The Western Calculator, Or, A New and Compendious System of Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Elementary Principles and Rules of Calculation in Whole, Mixed, and Decimal Numbers ...Johnston & Stockton, 1839 - 203 páginas |
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... periods , three ir . each period . The first period includes units , tens , and hun- dreds . The second period includes thousands , tens of thou- sands , hundreds of thousands . The third period includes millions , tens of millions ...
... periods , three ir . each period . The first period includes units , tens , and hun- dreds . The second period includes thousands , tens of thou- sands , hundreds of thousands . The third period includes millions , tens of millions ...
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... period , and the different fig- ures in each period , may be learned from the following TABLE . 3d period . 2d period . 1st period . Tens Hundreds Units Thousands Hund . of Thousands Tens of Thousands Millions Hund . ' of Millions Tens ...
... period , and the different fig- ures in each period , may be learned from the following TABLE . 3d period . 2d period . 1st period . Tens Hundreds Units Thousands Hund . of Thousands Tens of Thousands Millions Hund . ' of Millions Tens ...
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... periods . And as banks from long established custom , give three days over and above the time limited by the words of the note , called days of grace ; and as the day of the date , and the day of payment are both calculated , which ...
... periods . And as banks from long established custom , give three days over and above the time limited by the words of the note , called days of grace ; and as the day of the date , and the day of payment are both calculated , which ...
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... periods of two figures each , beginning at the right hand . 2. Subtract from the first period on the left , 128 EVOLUTION . - SQUARE ROOT .
... periods of two figures each , beginning at the right hand . 2. Subtract from the first period on the left , 128 EVOLUTION . - SQUARE ROOT .
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... period , and proceed as before , till all the periods are brought down . When a remainder occurs , add ciphers for a new period , the quotient figure of which will be a decimal , which may be extended to any required degree of exactness ...
... period , and proceed as before , till all the periods are brought down . When a remainder occurs , add ciphers for a new period , the quotient figure of which will be a decimal , which may be extended to any required degree of exactness ...
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100 dollars 16 feet 25 cents 9 inches acres amount annum arithmetical arithmetical progression barrels breadth bricks bushels cask cents per pound cents per yard ciphers common denominator compound compound interest cost cube root cubic currency decimal diameter divide the product dividend divisor dollars 50 cents dolls duodecimals equal EXAMPLES Federal money feet 6 inches feet 9 feet long figures foot gain gallons geometrical progression given number given sum half hogshead hundred improper fraction inches broad inches long interest length lowest terms measure miles mills mixed number months Note number of terms operation ounces paid payment pence perches piece of ground principal proportion quantity quotient Reduce remainder rods rule of three SECTION shillings side sold solid content square root subtract superficial tare thickness timber vulgar fraction wall weight whole numbers
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Página 29 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Página 59 - A and B depart from the same, place and travel the same road ; but A goes 5 days before B, at the rate of 15 miles a day . B follows at the rate of 20 miles a . day } what distance must he travel to overtake A ? Ans. 300 miles RULE OF THREE INVERSE.
Página 54 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Página 115 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator, then reduce the new fraction to its lowest term by Case I.
Página 154 - If the vessel be double-decked, take the length thereof from the fore part of the main stem, to the after part of the stern post, above the upper deck ; the breadth thereof at the broadest part above the main wales, half of which breadth shall be accounted the depth of such vessel, and then deduct from the...
Página 112 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Página 111 - A proper fraction is when the numerator is less than the den'omiuator ; as i, f , ££, &c.
Página 135 - To extract the Square Root of a Vulgar Fraction. RULE, Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, then extract the square root of the numerator for a new numerator, and the square root of the denominator for a new denominator.
Página 121 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Página 65 - If a footman travel 130 miles in 3 days, when the days are 12 hours long ; in how many days, of 10 hours each, may he travel 360 miles ? Ans. 9|f days. 5. If 120 bushels of corn can serve 14 horses 56 days, how many days will 94 bushels serve 6 horses?