New Practical Arithmetic: In which the Science and Its Applications are Simplified by Induction and Analysis

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R.S. Davis & Company, 1873 - 336 pàgines
 

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Pàgina 146 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Pàgina 43 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Pàgina 113 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Pàgina 67 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Pàgina 143 - 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.
Pàgina 66 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Pàgina 87 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Pàgina 97 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Pàgina 224 - In every proportion the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Pàgina 146 - A CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the center; as the figure ADB E.

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