Pike's System of Arithmetic Abridged: To which are Added Appropriate Questions, for the Examination of Scholars; and a Short System of Book-keeping |
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... amount . Or , cut off the upper line of figures , and find the amount of the rest ; then if this amount and upper line , when added together , be equal to the sum total , the work is supposed to be right . * This rule is founded on the ...
... amount . Or , cut off the upper line of figures , and find the amount of the rest ; then if this amount and upper line , when added together , be equal to the sum total , the work is supposed to be right . * This rule is founded on the ...
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... 26 4 12 16/7 2 910 6 1613 9 22 4 7 117 6 13,10 12 22/13 4 17 4 10 147 12 1910 5 1513 12 25 44 9 137 4 11/10 2 1213 6 19 4 87 10 1710 8 1813 11 24 EXAMPLES . . What is the amount of 3406 , 14 SIMPLE ADDITION . Conjoined Proportion, 143 145.
... 26 4 12 16/7 2 910 6 1613 9 22 4 7 117 6 13,10 12 22/13 4 17 4 10 147 12 1910 5 1513 12 25 44 9 137 4 11/10 2 1213 6 19 4 87 10 1710 8 1813 11 24 EXAMPLES . . What is the amount of 3406 , 14 SIMPLE ADDITION . Conjoined Proportion, 143 145.
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... amount of 3406 , 7980 , 345 , and 27 ? Total amount , Amount with the ' Tens . Units . Hundreds . Tens of Thousands . Thousands . 3 3.4 0 6 7.9 8 0 3 4 5 27 Here we begin by writing down the several numbers , units under units , tens ...
... amount of 3406 , 7980 , 345 , and 27 ? Total amount , Amount with the ' Tens . Units . Hundreds . Tens of Thousands . Thousands . 3 3.4 0 6 7.9 8 0 3 4 5 27 Here we begin by writing down the several numbers , units under units , tens ...
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... amount of three hundred and sixty - five , eight hun- dred and seven , five hundred and sixty , twenty - five , thirty - seven , and one hundred one ? Ans . 1895 . 9. The hind quarters of a cow 12. What is the amount of three hundred ...
... amount of three hundred and sixty - five , eight hun- dred and seven , five hundred and sixty , twenty - five , thirty - seven , and one hundred one ? Ans . 1895 . 9. The hind quarters of a cow 12. What is the amount of three hundred ...
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... amount to 10 , as 6 and 4 , or 7 and 3 , stand together in the column . Every operation in arithmetick ought to be revised to prevent mistakes ; and as one is apt to fall into the same mistake if he revise it in the same manner he ...
... amount to 10 , as 6 and 4 , or 7 and 3 , stand together in the column . Every operation in arithmetick ought to be revised to prevent mistakes ; and as one is apt to fall into the same mistake if he revise it in the same manner he ...
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aliquot amount annexed answer Avoirdupois bushels called carats cask ciphers column common denominator common measure compound interest contained cord wood cost cube root denom diameter divide the product dividend division divisor dollars draft or scalage Dudley Leavitt equal EXAMPLES farthings Federal Money find the value gain or loss gallons given number given sum greater half hundred improper fraction inches last quotient least common multiple left hand period Leger less lowest terms method millions mills mixed number months multiplicand multiply NOTE number of yards ounces payment pence pennyweight principal proceed Proof proportion question quotient figure rate per cent reduce remainder right hand figure rule for finding Rule of Three RULE.-Multiply shillings side simple numbers square root subtract subtrahend Table tare third term thousand VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number write yards of cloth
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Page 75 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 171 - Find the greatest square number in the first or left hand period, place the root of it at the right hand of the given number, (after the manner of a quotient in division) for the first figure of the root, and the square number under the period, and subtract it therefrom, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend.
Page 184 - ... 7. Bring down the first figure of the next period to the remainder for a new dividend, to which find a new divisor as before, and in like manner proceed till the whole be finished.
Page 72 - Divide by any number that will divide two or more of the given numbers without a remainder, and set the quotients, together with the undivided numbers, in aline beneath.
Page 122 - Subtract the original principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the Compound Interest for the whole time.
Page 196 - As the distance between the body to be raised or balanced, and the fulcrum or prop, is to the distance between the prop and the point where the power is applied ; so is the power to the weight which it will balance.