A Practical Treatise on Arithmetic: Wherein Every Principle Taught is Explained in a Simple and Obvious Manner; Containing Numerous Questions, and Combining the Useful Properties of Former Works, with the Modern Improvements. Being a Complete System. To which is Added, a Description of Book-keeping, with Examples for Practice |
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... dividend , 263 the quotient , and 1 the remainder . 2. If I buy 126 dollars worth of broadcloth , at 3 dollars a ... Dividend ? Quotient ? Remainder In example 1 , lesson 42 , what is the divisor ? Dividend ? Quo tient ? Remainder ? 4. A ...
... dividend , 263 the quotient , and 1 the remainder . 2. If I buy 126 dollars worth of broadcloth , at 3 dollars a ... Dividend ? Quotient ? Remainder In example 1 , lesson 42 , what is the divisor ? Dividend ? Quo tient ? Remainder ? 4. A ...
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... dividend . the divisor consists of only one figure , draw a line beneath the dividend , and divide the left hand figure or two left hand figures , placing the quotient beneath ; the next figures of the dividend joined to the right of ...
... dividend . the divisor consists of only one figure , draw a line beneath the dividend , and divide the left hand figure or two left hand figures , placing the quotient beneath ; the next figures of the dividend joined to the right of ...
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... dividend ; then multiply the divisor by the quotient , and subtract the product from the figures divided . Bring down the next figure of the dividend , join it to the right of the remain der , if any , and divide as before , putting the ...
... dividend ; then multiply the divisor by the quotient , and subtract the product from the figures divided . Bring down the next figure of the dividend , join it to the right of the remain der , if any , and divide as before , putting the ...
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... dividend as there are O's in the divisor . The figures cut off are the remainder , the others the quotient . 9. Divide 599843 by 100 . 10. 10 children inherited 15220 dollars ; what was the share of each ? 11. If you divide 372000 into ...
... dividend as there are O's in the divisor . The figures cut off are the remainder , the others the quotient . 9. Divide 599843 by 100 . 10. 10 children inherited 15220 dollars ; what was the share of each ? 11. If you divide 372000 into ...
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... dividend , divide what remains of the divi- dend by what remains of the divisor , and place the figures cut off from the dividend at the right of the remainder . 3. How many times 4000 are there in 2010000 ? Answer , 502 , and 2000 over ...
... dividend , divide what remains of the divi- dend by what remains of the divisor , and place the figures cut off from the dividend at the right of the remainder . 3. How many times 4000 are there in 2010000 ? Answer , 502 , and 2000 over ...
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Page 9 - Cardinal numbers: 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 20...
Page 256 - These are usually accounted six in number, viz. the Lever, the Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the Inclined Plane, the Wedge, and the Screw.
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Page 337 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 268 - There are five things in arithmetical progression, any three of which being given, the other two may be found : — 1st. The first term. ' 2d. The last term. 3d. The number of terms. 4th. The common difference. 5th. The sum of al!
Page 233 - That number, which multiplied by itself will produce a certain other number, is called the square root of this other number ; thus, 2 is the square root of 4, 5 the square root of 25, &c.
Page 70 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.
Page 218 - The area of a triangle is equal to half the product of its base by its altitude.
Page 165 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment ; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced , add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total. If there be after payments made, compute the interest on the balance due, to the next payment, and then deduct the payment as above ; and in like manner from one payment to another till all the payments are absorbed ; provided the time between one payment and another be one year or more.
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