Practical and Mental Arithmetic on a New Plan: In which Mental Arithmetic is Combined with the Use of the Slate : Containing a Complete System for All Practical Purposes Being in Dollars and CentsWilliam Marshall & Company, 1837 - 284 páginas |
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... figures than Short , compar- ed with Long Division . Here , then , on the ground of convenience , it would be reasonable to infer , that its retention was more necessary than either . But , waiving its utility in this respect , there is ...
... figures than Short , compar- ed with Long Division . Here , then , on the ground of convenience , it would be reasonable to infer , that its retention was more necessary than either . But , waiving its utility in this respect , there is ...
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... figures , will invigorate , strengthen , and expand the mind less than by letters . Is not a more extensive knowledge of the power of fig- ures desirable , aside from the improvement of the mind , and the practical utility which these ...
... figures , will invigorate , strengthen , and expand the mind less than by letters . Is not a more extensive knowledge of the power of fig- ures desirable , aside from the improvement of the mind , and the practical utility which these ...
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... figures and lines on the slate , and perform wondrous operations with the self - complacent dexterity of a conjurer ; he is not content to be led to the treasures of science blindfold ; he would tear the bandage from his eyes , that he ...
... figures and lines on the slate , and perform wondrous operations with the self - complacent dexterity of a conjurer ; he is not content to be led to the treasures of science blindfold ; he would tear the bandage from his eyes , that he ...
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... figures annexed to the ques- tions , it may here be remarked , that these figures are separate answers , left without assigning any value to them , reserving this particular for the discretion of the pupil , which he must necessarily ...
... figures annexed to the ques- tions , it may here be remarked , that these figures are separate answers , left without assigning any value to them , reserving this particular for the discretion of the pupil , which he must necessarily ...
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... figures , Four ; Seven ; Eight ; Twelve ; Eighteen ; Twenty - two ; Thirty - two ; Forty - five ; Forty - nine ; Fifty - six ; Fifty - nine ; Sixty - three ; Seventy - five ; Eighty - seven ; Ninety - two ; Ninety - seven ; Ninety ...
... figures , Four ; Seven ; Eight ; Twelve ; Eighteen ; Twenty - two ; Thirty - two ; Forty - five ; Forty - nine ; Fifty - six ; Fifty - nine ; Sixty - three ; Seventy - five ; Eighty - seven ; Ninety - two ; Ninety - seven ; Ninety ...
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12 cents 12 leaves 50 cents acres amount annuity apiece apples bbls broadcloth bushels bushels of rye called ciphers cloth cost common denominator common fraction compound interest contained cord feet corn cube root derive the following dimes divide dividend divisor dollars equal example Exercises farthings federal money feet long feet wide following RULE gain gallons gals gills give greatest common divisor hence hogshead hundred illustrations we derive improper fraction James least common least common multiple length lowest terms miles mills mixed number molasses months Multiply number of terms OPERATION oranges ounces payment pence pints pounds present worth proceed pupil pwts quarts ratio Reduce remainder shillings Slate sold solid feet solid inches square feet square rods square root subtract third term units whole number write yards of cloth
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Página 203 - 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.
Página 251 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Página 203 - But if any payments be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation, for one year, add it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid, from the time it was paid, up to the end of the...
Página 255 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient, increased by 1 , will be the answer.
Página 216 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Página 38 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor. The number which shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend is called the quotient.
Página 115 - 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 a line beneath.
Página 187 - Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide their product by the first term , the quotient will be the answer...
Página ix - If you shut your thumb and one finger and leave the rest open, how many will be open? 7. If you have two cents in one hand, and two in the other, how many have you in both?
Página 261 - Hence, to find the present worth of any annuity, at 5 or 6 per cent...