Complete Arithmetic: Comprising the New Intermediate Arithmetic and Part of the Advanced Arithmetic

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Amer. Book. Company, 1877 - Arithmetic - 471 pages
 

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Page 238 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 402 - Which proves that the square of a number composed of tens and units contains, the square of the tens plus twice the product of the tens by the units, plus the square of the units.
Page 342 - Compute the interest on the principal to the time of the first payment, and if the payment exceed this interest, add the interest to the principal and from the sum subtract the payment: the remainder forms a new principal. II.
Page 423 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 76 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 222 - A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long, contains 1 cord / and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Page 187 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 90 - I. Write the divisor at the left of the dividend as in Short Division. II.
Page 76 - 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 253 - How much will it cost to plaster the walls and ceiling of a room 16 ft. 3' long, 14 ft. 2

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