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... Reduce 140 pounds to sixteenths of a pound . 5. How many tenths of a dollar are there in 56 dollars ? Ans . 560 . 6 ... REDUCTION . 97 Reduction of Denominate Reduction.
... Reduce 140 pounds to sixteenths of a pound . 5. How many tenths of a dollar are there in 56 dollars ? Ans . 560 . 6 ... REDUCTION . 97 Reduction of Denominate Reduction.
Page 98
... reduced to lower terms by division , they may also be changed to higher terms by multiplication ; and all higher terms must be mul- tiples of the lowest terms ( 105 ) . 1. Reduce to a fraction whose denominator is 20 . OPERATION . 20 ...
... reduced to lower terms by division , they may also be changed to higher terms by multiplication ; and all higher terms must be mul- tiples of the lowest terms ( 105 ) . 1. Reduce to a fraction whose denominator is 20 . OPERATION . 20 ...
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... Reduce and to a common denominator . OPERATION . = 3 x 5 15 4 x 5 20 2x4 8 = 5x4 20 91414 SOLUTION . We multiply the ... reduces each fraction to the same denominator , for each new denominator is the product of the given denominators ...
... Reduce and to a common denominator . OPERATION . = 3 x 5 15 4 x 5 20 2x4 8 = 5x4 20 91414 SOLUTION . We multiply the ... reduces each fraction to the same denominator , for each new denominator is the product of the given denominators ...
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... reduced . We mul- tiply the terms of each fraction by such a number as will reduce the fraction to the denominator , 24. Reducing each fraction to this denominator , by 130 we have the answer . RULE.-I. Find the least common multiple of ...
... reduced . We mul- tiply the terms of each fraction by such a number as will reduce the fraction to the denominator , 24. Reducing each fraction to this denominator , by 130 we have the answer . RULE.-I. Find the least common multiple of ...
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... reduce 용 20 them to a common denominator , which we find to be 45 ; = ? 3 and = 1. Adding the numerators and placing the sum over the common denominator , we find the answer to be 37 . RULE.-I. When necessary , reduce the fractions to ...
... reduce 용 20 them to a common denominator , which we find to be 45 ; = ? 3 and = 1. Adding the numerators and placing the sum over the common denominator , we find the answer to be 37 . RULE.-I. When necessary , reduce the fractions to ...
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Page 173 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 180 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 185 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 287 - ... for the given number of years. III. Subtract the given principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the compound interest.
Page 398 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 300 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 50 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of separating a number into equal parts.
Page 78 - 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 308 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 54 - If any partial dividend will not contain the divisor, place a cipher in the quotient, and bring down the next figure of the dividend, and divide as before.