Mathematics: Compiled from the Best Authors, and Intended to be the Text-book of the Course of Private Lectures on These Sciences in the University at Cambridge, Volume 1W. Hilliard, 1808 - Mathematics |
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... four ; 4 and I are 5 five ; 5 and 1 are 6 six ; 6 and 1 are 7 seven ; 7 and 1 are 8 eight ; 8 and 1 are 9 nine ; and ... four hundred thousand ; and 3 in the seventh place is three million ; and the whole number is read thus , three ...
... four ; 4 and I are 5 five ; 5 and 1 are 6 six ; 6 and 1 are 7 seven ; 7 and 1 are 8 eight ; 8 and 1 are 9 nine ; and ... four hundred thousand ; and 3 in the seventh place is three million ; and the whole number is read thus , three ...
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... four score and five thousand . Eleven thousand million , eleven hundred thousand and eleven . Thirteen billion , six hundred thousand million , four thousand and one . EXPLANATION OF CHARACTERS . NOTE . It may be proper to explain here ...
... four score and five thousand . Eleven thousand million , eleven hundred thousand and eleven . Thirteen billion , six hundred thousand million , four thousand and one . EXPLANATION OF CHARACTERS . NOTE . It may be proper to explain here ...
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... four places of decimals in the product . Contracted . 27 ° 14986 53014'29 24434874 542997 108599 2715 81 14 2508 9280 Common way . 27 14986 92 * 41035 13 574930 81 44.958 2714 986 108599 44 542997 2 24434874 2508 * 9280 | 650510 2 ...
... four places of decimals in the product . Contracted . 27 ° 14986 53014'29 24434874 542997 108599 2715 81 14 2508 9280 Common way . 27 14986 92 * 41035 13 574930 81 44.958 2714 986 108599 44 542997 2 24434874 2508 * 9280 | 650510 2 ...
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... four decimals in the quotient . - In this case , the quotient will contain six figures . Hence Contraction . 92'4103,5 ) 2508 928,065051 ( 27'1498 1848207 660721 . • 646872 13849 9241 4608 3696 912 832 80 .. 74 - 6 & Common Way . .92 ...
... four decimals in the quotient . - In this case , the quotient will contain six figures . Hence Contraction . 92'4103,5 ) 2508 928,065051 ( 27'1498 1848207 660721 . • 646872 13849 9241 4608 3696 912 832 80 .. 74 - 6 & Common Way . .92 ...
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... four of silver , and two of copper . The gold coins are called an eagle and half- eagle ; the silver , a dollar , half - dollar , double dime , and dime ; and the copper , a cent and half - cent , The standard for gold and sil- ver is ...
... four of silver , and two of copper . The gold coins are called an eagle and half- eagle ; the silver , a dollar , half - dollar , double dime , and dime ; and the copper , a cent and half - cent , The standard for gold and sil- ver is ...
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Page 175 - 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 true time required.
Page 140 - 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.
Page 255 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient. Multiply the whole divisor by the first term of the quotient, and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 198 - A man was hired 50 days on these conditions. — that, for every day he worked, he should receive $ '75, and, for every day he was idle, he should forfeit $ '25 ; at the expiration of the time, he received $ 27'50 ; how many days did he work...
Page 149 - To the remainder bring down the first figure in the next period, and call it the dividend. 4. Involve the root to the next inferior power to that which is given, and multiply it by the number denoting the given power, for a divisor.
Page 315 - If A and B together can perform a piece of work in 8 days, A and C together in 9 days, and B and C in 10 days : how many days would it take each person to perform the same work alone ? Ans.
Page 124 - As the sum of the several products, Is to the whole gain or loss ; So is each man's particular product, To his particular share of the gain or loss.
Page 139 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 120 - When it is required to find how many of the first sort of coin, weight or measure, mentioned in the question, are equal to a given quantity of the last.
Page 132 - When one of the ingredients is limited to a certain quantity. RULE. Take the difference between each price and the mean rate, as before ; then,