The High School Arithmetic: Containig All the Matter Usually Presented in a Higher Arithmetic, Analyzed and Practically Applied : with the Most Approved Models and Analyses : for Public Schools and Academies |
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... one of greater value , its value is to be taken from that of the greater . Thus , IV denotes four , IX nine , XL forty . 3D . If a letter be placed at the right of one of greater value , its value is to be united to that of the greater ...
... one of greater value , its value is to be taken from that of the greater . Thus , IV denotes four , IX nine , XL forty . 3D . If a letter be placed at the right of one of greater value , its value is to be united to that of the greater ...
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acres amount annuity barrels bought bushels called ciphers column common fraction compound interest contained continued fraction cost cube root cubic decimal places denominator diameter difference discount Divide dividend dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE excess EXPLANATION feet Find the sum focal date gain gallons given number greatest common divisor hectometres Hence hundred hundredths improper fraction inches least common multiple less longitude measure metres miles minuend mixed number multiplicand Multiply myriametre namely notation NOTE number of terms payment pounds premium prime factors principal PROCESS INDICATED proportion quantity quotient radix ratio reckoned Reduce remainder repeating decimal repetend right-hand figure Rule Rule.-Divide Rule.-Multiply scale SECOND METHOD senary sold square root subtract subtrahend tens thousand thousandths tion units whole number worth Write WRITTEN PROCESS yard
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Page 221 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk.) 365 days = 1 common year...
Page 213 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 205 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 38 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another.
Page 54 - ... for the first figure of the quotient. Multiply the divisor by this quotient figure, and subtract the product from those figures of the dividend in which it was contained.
Page 226 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 426 - RULE. Multiply the sum of the extremes by the number of terms, and divide the product by 2.
Page 360 - ... 3 per cent. ? 4£ per cent. ? 5 per cent. ? 6 per cent. ? 7 per cent. ? 7£ per cent. ? 8 per cent.? 9 per cent. ? 10 per cent.
Page 129 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 209 - 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...