Introduction to The National Arithmetic: On the Inductive System Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods in which the Principles of the Science are Fully Explained and Illustrated : Designed for Common Schools and Academies |
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... Gallons . 67158 Pecks . Feet . 14711 100000 Take 199 14339 9197 90909 Ans . 779 52819 5514 9091 8 . 9 . Miles . Dollars . From 67895 456798 10 . Minutes . 765321 11 . Take 19999 190899 177777 Seconds . 555555 177777 12 . Rods . 13 ...
... Gallons . 67158 Pecks . Feet . 14711 100000 Take 199 14339 9197 90909 Ans . 779 52819 5514 9091 8 . 9 . Miles . Dollars . From 67895 456798 10 . Minutes . 765321 11 . Take 19999 190899 177777 Seconds . 555555 177777 12 . Rods . 13 ...
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... gallons of vinegar at 10 cents a gallon ? 20. If a man earn 7 dollars a week , how in 3 weeks ? In 4 weeks ? In 5 weeks ? 7 weeks ? In 9 weeks ? much will he earn In 6 weeks ? In 21. If 1 thousand feet of boards cost 12 dollars , what ...
... gallons of vinegar at 10 cents a gallon ? 20. If a man earn 7 dollars a week , how in 3 weeks ? In 4 weeks ? In 5 weeks ? 7 weeks ? In 9 weeks ? much will he earn In 6 weeks ? In 21. If 1 thousand feet of boards cost 12 dollars , what ...
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... gallon of molasses is worth 25 cents ; what is the value of 2 gallons ? Of 3 gallons ? Of 4 gallons ? Of 5 gallons ? Of 6 gallons ? Of 9 gallons ? 27. If 12 men can do a piece of work in 16 days , how long will it take 1 man to do it ...
... gallon of molasses is worth 25 cents ; what is the value of 2 gallons ? Of 3 gallons ? Of 4 gallons ? Of 5 gallons ? Of 6 gallons ? Of 9 gallons ? 27. If 12 men can do a piece of work in 16 days , how long will it take 1 man to do it ...
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... gallons in 87 hogsheads , there being 63 gallons in each ? 16. If the expenses of the Massachusetts Legislature be 1839 dollars per day , what will be the amount in a session of ' 109 days ? 17. If a hogshead of sugar contains 368 ...
... gallons in 87 hogsheads , there being 63 gallons in each ? 16. If the expenses of the Massachusetts Legislature be 1839 dollars per day , what will be the amount in a session of ' 109 days ? 17. If a hogshead of sugar contains 368 ...
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... gallon , 16 pounds of tea at 76 cents a pound , and 107 pounds of coffee at 14 cents a pound ; what was the amount of my bill ? 7. A man travelled 78 days , and each day he walked 27 miles ; what was the length of his journey ? 8. A man ...
... gallon , 16 pounds of tea at 76 cents a pound , and 107 pounds of coffee at 14 cents a pound ; what was the amount of my bill ? 7. A man travelled 78 days , and each day he walked 27 miles ; what was the length of his journey ? 8. A man ...
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acres of land amount annexing answer barrels of flour Bought bushels cancel cents per pound ciphers circumference common difference composite number compound number containing cost cube root currency decimal fractions denoted diameter discount Divide the product dividend division dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE farthings find the interest frac gain gallons Give the reason given number greatest common divisor hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction inches interest of $1 least common multiple leaves less lower denomination lowest terms measure miles mills minuend mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms obtain order or place paid payment pence prime factors proof purchase quantity quarts QUESTIONS quotient rate per cent ratio received remainder rule for finding shillings simple fraction sold solid square rods square root subtract subtrahend thousand thousandths tion tons United States money vulgar fraction weight whole number write
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Page 269 - The square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; as, 5033 402+302.
Page 277 - A sphere is a solid, bounded by one continued convex surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within, called the centre.
Page 84 - Britain. 4 farthings (qr, or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, " s. 20 shillings " 1 pound, or sovereign, £. 21 shillings " 1 guinea. OBS. 1. It is customary, at the present day, to express farthings in fractions of a penny. Thus, 1 qr. is written ;<!;•_
Page 158 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 306 - To find the solidity, or volume, of a cylinder. RULE. — Multiply the area of the base by the altitude, and the product will be the solidity or volume.
Page 205 - ... farthings. (Art. 189.) RULE. — Reduce the shillings, pence, and farthings to the decimal of a pound, and annex it to the pounds ; then proceed as in United States money, and reduce the decimal in the result to a compound number. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 2. What is the interest of 26£ 10s. for 2 years, 4 months, at 5 per cent. ? Ans. 3£ Is.
Page 239 - If the extremes and one of the means are given the other mean may be found by dividing the product of the extremes by the given mean.
Page 270 - 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 239 - If the means and one of the extremes are given, the other extreme may be found by dividing the product of the means by the given extreme. Thus, if...
Page 213 - RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of the given principal for 1 year, and the quotient will be the answer.