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... units , tens , and hundreds in one number . To express five hundred twenty- one thousand eight hundred three , we write 5 in the sixth place , counting from units , 2 in the fifth place , 1 in the fourth place , 8 in the third place , 0 ...
... units , tens , and hundreds in one number . To express five hundred twenty- one thousand eight hundred three , we write 5 in the sixth place , counting from units , 2 in the fifth place , 1 in the fourth place , 8 in the third place , 0 ...
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... units , tens , and hundreds of millions , and then follow units , tens , and hundreds of each higher name , as seen in the following table : NUMERATION TABLE . PERIODS . 6th 5th 4th 3d 2d 1st NAME . ORDERS OF G HUNDREDS . W TENS ...
... units , tens , and hundreds of millions , and then follow units , tens , and hundreds of each higher name , as seen in the following table : NUMERATION TABLE . PERIODS . 6th 5th 4th 3d 2d 1st NAME . ORDERS OF G HUNDREDS . W TENS ...
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... unit of the third order , four of the second . 2. Three units of the fifth order , two of the third , one of the first . 3. Eight units of the fourth order , five of the second . 4. Two units of the seventh order , nine of the sixth ...
... unit of the third order , four of the second . 2. Three units of the fifth order , two of the third , one of the first . 3. Eight units of the fourth order , five of the second . 4. Two units of the seventh order , nine of the sixth ...
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... units of the third order , or 4 hundred . Care should be taken not to mistake the local value of a figure for the ... ( units , tens , and hundreds ) , except the last period to the left hand , which sometimes contains only one or two ...
... units of the third order , or 4 hundred . Care should be taken not to mistake the local value of a figure for the ... ( units , tens , and hundreds ) , except the last period to the left hand , which sometimes contains only one or two ...
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... units of each successive period in their order , placing a cipher wherever an order of units is omitted . RULE FOR NUMERATION . I. Separate the number into periods of three figures each , commencing at the right hand . II . Beginning at ...
... units of each successive period in their order , placing a cipher wherever an order of units is omitted . RULE FOR NUMERATION . I. Separate the number into periods of three figures each , commencing at the right hand . II . Beginning at ...
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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.