Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic ...Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1882 - 374 pages |
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... less- number is called the Subtrahend ; and the result is called the Difference or Remainder . 46. The sign of subtraction , - , called minus , signifies that the number after it is to be taken from the number before it ; thus , 743 ...
... less- number is called the Subtrahend ; and the result is called the Difference or Remainder . 46. The sign of subtraction , - , called minus , signifies that the number after it is to be taken from the number before it ; thus , 743 ...
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... less number under the greater , units under units , tenths under tenths , etc. , and draw a line beneath . 2. Beginning at the right hand , take each figure of the subtrahend from the figure above it , and place the remain- der under ...
... less number under the greater , units under units , tenths under tenths , etc. , and draw a line beneath . 2. Beginning at the right hand , take each figure of the subtrahend from the figure above it , and place the remain- der under ...
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... less 1684 ? 61. How many are 98647 less 52046 ? 62. 74.98-43.68 = ? 63. 8274-4293 = ? 1 64. The difference between two numbers is 536 , and the greater number is 768 ; what is the less ? 65. What number added to 8763 will give 9764 ? 66 ...
... less 1684 ? 61. How many are 98647 less 52046 ? 62. 74.98-43.68 = ? 63. 8274-4293 = ? 1 64. The difference between two numbers is 536 , and the greater number is 768 ; what is the less ? 65. What number added to 8763 will give 9764 ? 66 ...
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... less must be written . NOTE 4. If the remainder equals or exceeds the divisor , the quotient is too small , and in its place a figure one or more greater must be written . 76. Division is the reverse of multiplication . In multi ...
... less must be written . NOTE 4. If the remainder equals or exceeds the divisor , the quotient is too small , and in its place a figure one or more greater must be written . 76. Division is the reverse of multiplication . In multi ...
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... less the dividend , the less the quotient . ( f . ) Also , from ( c ) and ( d ) , that the greater the divisor , the less is the quotient ; and the less the divisor , the greater the quotient . 80. From the illustrations in Art . 79 we ...
... less the dividend , the less the quotient . ( f . ) Also , from ( c ) and ( d ) , that the greater the divisor , the less is the quotient ; and the less the divisor , the greater the quotient . 80. From the illustrations in Art . 79 we ...
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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.