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... place . The local value of a figure is the increased value which it expresses by having other figures placed on its right . Each removal of a figure one place to the left in- creases its value ten times . NUMERATION is reading numbers ...
... place . The local value of a figure is the increased value which it expresses by having other figures placed on its right . Each removal of a figure one place to the left in- creases its value ten times . NUMERATION is reading numbers ...
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... place , and carry the two tens to the second column ; then add thus , 4 , 9 , 16 , 24 ; set down the 4 in ten's place , and carry the two hundreds to the third column , and so on to the end . Never add in this manner : 1 and 6 are seven ...
... place , and carry the two tens to the second column ; then add thus , 4 , 9 , 16 , 24 ; set down the 4 in ten's place , and carry the two hundreds to the third column , and so on to the end . Never add in this manner : 1 and 6 are seven ...
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... are 9's , when it is borne in mind that adding 9 to a sum places it in the next higher ten with the unit 1 less ; thus , 17+ 9 = 26 ; 39 + 9 = 48 ; 63 + 9 = 72 . SUBTRACTION is the process of finding the difference of two B 2.
... are 9's , when it is borne in mind that adding 9 to a sum places it in the next higher ten with the unit 1 less ; thus , 17+ 9 = 26 ; 39 + 9 = 48 ; 63 + 9 = 72 . SUBTRACTION is the process of finding the difference of two B 2.
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... place to the right . To multiply any number by 100 , annex two ci- phers , or remove the point two places to the right . To multiply any number by 1000 , annex three ciphers , or remove the point three places to the right ...
... place to the right . To multiply any number by 100 , annex two ci- phers , or remove the point two places to the right . To multiply any number by 1000 , annex three ciphers , or remove the point three places to the right ...
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... place in the product , then 5 × 2 + 4 × 3 = 22 , put the units 2 on the left of the 8 and carry the other 2 ; then , 5 × 3 + 2 = 17 , which , put down , making a total of 1728 , the answer . The same method can be applied when the mul ...
... place in the product , then 5 × 2 + 4 × 3 = 22 , put the units 2 on the left of the 8 and carry the other 2 ; then , 5 × 3 + 2 = 17 , which , put down , making a total of 1728 , the answer . The same method can be applied when the mul ...
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acres add the product aliquot amount annex annuity annum answer Art of Reckoning Avoirdupois base bricks bushels Carat cental ciphers common divisor Compound Interest cube root cubic feet debt decimal places decimal point denominator difference Discount dividend Dollar DRY MEASURE Entire interest equal EXAMPLE farthings find the cost Find the interest find the number foot fractions Frustrum gallons given number given rate grains greatest common divisor HOWARD'S inches least common multiple length measure Meter minuend NOTE number of days number of months number of pounds number of terms ounce PAYMENTS Pound Sterling present worth Principal profit quantity quotient rate per cent RECKON INTEREST remainder remove the decimal remove the point rods RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply shillings side silver square number square root subtract TABLE Troy TROY POUND TROY WEIGHT U. S. Gold unit figure weight whole numbers yards York zero date
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Page 67 - Multiply each debt by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts. The quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 26 - Division Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. The dividend is the number to be divided; the divisor is the number by which the dividend is divided; the quotient is the result of the division.
Page 77 - Exactness requires the addition, to every three hundred bushels, of one extra bushel. The foregoing rule may be used for finding the number of gallons, by multiplying the number of bushels by 8. If the corn in the box is in...
Page 112 - The description of a forty-acre lot would read: The south half of the west half of the south-west quarter of section 1 in township 24, north of range 7 west, or as the case might be; and sometimes will fall short and sometimes overrun the number of acres it is supposed to contain. The nautical mile is 795 4-5 feet longer than the common mile. SURVEYORS
Page 113 - In Board Measure all boards are assumed to be 1 in. thick. A board foot is 1 ft. long, 1 ft. wide, and 1 inch thick ; hence 12 board feet make 1 cubic foot. Board feet are changed to cubic feet by dividing by 12.
Page 113 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. PAPER. 24 sheets = 1 quire. 20 quires = 1 ream. 2 reams = 1 bundle. 5 bundles = 1 bale.
Page 85 - General rule for measuring timber, to find the solid contents in feet. RULE. — Multiply the depth in inches by the breadth in inches, and then multiply by the length in feet, and divide by 144. To find the number of feet of timber in trees with the bark on. RULE. — Multiply the square of one-fifth of the circumference in inches, by twice the length, in feet, and divide by 144.
Page 37 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 79 - How to find the number of acres in any plot of land, the number of rods being given. RULE. — Divide the number of rods by 8, multiply the quotient by 5, and remove the decimal point two places to the left.
Page 36 - ... the following RULE. Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off as many places for decimals in the product as there are decimal places in both factors. If there are not so many places, supply the defect by prefixing ciphers.