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... notes , giving more or less minute suggestions with reference to the various operations in fractions . VIII . SECTION VIII , pp . 139-148 , develops some of the more important principles in per centage . IX . SECTION IX , pp , 149-163 ...
... notes , giving more or less minute suggestions with reference to the various operations in fractions . VIII . SECTION VIII , pp . 139-148 , develops some of the more important principles in per centage . IX . SECTION IX , pp , 149-163 ...
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... NOTE . It is presumed that the pupil is familiar with all the figures , and the manner of combining them so as to express small numbers , like those in the above Table , previous to study . ing this book . If , however , this is found ...
... NOTE . It is presumed that the pupil is familiar with all the figures , and the manner of combining them so as to express small numbers , like those in the above Table , previous to study . ing this book . If , however , this is found ...
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... notes that the quantities between which it stands are to be added together ; thus , 3 + 2 = 5 ; that is , three plus two equals five , or three and two are five . - 9. The sign of subtraction , called minus or less , signifies that the ...
... notes that the quantities between which it stands are to be added together ; thus , 3 + 2 = 5 ; that is , three plus two equals five , or three and two are five . - 9. The sign of subtraction , called minus or less , signifies that the ...
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... NOTE . The second answer to Example 29 is the best , if the pupil is able to make the reduction . The teacher should ex- ercise his own judgment in all such questions . 30. Eleven are how many times eight ? 31. Twelve are how many times ...
... NOTE . The second answer to Example 29 is the best , if the pupil is able to make the reduction . The teacher should ex- ercise his own judgment in all such questions . 30. Eleven are how many times eight ? 31. Twelve are how many times ...
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... NOTE . This method is best for large numbers , and that given in Ex . 24 is best for small numbers . 41. What is 7 fifths of 17 ? 42. What is 3 sevenths of 24 ? 43. What is 7 ninths of 20 ? 44. What is § of 19 ? of 21 ? of 26 ? 45. What ...
... NOTE . This method is best for large numbers , and that given in Ex . 24 is best for small numbers . 41. What is 7 fifths of 17 ? 42. What is 3 sevenths of 24 ? 43. What is 7 ninths of 20 ? 44. What is § of 19 ? of 21 ? of 26 ? 45. What ...
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$4 a yard 12 cents 12 dollars 12 per cent 12 rods 20 cents 30 days 9 cents 9 dollars acres apples cost asked the age barrel cost barrel of flour barrels of apples bushels of corn bushels of oats bushels of wheat cents a pound cents apiece cords of wood Count backward cows divided dollars a barrel dollars a yard earn eight Eighteen eighths of 24 eleven equal feet fifths flour cost Forty-eight Forty-nine fraction furlongs gain gallons gave gills give half halves horses eat hound hour interest of $1 less 9 less six LESSON LESSON II lowest terms melon miles MINUEND molasses months multiply nine ninths oranges paid peaches pears pecks pennyweights PHILLIPS ACADEMY piece pint pound cost pupil quarts Reduce seven sevenths of 21 sheep sixths sold Solution square rods subtract tenths third three fourths trees Troy Weight twelve weeks worth yards of cloth
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Page 100 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 96 - Jyd. of cloth cost ? 4. If 2yd. 3qr. Ina. of cloth are required for 1 coat, how many yards are required for 4 coats ? 5.
Page 76 - An IMPROPER FRACTION is one whose numerator equals or exceeds its denominator ; as, -f, |, f.
Page 27 - 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 133 - A man, owning £ of a ship, sold £ of his share ; what part of the whole ship did he sell 1 What part had he left?
Page 49 - Ten are how many times two ? 15. Nine are how many times two ? Remark. When any thing, or any number, is divided into three equal parts, one of those parts is called the third part of the thing or number. When it is divided into four equal parts, one part is called \hefourth part, and so on.
Page 65 - If 4 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 3 men do twice as much work ? 15.
Page 65 - Two men depart from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of...
Page 171 - 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 91 - ... is § of what number ? 46. A horse traveled 4 miles in £ of an hour ; how far, at the same rate, would he travel in an hour ? 47. 4 is | of what number ? 48.