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Horatio Nelson Robinson. their order after units . Ten thousand is expressed by writing the unit 1 with four ciphers at its right . Thus , 10000 . One hundred thousand is expressed by writing the unit 1 with five ciphers at its right ...
Horatio Nelson Robinson. their order after units . Ten thousand is expressed by writing the unit 1 with four ciphers at its right . Thus , 10000 . One hundred thousand is expressed by writing the unit 1 with five ciphers at its right ...
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... expression 6 + 4 : 10 , is read 6 plus 4 are equal to 10 , or 6 and 4 are 10 , and denotes that the numbers 6 and 4 , taken together , equal the number 10 . EXAMPLES . 40. When the amount of each column is less than 10 . 1. A farmer ...
... expression 6 + 4 : 10 , is read 6 plus 4 are equal to 10 , or 6 and 4 are 10 , and denotes that the numbers 6 and 4 , taken together , equal the number 10 . EXAMPLES . 40. When the amount of each column is less than 10 . 1. A farmer ...
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... expressed by the digits of the number . Thus , if we divide 2345 by 9 , first dividing the 2000 , remainder 2 ; dividing 300 , remainder 3 ; dividing 40 , remainder 4 ; dividing 5 , remainder 5. Total remainder , 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 14 ...
... expressed by the digits of the number . Thus , if we divide 2345 by 9 , first dividing the 2000 , remainder 2 ; dividing 300 , remainder 3 ; dividing 40 , remainder 4 ; dividing 5 , remainder 5. Total remainder , 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 14 ...
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... excess of 9's in the quotient and divisor , and take their product . Cast out the 9's from this product . Compare this excess with excess in dividend . CASTING OUT ELEVENS . 88. When a number expressed by 68 PROOFS .
... excess of 9's in the quotient and divisor , and take their product . Cast out the 9's from this product . Compare this excess with excess in dividend . CASTING OUT ELEVENS . 88. When a number expressed by 68 PROOFS .
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... expressed by a digit in an even place , lacks that digit of being a multiple of 11. Therefore , if a number expressed by two fig- ures is divided by 11 , the remainder equals the digit in the odd place minus the digit in the even place ...
... expressed by a digit in an even place , lacks that digit of being a multiple of 11. Therefore , if a number expressed by two fig- ures is divided by 11 , the remainder equals the digit in the odd place minus the digit in the even place ...
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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.