Elementary ArithmeticHarper & Brothers, 1878 |
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... apples . John has 1 apple in each hand ; Harry has 2 apples in one hand and 1 in the other ; Mary has 3 apples in one hand and 1 in the other ; and Fanny has 4 apples in her lap and 1 in her hand . 1. How many apples has John ? How many ...
... apples . John has 1 apple in each hand ; Harry has 2 apples in one hand and 1 in the other ; Mary has 3 apples in one hand and 1 in the other ; and Fanny has 4 apples in her lap and 1 in her hand . 1. How many apples has John ? How many ...
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John Homer French. 6. If all the children put their apples into Mary's basket , how many apples will be in the basket ? 13. When two or more numbers are united to form one number , the process is Addition . 14. The result thus formed is ...
John Homer French. 6. If all the children put their apples into Mary's basket , how many apples will be in the basket ? 13. When two or more numbers are united to form one number , the process is Addition . 14. The result thus formed is ...
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... apples to apples , dollars to dollars , pens to pens , or hours to hours ; but we can not add apples to dollars , nor pens to hours . For 4 apples + 9 dollars neither 13 apples nor 13 dollars . Again , we can add ones to ones , tens to ...
... apples to apples , dollars to dollars , pens to pens , or hours to hours ; but we can not add apples to dollars , nor pens to hours . For 4 apples + 9 dollars neither 13 apples nor 13 dollars . Again , we can add ones to ones , tens to ...
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... apple - trees and 14 fall apple - trees . How many trees are in the orchard ? 16. A builder paid 610 dollars for a city lot , and built upon it a house which cost him 2,085 dollars . How much did the house and lot cost ? 17. What is the ...
... apple - trees and 14 fall apple - trees . How many trees are in the orchard ? 16. A builder paid 610 dollars for a city lot , and built upon it a house which cost him 2,085 dollars . How much did the house and lot cost ? 17. What is the ...
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... apples to one man , 31 barrels to another , 103 to a third , 30 barrels to a fourth , and 112 barrels to a fifth . How many barrels of apples did he sell ? 399 . 30. The mason work of a new school - house cost 1,220 dol- lars , the ...
... apples to one man , 31 barrels to another , 103 to a third , 30 barrels to a fourth , and 112 barrels to a fifth . How many barrels of apples did he sell ? 399 . 30. The mason work of a new school - house cost 1,220 dol- lars , the ...
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Page 177 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 78 - Cut off the ciphers from the divisor, and the same number of figures from the right of the dividend.
Page 138 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Page 55 - Zeros at the right of the partial products, since they do not affect the result of the addition, should be omitted as in (2). Care must be taken, however, to put the right-hand figure of each partial product directly under the figure of the multiplier used to obtain it.
Page 32 - It shows that the number after it is to be subtracted from the number before it.
Page 78 - III. Multiply the divisor by this quotient figure, subtract the product from the partial dividend, and to the remainder annex the next figure of the dividend.
Page 64 - It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. The expression 6 -H 2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3.
Page 183 - This quotient may be obtained by multiplying the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient Hence, the Rule.
Page 41 - RULE. — Place the less number under the greater, so that units of the same order shall stand in the same column. Commencing at the right hand, subtract each figure of the subtrahend from the figure above it.
Page 79 - Then divide the remaining figures of the dividend by the remaining figures of the divisor.