Complete Graded Arithmetic, Part 2

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D.C. Heath & Company, 1910
 

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Page 374 - The Radius of a circle is a straight line drawn from the center to the circumference.
Page 320 - How long is the diagonal of a 30-foot square ? 6. What is the length of the longest straight line that can be drawn on a sheet of paper 16 in.
Page 362 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 374 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 53 - ... miles a day ; how far apart will they be at the end of 6 days ? Ans.
Page 331 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 331 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.
Page 367 - Subtract the square of this figure from the left-hand period, and to the remainder annex the next period for a dividend. 3. Double the root already found, for a trial divisor; find how often it is contained in the dividend, exclusive of the righthand figure, and place the result in the root, and also at the right of the trial divisor.
Page 327 - Ex. 45. DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES 11. The term Factors has the same meaning in algebra as in arithmetic; that is, the factors of a number are the numbers which, multiplied together, produce the given number. For example, the factors of 14 are 7 and 2; the factors of abc are a, b, and c. 12. Coefficients. A numerical factor, if it occurs in a product, is written first and is called a coefficient. Hence, A coefficient is a number prefixed to a quantity to show how many times the...
Page 379 - Length 10 millimeters (mm.) = 1 centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters = 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeters = 1 meter (m.) 10 meters = 1 dekameter (Dm.) 10 dekameters = 1 hektometer (Hm.) 10 hektometers = 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometers = 1 myriameter (Mm.) Measures of Surface 100 sq.

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