An Intellectual Arithmetic: Upon the Inductive Method, with an Introduction to Written Arithmetic |
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... sheep for six dollars ; how many dollars did he re- ceive for both ? 20. Albert has eight rabbits , and Arthur has two ; how many rabbits have they both ? 21. George found seven eggs in one nest , and three in another ; how many eggs ...
... sheep for six dollars ; how many dollars did he re- ceive for both ? 20. Albert has eight rabbits , and Arthur has two ; how many rabbits have they both ? 21. George found seven eggs in one nest , and three in another ; how many eggs ...
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... sheep for fifteen dollars , and six lambs for five dollars ; how many animals did he buy ? How many more lambs than sheep ? How many dollars did he pay for all ? 8. A boy bought sixteen marbles , but lost five of them ; how many had he ...
... sheep for fifteen dollars , and six lambs for five dollars ; how many animals did he buy ? How many more lambs than sheep ? How many dollars did he pay for all ? 8. A boy bought sixteen marbles , but lost five of them ; how many had he ...
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... sheep for six dollars and a shote for ten dollars , and afterward paid three dollars for a pig ; how many dollars had I then ? 21. Nellie found six peaches on one tree and eight on another , but she has eaten two and given three to Jane ...
... sheep for six dollars and a shote for ten dollars , and afterward paid three dollars for a pig ; how many dollars had I then ? 21. Nellie found six peaches on one tree and eight on another , but she has eaten two and given three to Jane ...
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... sheep of one man , 7 of another , and 8 of another , and he afterwards sold 12 sheep ; how many did he buy ? How many did he keep ? 7. If I earn 12 dollars , and spend 7 dollars , a week , how many dollars shall I save in a week ? How ...
... sheep of one man , 7 of another , and 8 of another , and he afterwards sold 12 sheep ; how many did he buy ? How many did he keep ? 7. If I earn 12 dollars , and spend 7 dollars , a week , how many dollars shall I save in a week ? How ...
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... sheep for six dollars and a shote for ten dollars , and afterward paid three dollars for a pig ; how many dollars had I then ? 21. Nellie found six peaches on one tree and eight on another , but she has eaten two and given three to Jane ...
... sheep for six dollars and a shote for ten dollars , and afterward paid three dollars for a pig ; how many dollars had I then ? 21. Nellie found six peaches on one tree and eight on another , but she has eaten two and given three to Jane ...
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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.