Practical Arithmetic: In Four Books ... Extracted from the Large and Entire Treatise, and Adapted to the Commerce of Ireland as Well as that of Great Britain ... |
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... lesser of two numbers is 276 , the difference between them 96 : how much is the greater ? Answ . 372 . 11. What day of the year was the 27th of the 8th month , August 1765 ? Answ . 239th . 12. What day of the year was the 21st of the ...
... lesser of two numbers is 276 , the difference between them 96 : how much is the greater ? Answ . 372 . 11. What day of the year was the 27th of the 8th month , August 1765 ? Answ . 239th . 12. What day of the year was the 21st of the ...
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... lesser is called the divisor , ( i . e . the divider , ) and the greater the dividend , ( i . e . the number to be divided . ) 2. What is the number found called ? A. The quotient , which shews how often the divisor is contained in the ...
... lesser is called the divisor , ( i . e . the divider , ) and the greater the dividend , ( i . e . the number to be divided . ) 2. What is the number found called ? A. The quotient , which shews how often the divisor is contained in the ...
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... lesser given , to find the lesser , Subtract the one from the other . Example . From 144 the greater Take 96 the difference Remains 48 the lesser . Problem III . Having the lesser of two numbers given , and the dif ference between it ...
... lesser given , to find the lesser , Subtract the one from the other . Example . From 144 the greater Take 96 the difference Remains 48 the lesser . Problem III . Having the lesser of two numbers given , and the dif ference between it ...
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... lesser of two numbers is 9709 , the difference be- tween them is 1192 ; what is the greater ? Answ . 10001 . 3. What number must I multiply by 7 that the product may be 623 ? Answ . 89 . 4. The product of two numbers is 31383450 , and ...
... lesser of two numbers is 9709 , the difference be- tween them is 1192 ; what is the greater ? Answ . 10001 . 3. What number must I multiply by 7 that the product may be 623 ? Answ . 89 . 4. The product of two numbers is 31383450 , and ...
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... lesser ; likewise a ber of divers denominations to the lowest of them , and the contrary , viz . to change a number of a lesser denomination to a grea er . I. To bring a number of a higher or greater denomination : to a lower or less ...
... lesser ; likewise a ber of divers denominations to the lowest of them , and the contrary , viz . to change a number of a lesser denomination to a grea er . I. To bring a number of a higher or greater denomination : to a lower or less ...
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Page 137 - Upon this, they called a truce, and agreed that the £ of the whole, left by A at first, should be equally divided among them. How much of the prize, after this distribution, remained with each of the competitors ? •«»»• AVA A; jfiflflfe B; jfoflfc C; i£ff& D; 85.
Page 132 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 303 - In any continued geometrical progression, the product of the two extremes is equal to the product of any two means...
Page 288 - Suppose a ladder 40 feet long be so planted as to reach a window 33 feet from the ground, on one side of the street, and without moving it at the foot, will...
Page 130 - Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator.
Page 221 - When the principal, amount, and time are given to find the rate per cent.
Page 320 - To Divide One Number by Another, Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference.
Page 324 - Suppose there is a mast erected, so that i of its length stands in the ground, 12 feet of it in the water, and £ of its length in the air, or above water ; 1 demand the whole length ? Anti.
Page 105 - If a man performs a journey in 5 days, when the day is 12 hours long, in how many days will he perform it when the day is but 10 hours long?* Jlns.
Page 150 - ... performed by removing the separatrix in the dividend, so many places towards the left hand as there are cyphers in the divisor.