Arithmetic Designed for Academies and Schools: With AnswersA.S. Barnes & Company, 1844 - 340 pages |
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... Ten , & c . Each word , one , two , three , four , five , six , & c . , points out how many things are spoken of ... ten feet of length , one foot is the unit ; if it be four hours of time , one hour is the unit . Q. What is the unit of ...
... Ten , & c . Each word , one , two , three , four , five , six , & c . , points out how many things are spoken of ... ten feet of length , one foot is the unit ; if it be four hours of time , one hour is the unit . Q. What is the unit of ...
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... ten of these characters . They are O which is called a cipher , or Naught , 1 2 3 4 5 8 6769 One , Two , Three ... ten , we have no separate character for it . We must combine the cha- racters already known . This we do by writing 0 on ...
... ten of these characters . They are O which is called a cipher , or Naught , 1 2 3 4 5 8 6769 One , Two , Three ... ten , we have no separate character for it . We must combine the cha- racters already known . This we do by writing 0 on ...
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... tens , or twenty , are written Three tens , or thirty , Four tens , or forty , Five tens , or fifty , Six tens , or sixty , Seven tens , or seventy , Eight tens , or eighty , Nine tens , or ninety , 20 - 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 12 The ...
... tens , or twenty , are written Three tens , or thirty , Four tens , or forty , Five tens , or fifty , Six tens , or sixty , Seven tens , or seventy , Eight tens , or eighty , Nine tens , or ninety , 20 - 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 12 The ...
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... tens , and 5 units therefore , to express 3 units of the 3d order , 7 units of the second order , and 5 of the 1st . Hence , we write cohuns . tens . units . and we read from the right , units , tens , hundreds . In the number eight ...
... tens , and 5 units therefore , to express 3 units of the 3d order , 7 units of the second order , and 5 of the 1st . Hence , we write cohuns . tens . units . and we read from the right , units , tens , hundreds . In the number eight ...
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... tens ; the third , the place of hundreds ; the fourth , the place of thousands ; & c . 3d . That ten units of the first place are equal to one unit of the second place ; that ten units of the second place are equal to one unit of the ...
... tens ; the third , the place of hundreds ; the fourth , the place of thousands ; & c . 3d . That ten units of the first place are equal to one unit of the second place ; that ten units of the second place are equal to one unit of the ...
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12 cents acres annex apples barrels Bought called carats cent per annum ciphers column common denominator composite number compound fraction Currency denominate number different denominations dimes dividend dividing the numerator division dollars Dry measure equal EXAMPLES exceed 12 factors Federal Money feet figure Find the least following RULE four fourth gallon gives greater greatest common divisor Hence higher denomination hogshead hundred improper fractions inches interest least common multiple leaves less number lower denomination lowest terms merchant miles mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply the numerator numerator and denominator one-half one-sixth one-third OPERATION ounces pence proper fraction quarts quotient Reduce Repeat the Table right hand sheep shillings simple numbers square subtract subtrahend tens tenths third thousand thousandths tiply TROY WEIGHT true remainder unit be divided VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number Write yards of cloth
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