Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic ...Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1882 - 374 pages |
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... reduced to a minimum . For example , but one rule is given for multiplication of fractions , one for division of fractions , and two for all cases of reduction of compound numbers , whether integral or fractional . It combines oral and ...
... reduced to a minimum . For example , but one rule is given for multiplication of fractions , one for division of fractions , and two for all cases of reduction of compound numbers , whether integral or fractional . It combines oral and ...
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... Reduction of Fractions .......... Addition of Fractions ...... 73 | Multiplication of Fractions ....... 83 75 ... Reduction to Decimals ... DECIMAL SYSTEM OF MONEY DECIMAL ( METRIC ) SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Definitions .... Tables ...
... Reduction of Fractions .......... Addition of Fractions ...... 73 | Multiplication of Fractions ....... 83 75 ... Reduction to Decimals ... DECIMAL SYSTEM OF MONEY DECIMAL ( METRIC ) SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Definitions .... Tables ...
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... reduce the 1 hundred remainder to tens , that is , call it 10 tens , and adding it to the 8 tens , we have 18 tens ; 4 in 18 tens , 4 tens times and 2 tens re- mainder ; writing the 4 in tens ' place in the quotient , we reduce the 2 ...
... reduce the 1 hundred remainder to tens , that is , call it 10 tens , and adding it to the 8 tens , we have 18 tens ; 4 in 18 tens , 4 tens times and 2 tens re- mainder ; writing the 4 in tens ' place in the quotient , we reduce the 2 ...
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... reduces the remainder to the next lower denomination in the scale . 44. Divide 7864 by 5 . OPERATION . ( 45. ) 4 ) 87379 21844.75 47. 473864 ÷ 5 = ? 49. 234639 ÷ 12 = ? 5 ) 7864 1572.8 ( 46. ) 8 ) 1876.2 234.525 48. 986.74 ÷ 4 = ? 50 ...
... reduces the remainder to the next lower denomination in the scale . 44. Divide 7864 by 5 . OPERATION . ( 45. ) 4 ) 87379 21844.75 47. 473864 ÷ 5 = ? 49. 234639 ÷ 12 = ? 5 ) 7864 1572.8 ( 46. ) 8 ) 1876.2 234.525 48. 986.74 ÷ 4 = ? 50 ...
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... reduced to the next lower denomination by annexing a cipher , and the division continued . When the division has been carried as far as desirable , if there is still a remainder the sign + may be written at the right of the quotient ...
... reduced to the next lower denomination by annexing a cipher , and the division continued . When the division has been carried as far as desirable , if there is still a remainder the sign + may be written at the right of the quotient ...
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Page 136 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 142 - 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 134 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq.
Page 64 - The GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will divide each of them without remainder ; thus, 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, and 30.
Page 39 - If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend which is left is called the REMAINDER.
Page 140 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one. Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 56 - If 8 men can do a certain piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 4 men do the same ? 13.
Page 259 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 119 - In the metric system, the unit of length is the meter, which is one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole.
Page 131 - The specific gravity of a body is its weight compared with the weight of the same bulk of water.