Elementary ArithmeticHarper & Brothers, 1878 |
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... rod , and 30 or 30.25 square yards are 1 square rod - are Mixed Numbers , and these are as well expressed decimally as fractionally . There is , therefore , no good reason why Fractions should precede Compound Numbers , no knowledge of ...
... rod , and 30 or 30.25 square yards are 1 square rod - are Mixed Numbers , and these are as well expressed decimally as fractionally . There is , therefore , no good reason why Fractions should precede Compound Numbers , no knowledge of ...
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... rods long and 34 rods wide . How many rods long is the stone fence around it ? 162 . 42. The meadow north of the orchard is 66 rods long and 58 rods wide . How many rods of fence around it ? 43. The whole pasture is 110 rods long and 64 ...
... rods long and 34 rods wide . How many rods long is the stone fence around it ? 162 . 42. The meadow north of the orchard is 66 rods long and 58 rods wide . How many rods of fence around it ? 43. The whole pasture is 110 rods long and 64 ...
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... rods from the school - house , and Thomas 41 rods . How much farther does Hiram walk in going to school than Thomas ? how many miles ? - 57 rods . 121 . how many bushels ? 17. 435 miles 314 miles = 18. 6,798 bushels 2,641 bushels 19 ...
... rods from the school - house , and Thomas 41 rods . How much farther does Hiram walk in going to school than Thomas ? how many miles ? - 57 rods . 121 . how many bushels ? 17. 435 miles 314 miles = 18. 6,798 bushels 2,641 bushels 19 ...
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... rod of fence , how many pickets will be required for the fence around a lot 16 rods long and 15 rods wide ? 2,046 . 11. How much will a baker receive for 48 pounds of crack- ers , at 14 cents a pound , and 128 loaves of bread , at 9 ...
... rod of fence , how many pickets will be required for the fence around a lot 16 rods long and 15 rods wide ? 2,046 . 11. How much will a baker receive for 48 pounds of crack- ers , at 14 cents a pound , and 128 loaves of bread , at 9 ...
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... rods of fence . How much did he receive a rod ? $ 13 . 52. How many weeks will it take a house painter to earn $ 168 , if he earns $ 14 a week ? 12 . 53. If a freight train runs 16 miles an hour , how many hours will it be in running ...
... rods of fence . How much did he receive a rod ? $ 13 . 52. How many weeks will it take a house painter to earn $ 168 , if he earns $ 14 a week ? 12 . 53. If a freight train runs 16 miles an hour , how many hours will it be in running ...
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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.