Arithmetic Designed for Academies and Schools: With AnswersA.S. Barnes & Company, 1844 - 340 pages |
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... greatest number that will so divide them , is called their GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR . EXAMPLES . 1. Take the two numbers 142 and 994. 134 OF VULGAR FRACTIONS .
... greatest number that will so divide them , is called their GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR . EXAMPLES . 1. Take the two numbers 142 and 994. 134 OF VULGAR FRACTIONS .
Page 135
... greatest common divisor cannot be greater than the least number 142. This number will divide itself : -let us see if it will also divide 994 . The number 142 exactly divides itself , giving a quotient of 1 ; it also divides 994 giving a ...
... greatest common divisor cannot be greater than the least number 142. This number will divide itself : -let us see if it will also divide 994 . The number 142 exactly divides itself , giving a quotient of 1 ; it also divides 994 giving a ...
Page 136
... greatest common divisor of two numbers is obtained by dividing the greater by the less , then dividing the divisor ... greatest common divisor sought . Q. Will the common divisor of two numbers divide their remainder after division ? How ...
... greatest common divisor of two numbers is obtained by dividing the greater by the less , then dividing the divisor ... greatest common divisor sought . Q. Will the common divisor of two numbers divide their remainder after division ? How ...
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... greatest common divisor of the numerator and denominator and divide them by it . The value of the fraction will not be altered by the reduction . 70 EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce to its lowest terms . 1st METHOD . 5 ) 70 714 2 which are the ...
... greatest common divisor of the numerator and denominator and divide them by it . The value of the fraction will not be altered by the reduction . 70 EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce to its lowest terms . 1st METHOD . 5 ) 70 714 2 which are the ...
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... greatest number of places in any of the given numbers . Q. What parts of unity may be added together ? How do you set down the numbers for addition ? How will the decimal points fall ? How do you then add ? How many decimal places do ...
... greatest number of places in any of the given numbers . Q. What parts of unity may be added together ? How do you set down the numbers for addition ? How will the decimal points fall ? How do you then add ? How many decimal places do ...
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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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