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... four five six seven eight nine cipher , or zero The first character ( 0 ) is called naught , cipher , or zero , and when standing alone has no value . The other nine figures are called digits , and each has a value of its own . Any ...
... four five six seven eight nine cipher , or zero The first character ( 0 ) is called naught , cipher , or zero , and when standing alone has no value . The other nine figures are called digits , and each has a value of its own . Any ...
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... Four hundred five is therefore ex- pressed as 405. If the number were four thousand five , two ciphers would be inserted ; thus , 4005. If it were four hun- dred fifty , it would have the cipher at the right - hand side to show that ...
... Four hundred five is therefore ex- pressed as 405. If the number were four thousand five , two ciphers would be inserted ; thus , 4005. If it were four hun- dred fifty , it would have the cipher at the right - hand side to show that ...
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... four hundred thirty - two billions one hundred ninety - eight millions seven hundred sixty - five thousands four hundred thirty - two . When we thus read a line of figures it is called numeration , and if the numeration be changed back ...
... four hundred thirty - two billions one hundred ninety - eight millions seven hundred sixty - five thousands four hundred thirty - two . When we thus read a line of figures it is called numeration , and if the numeration be changed back ...
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... the sum of 425 , 36 , 9,215 , 4 , and 907 ? SOLUTION.- 425 36 9215 4 907 27 60 1500 9000 10587 Ans . sum EXPLANATION . - The sum of the numbers in the first , or units , column is seven and four are eleven and 6 § 1 ARITHMETIC .
... the sum of 425 , 36 , 9,215 , 4 , and 907 ? SOLUTION.- 425 36 9215 4 907 27 60 1500 9000 10587 Ans . sum EXPLANATION . - The sum of the numbers in the first , or units , column is seven and four are eleven and 6 § 1 ARITHMETIC .
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... four are eleven and five are six- teen and six are twenty - two and five are twenty - seven , or 27 units ; i . e . , two tens and seven units . Write 27 as shown . The sum of the numbers in the second , or tens , column is six tens ...
... four are eleven and five are six- teen and six are twenty - two and five are twenty - seven , or 27 units ; i . e . , two tens and seven units . Write 27 as shown . The sum of the numbers in the second , or tens , column is six tens ...
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Page 10 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 54 - The terms of a ratio are the two numbers to be compared; thus, in the above ratio, 20 and 4 are the terms. When both terms are considered together, they are called a couplet ; when considered separately, the first term is called the antecedent, and the second term the consequent. Thus, in the ratio 20 : 4, 20 and 4 form a couplet, and 20 is the antecedent, and 4 the consequent.
Page 29 - Find the value of one of the unknown quantities, in terms of the other and known quantities...
Page 10 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 12 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 24 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 11 - The number thus added to itself, or the number to be multiplied, is called the multiplicand. The number which shows how many times the multiplicand is to be taken, or the number by which we multiply., is called the multiplier.
Page 24 - Therefore, multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value.
Page 42 - Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed.
Page 16 - The number to be divided, is called the dividend. The number by which we divide, is called the divisor.