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... operations , without comprehending the principles which justify them . The first six chapters consist of oral exercises , and the last six of correspondent written exercises . The work may there- fore be viewed as two entire systems of ...
... operations , without comprehending the principles which justify them . The first six chapters consist of oral exercises , and the last six of correspondent written exercises . The work may there- fore be viewed as two entire systems of ...
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... operations ; but no sooner does he enter upon the business of life , than he abandons the rules of his book , and , in his own way , learns so much of arithmetic as his occupation requires . Whether the following treatise is calculated ...
... operations ; but no sooner does he enter upon the business of life , than he abandons the rules of his book , and , in his own way , learns so much of arithmetic as his occupation requires . Whether the following treatise is calculated ...
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... hour , how many miles will she sail in 7 hours ? 14. If a ship sail 49 miles in 7 hours , how many miles does she sail in 1 hour ? D SECTION 5 . CONNECTED OPERATIONS 1. A market man sold MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION . 37.
... hour , how many miles will she sail in 7 hours ? 14. If a ship sail 49 miles in 7 hours , how many miles does she sail in 1 hour ? D SECTION 5 . CONNECTED OPERATIONS 1. A market man sold MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION . 37.
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... OPERATIONS 1. A market man sold 10 pounds of cheese at 8 cents a pound , and received his pay in sugar at 10 cents a pound . How many pounds of sugar did he receive ? Solution . The price of 1 pound of cheese being 8 cents , the price ...
... OPERATIONS 1. A market man sold 10 pounds of cheese at 8 cents a pound , and received his pay in sugar at 10 cents a pound . How many pounds of sugar did he receive ? Solution . The price of 1 pound of cheese being 8 cents , the price ...
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... operations taught in the preceding sections of this chapter . Prefixed to each example , is the number of the section in which the operation involved in the example is taught . If the pupil fail in any part of this section , he should ...
... operations taught in the preceding sections of this chapter . Prefixed to each example , is the number of the section in which the operation involved in the example is taught . If the pupil fail in any part of this section , he should ...
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1-eighth 1-fifth 1-fourth 1-ninth 1-seventh 1-sixth 1-tenth 1-third 12 cents 12 dollars 30 dollars 50 cents 9 cents 9 dollars acre of land acre produce annum arithmetic barrels of flour bought bushels bushels of corn cask cents a pound ciphers column common denominator compound numbers contained cows cubic decimal dimes divided equally dividend divisor dollars apiece drams DRY MEASURE earn example expressed factors farmer farthings Federal money figure fraction gain gallons gave greatest common divisor hogshead horse hour hund hundred improper fraction inches lars lowest terms MEASURE merchant miles mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply Note to Teachers orange ounces paid pence perform piece quarts quills quire quotient Reduce remainder rods scholar SECTION sell share sheep shillings sold Solution square feet Subtract sugar Suppose tens thousand trader TROY WEIGHT units week whole number worth yard cost yards of cloth
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Page 171 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 116 - When the divisor is 10, 100, 1000, fyc., cut off as many figures from the right hand of the dividend, as there are ciphers in the divisor; the other figures of the dividend will be the quotient, and the figures cut off will be the remainder.
Page 210 - RULE. — Multiply the length (in feet) by the width (in inches) and divide the product by 12 — the result will be the contents in square feet.
Page 87 - Suppose 2 men start from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 5 miles an hour and the other f as fast; — how far apart will they be in 11 hours ? 32.
Page 139 - Md the numbers of the lowest denomination together, and divide their sum by that number which is required of this denomination to make 1 of the next higher: write the remainder under the column added, and carry the quotient to the next column.
Page 186 - ... counted together, equal to the decimal places in the dividend. If there be not figures enough in the quotient to point off, prefix ciphers to supply the deficiency.
Page 111 - This 2 is a rejg 2 mainder; it shows that there are 2 hats, which cannot be divided into eights. 55. How many sheep, at 4 dollars a head, can a butcher, who has 747 dollars buy; and how many dollars will he have remaining ? 56- If 5 yards of cloth will make a suit of clothes, how many suits can be made from 96 yards; and how many yards will there be over ? 57. How many times is 6 contained in 4637; and how many are there over ? 58.
Page 182 - It shows that the number after it is to be subtracted from the number before it ; thus, 5 — 3 = 2.
Page 185 - RULE. Multiply as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the product point off as many figures for decimals as there are decimal places in loth factors.
Page 188 - How many times is .204 contained in 771 12? 42. How many times is 4.2 contained in 194.334 ? 43. How many times is 30.02 contained in 94.657? 44. How many times is .44 contained in .1606?