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12 cents 2D OPERATION ANALYSIS.-If ANALYSIS.-Reducing ANALYSIS.-Since apples bought bushels called ciphers column common fractions common multiple complex fraction compound fractions compound number contained cubic decimal point denote difference dime dividend Division dollar a pound dollars apiece equal exactly divided expressed farthings feet fifths fourths frac fractions to simple gallons given denominator given numbers greatest common divisor halves hence hundred hundredths improper fraction inches interest of $1 least common denominator least common multiple lowest terms MENTAL EXERCISES merator minuend mixed number multiplicand multiply both terms NOTES.-I ounces pears pence pennyweights pints prime factors prime number quarts quotient Reduce the following remainder rods shillings simple fraction simple numbers SLATE EXERCISES sold square subtract tens tenths thirds thousand thousandths tons U. S. Money United States Money whole number Write yards ΙΟ
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Page 161 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES
Page 86 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers, is the least number which can be divided by each of them without a remainder. Thus, 12 is...
Page 62 - DIVISION is finding how many times one number is contained in another.
Page 71 - Then multiply the divisor by this figure and subtract the product from the figures divided; to the right of the remainder bring down the next figure of the dividend and divide this number as before.
Page 83 - 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 170 - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November ; February twenty-eight alone, all the rest have thirtyone.
Page 92 - An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator; as, f, f.
Page 162 - Weight This is used to. some extent in filling prescriptions. The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in troy weight, but the ounce is divided differently. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple . . . sc. or 3 3 scruples = 1 dram . . . dr. or 3 8 drams = 1 ounce . . . oz. or 5 12 ounces = 1 pound . . . Ib. or ft Apothecaries...
Page 74 - Divide the remaining part of the dividend by the remaining part of the divisor. III. Prefix the remainder to the part of the dividend cut off, and the result will be the true remainder.
Page 99 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.