Arithmetic, for the use of schoolsSociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge; sold at the Depository, Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields; 4, Royal Exchange; 16, Hanover Street, Hanover Square; and, 1853 - 143 Seiten |
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41 per cent A's share acres annum avoirdupois brokerage bushel common denominator compound interest contained cost cube root cyphers decimal fraction decimal of 17 decimal places decimal point Divide dividend divisible divisor equal EXAMPLES Extract the square farthings feet 8 inches Find the amount Find the difference find the greatest Find the interest Find the L. C. M. Find the product Find the sum Find the value foot furlongs gain per cent gallons given number greatest common measure guinea hundred improper fractions integer least common multiple lowest terms miles mixed numbers moidore multiplicand Multiply number of figures numerator and denominator pence places of decimals pounds present worth quantity quarters quotient recurring decimal remainder Rule.-Multiply selling shilling simple interest sold to gain square root subtract three numbers unit vulgar fraction weighing wheat whole number
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Seite 28 - Square Measure 144 square inches = 1 square foot 9 square feet = 1 square yard 30£...
Seite 19 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Seite 9 - RULE. Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a common denominator.
Seite 64 - Sir," said I, after puzzling a long time over "more requiring more and less requiring less" — "will you tell me why I sometimes multiply the second and third terms together and divide by the first — and at other times multiply the first and second and divide by the third?" "Why, because more requires more sometimes, and sometimes it requires less — to be sure. Haven't you read the rule, my boy?" " Yes, sir, I can repeat the rule, but I don't understand it.
Seite 5 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, Divide the numerator by the denominator. The quotient will be the whole number, and the remainder, if...
Seite 9 - The Least Common Multiple of two or more numbers is the least number which is a multiple of each of them; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 2, 3, and 4.
Seite 60 - RULE. — Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due ; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the...
Seite 7 - REFERENCE. 2. — FACTORING. Greatest Common Divisor. I. (1) From the given numbers reject all multiples of any of the given numbers. (2) Separate each of the remaining numbers into its prime factors.
Seite 4 - Multiply the proposed number by the given denominator, and the product will be the numerator of the fraction required.
Seite 42 - ... 1 from 5 to 14, 2 from 15 to 24, 3 from 25 to 34, &c.