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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... manner as in " teaching languages , the whole may be divided into five , " six or more classes ; ten of the pupils , for instance " may be in Multiplication , six in the Rule of Three , " thirteen in Practice , and so on , Whenever any ...
... manner as in " teaching languages , the whole may be divided into five , " six or more classes ; ten of the pupils , for instance " may be in Multiplication , six in the Rule of Three , " thirteen in Practice , and so on , Whenever any ...
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... manner as the Points are here , it de- notes , that the Number above the Line is to be divided by that below . Is the Mark of Equality ; which being set between two Numerical Expressions , denotes they are equal between themselves ...
... manner as the Points are here , it de- notes , that the Number above the Line is to be divided by that below . Is the Mark of Equality ; which being set between two Numerical Expressions , denotes they are equal between themselves ...
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... manner , a figure in the 3d place signifies ten times ten times , or a hundred times as much as it would in the first , as in the numbers : 317 Three Hundred and Seventeen . 571 Five Hundred and Seventy - one . 764 Seven Hundred and ...
... manner , a figure in the 3d place signifies ten times ten times , or a hundred times as much as it would in the first , as in the numbers : 317 Three Hundred and Seventeen . 571 Five Hundred and Seventy - one . 764 Seven Hundred and ...
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... manner put , encrease a figure's value an hundred times , by raising it to the third place , and so on , as , 7 Seven 70 Seventy 703 Seven Hundred 7000 Seven Thousand 14. Likewise a cypher to the left - hand of any number altereth not ...
... manner put , encrease a figure's value an hundred times , by raising it to the third place , and so on , as , 7 Seven 70 Seventy 703 Seven Hundred 7000 Seven Thousand 14. Likewise a cypher to the left - hand of any number altereth not ...
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... manner to the third place , or hundreds , and so from place to place to the last , and set down the whole sum of the last place . Application Application . 8062 5041 67430 The marginal numbers being placed 18 Book I .. Whole Numbers .
... manner to the third place , or hundreds , and so from place to place to the last , and set down the whole sum of the last place . Application Application . 8062 5041 67430 The marginal numbers being placed 18 Book I .. Whole Numbers .
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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.