This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...parts called? 5 of the parts? 7 of the parts? 2. If 1 tenth of a block of wood is divided into ten equal parts, what is one of the parts called? 3 of the parts? 6 of the parts. 3. If 1 hundredth of a block of wood is divided into ten equal parts, what is one of the parts called? 4 of the parts? 8 of the parts? 4. How ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 Excerpt: ...parts called? 5 of the parts? 7 of the parts? 2. If 1 tenth of a block of wood is divided into ten equal parts, what is one of the parts called? 3 of the parts? 6 of the parts. 3. If 1 hundredth of a block of wood is divided into ten equal parts, what is one of the parts called? 4 of the parts? 8 of the parts? 4. How many tenths in a unit? In 2 units? In 5 units? In 20 units? In 45 units? 5. How many tenths in 1 unit? How many hundredths? How many thousandths? 6. How many hundredths in a tenth? In 3 tenths? In 1 unit? In 5 units? 7. How many thousandths in 1 hundredth? In 3 hundredths? In 5 hundredths? In 1 tenth? In 6 tenths? In 8 tenths? In 1 unit? In 7 units? When a unit is divided into ten equal parts, and eacli fractional part into ten other equal parts, &c, these subdivisions are called respectively, tenths, hundredths, thousandths, &c. As each subdivision is one-tenth as large as the part divided, the parts are called Decimal Fractions, from decern, which signifies ten. 101. A Decimal Fraction, or Decimal, is a fraction whose denominator is ten, or some power of ten as J-J-1--44Lcii, tts, 10, 100, 1000 102. A Mixed Decimal consists of an integer and a decimal; as, 4, 8tq. 103. Decimals may be written like a common fraction, with the denominator expressed; as, Jq, I o; or with the denominator indicated by placing a period before the decimal at the right of units; as, .3, .05, .025. 104. U. S. Currency is written in like manner; dollars occupying the place of units, and the cents and mills being considered as hundredths and thousandths, as seen by the following Note.--It will be observed that figures in places equidistant at the right or left of units have corresponding names; as, tens correspond to tenths, hundreds to hundredths, thou...
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