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... side of the sign of equality , we obtain in this case the expression 30 : 6 = 30 05 If the successive subtraction of the divisor , should at last leave a number smaller than this divisor , it will give what is called a remainder , that ...
... side of the sign of equality , we obtain in this case the expression 30 : 6 = 30 05 If the successive subtraction of the divisor , should at last leave a number smaller than this divisor , it will give what is called a remainder , that ...
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... side . Example .-- To add 176873 + 34719 . Write these numbers thus ; and draw a line beneath them ; then add the column of units , tens , hundreds , thousands , ten thousands , hundreds of thousands , 176873 34719 12 8 15 10 10 1 ...
... side . Example .-- To add 176873 + 34719 . Write these numbers thus ; and draw a line beneath them ; then add the column of units , tens , hundreds , thousands , ten thousands , hundreds of thousands , 176873 34719 12 8 15 10 10 1 ...
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... side . Let the following example be given . 600198056 356499278 Place the example as indicated , thus : 600198056 356499278 . 243698778 600198059 Here in the units the 8 cannot be taken from the 6 , an unit is therefore borrowed from ...
... side . Let the following example be given . 600198056 356499278 Place the example as indicated , thus : 600198056 356499278 . 243698778 600198059 Here in the units the 8 cannot be taken from the 6 , an unit is therefore borrowed from ...
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... side , exactly under the num- ber of the multiplier of which it is the product ; as its proper unit . The sum of all these partial products is then made , by the addition of all the numbers in the regular order in which they stand under ...
... side , exactly under the num- ber of the multiplier of which it is the product ; as its proper unit . The sum of all these partial products is then made , by the addition of all the numbers in the regular order in which they stand under ...
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... side of the sign of equality which follows them , thus : 842316 280772 3 3 6 842316 24 24 21 21 6 0 Here we say 3 , in 8 , is contained twice , and having written the 2 , as the first number to the quotient , we must make the product of ...
... side of the sign of equality which follows them , thus : 842316 280772 3 3 6 842316 24 24 21 21 6 0 Here we say 3 , in 8 , is contained twice , and having written the 2 , as the first number to the quotient , we must make the product of ...
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Page 42 - If the numerator and denominator of each fraction is multiplied (or divided) by the same number, the value of the fraction will not change. This is because a fraction b/b, b being any number, is equal to the multiplicative identity, 1 . Therefore, Hx8.= 88 _5_x!
Page 111 - A ratio is formed by two numbers, each of which is called a term, and both together, a couplet. Thus, 2 and 6 together form a couplet of which 2 is the first term, and 6 the second. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent; -the second, the consequent.
Page 197 - What fraction is that, to the numerator of which if 1 be added, the value will be •£ ; but if 1 be adde.d to the denominator, its value will be | ? Let — denote the fraction.
Page 118 - PROPORTION THE PRODUCT OF THE TWO EXTREME TERMS IS EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT OF THE TWO MEAN TERMS.
Page ii - Answers, 6d. Each subject is also accompanied by an example fully worked out and minutely explained. The Exercises are numerous and practical. A Complete System of Arithmetic, Theoretical and Practical; adapted to the Use of Schools and Private Students; containing the Fundamental Rules, and their application to Mercantile Computations ; Vulgar and Decimal Fractions ; Involution and Evolution ; Series ; Annuities, Certain and Contingent. By JAMES TBOTTEB.
Page 53 - The reason for this rule is the same, in reality, as that for the preceding one. 37. |i'or, multiplying the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor multiplies the dividend by that number.
Page 169 - That is, the first term of an increasing arithmetical series is equal to the last term diminished by the product of the common difference into the number of terms less one. From the same formula...
Page 197 - The sides of two square pieces of ground are as 3 to 5, and the sum of their superficial contents is 30600 square feet. What is the length of a side of each piece ? Ans.