Arithmetic Designed for Academies and Schools: With AnswersA.S. Barnes & Company, 1844 - 340 pages |
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... foot is the unit ; if it be four hours of time , one hour is the unit . Q. What is the unit of a number ? What is the unit of the number six apples ? Of the number five pounds of tea ? Of the number ten feet ? Of the number four hours ...
... foot is the unit ; if it be four hours of time , one hour is the unit . Q. What is the unit of a number ? What is the unit of the number six apples ? Of the number five pounds of tea ? Of the number ten feet ? Of the number four hours ...
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... foot of the unit's column , and add up the figures of that column . If the sum can be expressed by a single figure , write it beneath the line , in the unit's place . But if it cannot , see how many tens and how many units it contains ...
... foot of the unit's column , and add up the figures of that column . If the sum can be expressed by a single figure , write it beneath the line , in the unit's place . But if it cannot , see how many tens and how many units it contains ...
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... 267 years hence ? Ans . years . 8. An army consists of 4000 foot soldiers , 4006 cavalry or horse , 3093 artillery - men , 1224 riflemen , 1400 pioneers and 200 miners : What is the whole number of 34 ADDITION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS .
... 267 years hence ? Ans . years . 8. An army consists of 4000 foot soldiers , 4006 cavalry or horse , 3093 artillery - men , 1224 riflemen , 1400 pioneers and 200 miners : What is the whole number of 34 ADDITION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS .
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... foot ; but 30 feet and 60 yards are of different denominations , the unit of the first being 1 foot , and the unit of the second , 1 yard . Q. What is a denominate number ? ( see $ 45 . ) What is the unit of 6 yards of cloth ? When are ...
... foot ; but 30 feet and 60 yards are of different denominations , the unit of the first being 1 foot , and the unit of the second , 1 yard . Q. What is a denominate number ? ( see $ 45 . ) What is the unit of 6 yards of cloth ? When are ...
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... foot , we have 3x3 = 9 feet ; and 9 × 12 = 108 inches . If , on the contrary , it were required to bring inches into yards , we should first divide by 12 , to bring them into feet , and then by 3 to bring the feet into yards . Thus ...
... foot , we have 3x3 = 9 feet ; and 9 × 12 = 108 inches . If , on the contrary , it were required to bring inches into yards , we should first divide by 12 , to bring them into feet , and then by 3 to bring the feet into yards . Thus ...
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acres amount annex apiece apples barrels Bought bushels bushels of wheat called casks cent per annum ciphers cloth cost column common denominator common difference composite number contains cords cube root cubic Currency decimal fraction decimal places denominate number diameter dimes dividend division dollars drams Dry measure equal EXAMPLES express farthings Federal Money feet figures following RULE foot four gallon given number gives greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred hundredths improper fractions inches least common multiple lower denomination lowest terms measure merchant miles mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand multiply number of terms OPERATION ounces paid payment pence pints quarts quotient receive Reduce remainder Repeat the Table rods sell sheep shillings simple numbers sold solid square root subtract sugar tens thousandths Troy weight tuns VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number wine Write yards of cloth
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