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Page 16
... periods of three figures each , counting from the right- hand or unit figure . This pointing enables us to read the hundreds , tens , and units in each period with facility . 32. Next above hundreds of thousands we have , successively ...
... periods of three figures each , counting from the right- hand or unit figure . This pointing enables us to read the hundreds , tens , and units in each period with facility . 32. Next above hundreds of thousands we have , successively ...
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... period contains three figures ( units , tens , and hundreds ) , except the last period to the left hand , which sometimes contains only one or two figures ( units , or units and tens ) . 5. As ten units make 1 ten , 10 tens 1 hundred ...
... period contains three figures ( units , tens , and hundreds ) , except the last period to the left hand , which sometimes contains only one or two figures ( units , or units and tens ) . 5. As ten units make 1 ten , 10 tens 1 hundred ...
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... period sepa- rately , and give the name to each period , except the last , or period of units . 34. Until the pupils can write numbers readily , it may be well for them to write several periods of ciphers , point them off , and over each ...
... period sepa- rately , and give the name to each period , except the last , or period of units . 34. Until the pupils can write numbers readily , it may be well for them to write several periods of ciphers , point them off , and over each ...
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... period ( . ) , which must always be placed before or at the left hand of the decimal . Thus , fis expressed .6 54 is expressed .54 279 is expressed .279 1000 The decimal point is also called the Separatrix . This is a correct name for ...
... period ( . ) , which must always be placed before or at the left hand of the decimal . Thus , fis expressed .6 54 is expressed .54 279 is expressed .279 1000 The decimal point is also called the Separatrix . This is a correct name for ...
Page 184
... periods of dura- tion ; as years , days , minutes , etc. TABLE . 60 Seconds ( sec . ) make 1 Minute 60 Minutes 24 ... period of time required for the earth to revolve about the sun , or the true year , is 365 da . 5 h . 48 min . 49.7 ...
... periods of dura- tion ; as years , days , minutes , etc. TABLE . 60 Seconds ( sec . ) make 1 Minute 60 Minutes 24 ... period of time required for the earth to revolve about the sun , or the true year , is 365 da . 5 h . 48 min . 49.7 ...
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acres altitude annex annuity barrels of flour base bought bushels ciphers circumference common denominator common difference common fraction compound interest contained cords cube root cubic decimal point diameter discount dividend division dollars dry measure equal exact divisor EXAMPLES expressed feet figure Find the cost gain gallons geometrical progression given number greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred improper fraction inches integers invested last term least common multiple longitude lower denominations measure merchant miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply number of terms obtain OPERATION paid payment pounds premium prime factors principal proper fraction quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder result rods RULE RULE.-I sells side sold SOLUTION square root subtract subtrahend tens third thousand thousandths trial divisor triangle units wheat whole number wide worth write
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Page 178 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 171 - 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 184 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 306 - 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 178 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 183 - 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 396 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 298 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 134 - 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 75 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Robinson's New Practical Arithmetic for Common Schools and Academies |
| Author | Horatio Nelson Robinson |
| Contributor | American Book Company |
| Publisher | American book Company, 1892 |
| Length | 416 pages |
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