 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1893 - 228 pages
...75. 1. Add $21.38, $1.82, and $31.015. OPERATION. & Ф 1 et R "^or convel"ence, we wr¡te the numbers so that ® ' figures of the same order shall stand in the same •i.cf» column, and begin at the right to add, observing 31.015 to place the decimal point between... | |
 | Henry B. Maglathlin - 1894 - 370 pages
...which we write ; 2 from 4 leaves 2, which we write; 4 from 6 leaves 2, which we write. Answer, 229. RULE. Write the less number under the greater, so...of the same order shall stand in the same column. Begin with units, subtract the number expressed by each figure of the subtrahend from the number expressed... | |
 | Amos W. Plummer - Arithmetic - 1898 - 104 pages
...units. The sign of addition is an erect cross (+), and is read " plus." To add numbers, write them so that figures of the same order shall stand in the same column, and draw a horizontal line beneath; begin at the right and add each column separately, divide the several... | |
 | Daniel Barnard Hagar - Arithmetic - 1871 - 352 pages
...transaction ? Ans. 1019 dollars. 60. Rule for Subtraction.— Write the subtrahend under the minuend, so that figures of the same order shall stand in the same column. Begin at the right, subtract the units of each order of the subtrahend from units of the same order... | |
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RULE. — Write the less number under the greater, so that figures of the same decimal place shall stand in the same column. Subtract as in whole numbers, and point off the remainder as in addition of decimals. 
