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... examples is strictly progressive and logical , the difficulty of the problems is occasionally varied , in order to prevent the weariness of a long , unbroken ascent , and to afford a grateful alternation of effort and relaxation , like ...
... examples is strictly progressive and logical , the difficulty of the problems is occasionally varied , in order to prevent the weariness of a long , unbroken ascent , and to afford a grateful alternation of effort and relaxation , like ...
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... examples in the ground rules and compound num- bers , which may be profitably studied in connection with the mental lessons illustrating the same principles . Fully aware of the difficulty of the task he has undertaken , the Author has ...
... examples in the ground rules and compound num- bers , which may be profitably studied in connection with the mental lessons illustrating the same principles . Fully aware of the difficulty of the task he has undertaken , the Author has ...
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... examples , as he may prefer . In ques- tions requiring analysis the pupils should not be called in turn , but promiscuously or by cards , and , if the example is read by the teacher , time should be given , after the reading , for the ...
... examples , as he may prefer . In ques- tions requiring analysis the pupils should not be called in turn , but promiscuously or by cards , and , if the example is read by the teacher , time should be given , after the reading , for the ...
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... example , the pupil should repeat it after him , before giving the explanation . 9. Never proceed with the recitation ... examples 32 and 33 , page 28 , to be answered simultaneously by the class , should be proposed frequently and ...
... example , the pupil should repeat it after him , before giving the explanation . 9. Never proceed with the recitation ... examples 32 and 33 , page 28 , to be answered simultaneously by the class , should be proposed frequently and ...
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... examples on the same . VI . SECTION VI , pp . 101-124 , gives a variety of practical examples , together with the more complicated combinations of fractions . VII . SECTION VII , pp . 125-138 , introduces several notes , giving more or ...
... examples on the same . VI . SECTION VI , pp . 101-124 , gives a variety of practical examples , together with the more complicated combinations of fractions . VII . SECTION VII , pp . 125-138 , introduces several notes , giving more or ...
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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.