quantity taken the same number of times . EASY EXERCISES IN MULTIPLICATION OF MONEY . 1 . 40 £ . s . 16 d . 83 × 5 £ . 8. d . 16. 17 3 74 2 ...
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... right and call it the remainder . The remainder should always be written with the divisor under it , as in the last example , where it is read two - fifths ; such a quantity is termed a fraction , -of which more will be DIVISION . 71.
... right and call it the remainder . The remainder should always be written with the divisor under it , as in the last example , where it is read two - fifths ; such a quantity is termed a fraction , -of which more will be DIVISION . 71.
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... Before proceeding with Reduction , the pupil should make himself acquainted with the Tables of Money and of Weights and Measures . ( See page 135. ) When quantities are changed from a higher to a lower 84 * ELEMENTARY RULES Reduction •
... Before proceeding with Reduction , the pupil should make himself acquainted with the Tables of Money and of Weights and Measures . ( See page 135. ) When quantities are changed from a higher to a lower 84 * ELEMENTARY RULES Reduction •
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Edward Hughes. When quantities are changed from a higher to a lower denominator , as in example 1 , it is called re ... quantities from one denomination to another , without altering their value . By inspection of the following examples ...
Edward Hughes. When quantities are changed from a higher to a lower denominator , as in example 1 , it is called re ... quantities from one denomination to another , without altering their value . By inspection of the following examples ...
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12 pence 12 yards 14 dwts 29 is contained 9 cwt 9 oz 9 units acres added ANSWERS apple Arithmetic bush bushels called cipher cloth column of shillings column of tens cubic inches divided dividend DIVISION divisor drams earn ells example expressed factors farthings feet figure standing Find the amount following numbers fourth furlongs gallons galls gals gills grains Greenwich Hospital guineas half hhds hund marbles miles millions minuend minutes months multiplicand multiply nails ounce peck penny pennyweight pints poles pounds proceed qrts quantity quarts quotient ratio remainder rent result roods RULE OF THREE sheep sold square links stone SUBTRACTION subtrahend Suppose taken term thousands top line TROY WEIGHT units expressed week weight wheat yard must cost دو وو
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Page 141 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 138 - Pendulum vibrating Seconds of Mean Time in the Latitude of London in a Vacuum at the Level of the Sea...
Page 143 - Thirty Days hath September, April, June and November ; February hath Twenty-eight alone, And all the rest have Thirty-one ; Except in Leap Year, — then's the time February's Days are Twenty-nine.
Page 138 - May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, the Straight Line or Distance between the Centres of the Two Points in the Gold Studs in the Straight Brass Rod, now in the Custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, whereon the Words and Figures
Page 143 - And all the rest have thirty-one, Except in leap year, at which time February's days are twenty-nine.
Page 138 - The unit or standard measure of length and surface, from which all other measures of extension, whether lineal, superficial or solid, shall be derived and ascertained...
Page 77 - When the divisor is large, the pupil will find assistance in determining the quotient figure, by finding how many times the first figure of the divisor is contained in the first figure, or if necessary, the first two figures of the dividend.
Page 137 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, dwt. 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce, oz. 12 Ounces "1 Pound, Ib. M APOTHECARIES
Page 79 - Sometimes the divisor is not contained an exact number of times in the dividend, and, consequently, there will be a remainder at the close of the operation.
Page 139 - SOLID OR CUBIC MEASURE. A Cube is a solid body, and contains length, breadth, and thickness, having six equal sides. A cube number is produced by multiplying a number twice into itself; thus, 64 is a cube number, and is produced by multiplying the number twice into itself, as 4 X 4 X 4 = 64.