An Intellectual Arithmetic: Upon the Inductive Method, with an Introduction to Written Arithmetic |
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... dollars ? 10. At 7 dollars a barrel , what are 5 barrels of flour worth ? 11. A laborer worked 5 months for 60 dollars ; what did he receive for 1 month ? For 3 months ? 12. If the interest of 1 dollar is 6 cents for a year , what is the ...
... dollars ? 10. At 7 dollars a barrel , what are 5 barrels of flour worth ? 11. A laborer worked 5 months for 60 dollars ; what did he receive for 1 month ? For 3 months ? 12. If the interest of 1 dollar is 6 cents for a year , what is the ...
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... rate of two miles in an hour , and the other six ; how far apart are they in seven hours ? How far in ten hours ? 9. If the interest of one dollar is six cents a year , what is the interest of three dollars for two years ? 10. How many ...
... rate of two miles in an hour , and the other six ; how far apart are they in seven hours ? How far in ten hours ? 9. If the interest of one dollar is six cents a year , what is the interest of three dollars for two years ? 10. How many ...
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... dollar apiece to 9 poor children ; how many dollars did it take ? 36. In how ... interest of $ 1 is of a mill for 1 day , what is the interest of $ 1 for 6 ... 1 dollar is 1 half of a cent for 1 month , what is the same time ? What the ...
... dollar apiece to 9 poor children ; how many dollars did it take ? 36. In how ... interest of $ 1 is of a mill for 1 day , what is the interest of $ 1 for 6 ... 1 dollar is 1 half of a cent for 1 month , what is the same time ? What the ...
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... dollar a bushel , what will 6 bushels cost ? 18. Six times 4 fifths are how many fifths ? How many times 1 ? 19. If the interest of 1 dollar is 1 sixth of a mill for 1 day , what is the interest of 5 dollars for the same time ? What the ...
... dollar a bushel , what will 6 bushels cost ? 18. Six times 4 fifths are how many fifths ? How many times 1 ? 19. If the interest of 1 dollar is 1 sixth of a mill for 1 day , what is the interest of 5 dollars for the same time ? What the ...
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12 cents 12 dollars 12 per cent 12 rods 15 cents 20 cents 9 cents 9 dollars acres apples cost barrel cost barrels of apples barrels of flour bushels of corn bushels of wheat cents a pound cents apiece cords of wood Count backward divided dollars a barrel dollars a yard earn eat 8 tons eight Eighteen eighths of 24 eleven equal feet Fifteen fifths flour cost Forty-eight Forty-nine furlongs gain gallons gave gills give half halves horses eat hour interest of $1 less five less six LESSON LESSON II lowest terms melon miles molasses months multiply ninths oranges paid peaches pears pecks pennyweights piece pint pound cost pupil quarts Reduce seven sheep six dollars sixths sold Solution square rods subtract tea for three tenths third of 12 third of three three dollars three fourths tons of hay trees Troy Weight twelve weeks worth yards of cloth
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Page 19 - It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. Thus 6 -i- 2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3.
Page 80 - NOTE. A Sovereign is a gold coin equal to a pound. A Guinea is 21 shillings. 13. How many farthings in 2d. ? In 3d. 2qr. ? 14. How many pence in 3s. ? In 2s. 9d. ? 15. How many pounds in 46s. ? In 65s. ? In 82s. 6d.? 16. Change l£ 2s.
Page 119 - J of $ ? 35. A man owning £ of a ship, sold ^ of his share ; what part of the whole ship did he sell ? What part had he left?
Page 36 - If 6 men can do a piece of work in 15 days, in how many days can 10 men do the same?
Page 101 - What was his age ? 6. Two thirds of 12 are 4 fifths of what number ? 7. A man being asked the age of his oldest son, replied that his youngest son was 8 years old, and that 3 fourths of the youngest son's age were just 2 sevenths of the age of his oldest son ; how old was the oldest son ? 8. Three fourths of 8 are 2 sevenths of what number? 9. A man being asked how many sheep he had, said that he had them in two pastures ; in one he had 32, and 5 eighths of these were 2 ninths of what he had in the...
Page 94 - IV. 1. A BOY having 12 peaches, kept 1 third of them himself, and divided the other 2 thirds equally among 4 of his companions ; how many did he give them apiece ? 2. Two thirds of 12 are how many times 4? 3. A boy having 21 apples, kept 2 sevenths of them himself, and divided the other 5 sevenths equally among 6 of his playmates ; how many did he keep for himself? How many did he give to each of his 6 playmates ? £ ** 4> ; 4.
Page 155 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor. The number which shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend is called the quotient.
Page 81 - TABLE. 16 drams, (drs.) make • 1 ounce, - marked - oz. 16 ounces ----- 1 pound, ----- Ib. 28 pounds ----- 1 quarter, ----- qr. 4 quarters ----- 1 hundred weight, - - cwt. 20 hundred weight - - 1 ton, ------ T.
Page 118 - A merchant owning ^ of a ship, sold ^ of his share ; what part of the ship did he sell ? What part did he keep ? 14.
Page 38 - One half of two cents is one cent. 3. Why ? Ans. Because, if we divide two cents into two equal parts, one of the parts is one cent.