Arithmetic Designed for Academies and Schools: With AnswersA.S. Barnes & Company, 1844 - 340 pages |
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... unit is expressed , has been changed to that of Denominate Numbers . This change has not been made with any ambitious ... units 1 . Is it not then the better way to call the first a denominate number , and the other a simple number , as ...
... unit is expressed , has been changed to that of Denominate Numbers . This change has not been made with any ambitious ... units 1 . Is it not then the better way to call the first a denominate number , and the other a simple number , as ...
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... unit of a number is one of the equal things which the number expresses . Thus , if the number be six apples , one apple is the unit ; if it be five pounds of tea , one pound of tea is the unit ; if it be ten feet of length , one foot is the ...
... unit of a number is one of the equal things which the number expresses . Thus , if the number be six apples , one apple is the unit ; if it be five pounds of tea , one pound of tea is the unit ; if it be ten feet of length , one foot is the ...
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... units . three things four things five things six things seven things eight things nine things or three units . or four units . or five units . or six units . or seven units . or eight units . or nine units . Q. What does 0 express ...
... units . three things four things five things six things seven things eight things nine things or three units . or four units . or five units . or six units . or seven units . or eight units . or nine units . Q. What does 0 express ...
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... units , the other , the place of tens , or units of the second order ; and each unit of the second order is equal to ten units of the first order . When units simply are named , units of the first order are always meant . Two tens , or ...
... units , the other , the place of tens , or units of the second order ; and each unit of the second order is equal to ten units of the first order . When units simply are named , units of the first order are always meant . Two tens , or ...
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... units of the first order . But the one hundred is but an individual hun- dred , and in this light may be regarded as a unit of the third order . We are , We can now express any number less than one thousand . For example , in the number ...
... units of the first order . But the one hundred is but an individual hun- dred , and in this light may be regarded as a unit of the third order . We are , We can now express any number less than one thousand . For example , in the number ...
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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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Page 120 - GO days, $500 to be paid in 120 days, and $750 to be paid* in 180 days : what is the equated time for the payment of the whole? Ans. 137^| days. 7. A merchant has due him $1500 ; one-sixth is to be paid in 2 months ; one-third in 3 months ; and the rest in 6 months: what is the equated time for the payment of the whole ? Ans.
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Page 126 - To find the contents of a cylinder, Multiply the area of the base by the altitude : the product will be the contents.
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