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... writing a number , any class , as units , tens , hundreds , & c . be wanting , the ciphert is used ; which although without signification when standing by itself , serves when combined with other figures to fill up the vacant places ...
... writing a number , any class , as units , tens , hundreds , & c . be wanting , the ciphert is used ; which although without signification when standing by itself , serves when combined with other figures to fill up the vacant places ...
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... writing M beneath any letter its value was increased ten thousand fold : Thus y was 30000 ; M Kẞ was 220000. In writing fractions , either y ' , ' B ' alone meant 3,2 ; M or else the denominator was written above the numerator , like an ...
... writing M beneath any letter its value was increased ten thousand fold : Thus y was 30000 ; M Kẞ was 220000. In writing fractions , either y ' , ' B ' alone meant 3,2 ; M or else the denominator was written above the numerator , like an ...
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... writing down every figure is as much to be commended as it is generally neglected : it teaches rapidity , ( generally the most rapid reckoner is also the most accurate , ) and gives confidence as well : whilst it also proves whether ...
... writing down every figure is as much to be commended as it is generally neglected : it teaches rapidity , ( generally the most rapid reckoner is also the most accurate , ) and gives confidence as well : whilst it also proves whether ...
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... Write down the numerical symbols for- ( 1 ) Nineteen thousand and six . ( 2 ) Sixteen hundred thousand , four hundred and two . ( 3 ) Eight million , three hundred and eight thousand , seven hundred and ninety - one . ( 4 ) One hundred ...
... Write down the numerical symbols for- ( 1 ) Nineteen thousand and six . ( 2 ) Sixteen hundred thousand , four hundred and two . ( 3 ) Eight million , three hundred and eight thousand , seven hundred and ninety - one . ( 4 ) One hundred ...
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... writing 2 in the place of units and carrying 1 to the place of tens , we have 15 tens ; but 15 tens are equal to 1 hundred and 5 tens ; writing 5 in the place of tens , and carrying 1 to the place of hundreds , we obtain 16 hundreds ...
... writing 2 in the place of units and carrying 1 to the place of tens , we have 15 tens ; but 15 tens are equal to 1 hundred and 5 tens ; writing 5 in the place of tens , and carrying 1 to the place of hundreds , we obtain 16 hundreds ...
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Page 315 - What is the side of a square whose area is equal to that of a circle 452 feet in diameter ? Ans. ^(452)
Page 261 - ... for division amongst the holders of the rest of the stock, being a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum ; find the capital and the receipts.
Page 141 - At a siege it was found that a certain length of trench could be dug by the soldiers and navvies in 4 days, but that when only half the navvies were present, it required 7 days to dig the same length of trench. What proportion of the work was done by the soldiers ? LXII.
Page 58 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 249 - If 20 men can perform a piece of work in 12 days, how many men will accomplish three times as much in one-fifth of the time ? Ans.
Page 57 - A fraction may be expressed by two numbers, one written under the other, with a horizontal line between them; as, |, f, f.
Page 128 - If 15 men, 12 women, and 9 boys, can complete a piece of work in 50 days, what time would 9 men, 15 women, and 18 boys, take to do twice as much, the parts done by each in the same time being as the numbers 3, 2, and 1 ? A.
Page 284 - A baker's outlay for flour is 70 per cent. of his gross receipts, and other trade expenses 20 per cent. The price of flour falls 50 per cent., and other trade expenses are thereby reduced 25 per cent. What reduction should he make in the price of a fivepenny loaf, allowing him still to realise the same amount of profit ? (568) Two ships are built.
Page 47 - Measure) 4 gills = 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 2 quarts = 1 pottle 2 pottles = 1 gallon 4 quarts = 1 gallon 2 gallons = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel 8 bushels = 1 quarter...
Page 279 - ... and the remainder when they have fallen to 85. How much does he gain or lose by the transaction ? If he invest the produce in 4\ per cent.