Unitary Arithmetic: Embodying the First Book of Arithmetic of the Irish National Board with a Full Exposition of the Unitary System Or Method of Working Arithmetic Without Rules, with Numerous Additional Examples, and Selections from Examination Papers Set at the College of Preceptors, the London University, the Civil Service, and Oxford and Cambridge Local ExaminationsLongmans, Green & Company, 1882 |
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... bring to this the next digit of the dividend , viz . 6 . You are now to find how often the divisor , 528 , is contained in your new dividend , 936 ; find , as you did before , how often the first digit of the divisor , 5 , is contained ...
... bring to this the next digit of the dividend , viz . 6 . You are now to find how often the divisor , 528 , is contained in your new dividend , 936 ; find , as you did before , how often the first digit of the divisor , 5 , is contained ...
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... Bring £ 7 8 4 ) 32 16 8 both divisor and dividend to the same denomination , and proceed as in simple division . The an- swer will be an abstract number , and will indicate how often the divisor is contained in the divi- dend , 20 20 ...
... Bring £ 7 8 4 ) 32 16 8 both divisor and dividend to the same denomination , and proceed as in simple division . The an- swer will be an abstract number , and will indicate how often the divisor is contained in the divi- dend , 20 20 ...
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... bring from a higher to a lower . RULE WITH EXAMPLE . - Multiply by as many of the lower as make one of the higher . Thus to bring £ 2 to shillings , multiply 2 by 20 , because there are 20s . in a pound . Case II . To bring a lower to a ...
... bring from a higher to a lower . RULE WITH EXAMPLE . - Multiply by as many of the lower as make one of the higher . Thus to bring £ 2 to shillings , multiply 2 by 20 , because there are 20s . in a pound . Case II . To bring a lower to a ...
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... bring them to the same as the first term -viz . , to ounces . When this is done the num- bers stand thus - 3 oz . 1792 oz . 2s . 1792 oz . 2 3 ) 3584 1194,2 Find the fourth proportional to the following numbers : — 44 SIMPLE PROPORTION .
... bring them to the same as the first term -viz . , to ounces . When this is done the num- bers stand thus - 3 oz . 1792 oz . 2s . 1792 oz . 2 3 ) 3584 1194,2 Find the fourth proportional to the following numbers : — 44 SIMPLE PROPORTION .
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... bring the fraction to its lowest terms at once , divide the greater term by the less , and the divisor by the remainder ; and so on , dividing each divisor by the last remainder till nothing remains . The last divisor is the num- ber by ...
... bring the fraction to its lowest terms at once , divide the greater term by the less , and the divisor by the remainder ; and so on , dividing each divisor by the last remainder till nothing remains . The last divisor is the num- ber by ...
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18 days acres amount annum Arithmetic avoirdupois B's share bill Bought brokerage bushels cent circulating decimal COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS common denominator compound fractions compound interest contained cost decimal places digits divide dividend divisor drams EXAMPLE 2.-Reduce Express farthings feet find a fourth find the interest Find the value four hundred fourth proportional furlongs gain gallons guineas hhds horses hundred and sixty improper fractions inches integer lb 4 oz least common least common multiple lowest terms miles millions six hundred mixed number months Multiply ounce pence perches pound Proof by Vulgar pupil quantity quotient recurring decimals Reduce the following remainder roods RULE RULE.-Multiply shillings simple fraction sold subtract tare thousandths tons tret troy TROY WEIGHT Unitary System vulgar fraction week weight whole numbers worth yards of cloth
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Page 92 - 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.
Page 60 - DISCOUNT. DISCOUNT is an allowance made for the payment of money before it is due. The present worth of a debt payable at some future...
Page 96 - 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 terms.
Page 92 - Rule. — Divide the numerator by the denominator, the quotient will be the whole number...
Page 79 - 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. If...
Page 9 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards — 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq. mi.) Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu.