The Elements of Arithmetic...: In which Decimal and Integral Arithmetic are Combined, and Taught Inductively, on the System of Pestalozzi, Part 2 |
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... bushels , we are supposed already to have a clear idea of one mile , one house , one man , or one bushel , which is assumed as the unit . All numbers may be considered as derived from the Unit ; for one and one are two ; two and one are ...
... bushels , we are supposed already to have a clear idea of one mile , one house , one man , or one bushel , which is assumed as the unit . All numbers may be considered as derived from the Unit ; for one and one are two ; two and one are ...
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... bushels of potatoes at 2s . 6d . per bushel , will pay for 497yd . of cloth , at £ 1 per yard ? 13. How many times will a seconds ' pendulum tick in 3Y . 19d . 4h . ? 14. What must I pay for 37yd . of cloth , if 25 yd . cost 43 cents ...
... bushels of potatoes at 2s . 6d . per bushel , will pay for 497yd . of cloth , at £ 1 per yard ? 13. How many times will a seconds ' pendulum tick in 3Y . 19d . 4h . ? 14. What must I pay for 37yd . of cloth , if 25 yd . cost 43 cents ...
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... bushels of salt , at 64 cents per bushel . 19 barrels of flour , at $ 4.75 per barrel . 96 pounds of coffee , at 93 cents per pound . What was the amount of his bill ? 26. If of 15 bushels of wheat cost $ 113 , what is the price of I ...
... bushels of salt , at 64 cents per bushel . 19 barrels of flour , at $ 4.75 per barrel . 96 pounds of coffee , at 93 cents per pound . What was the amount of his bill ? 26. If of 15 bushels of wheat cost $ 113 , what is the price of I ...
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... bushel , must be given in exchange for 1633 pounds of sugar , at 9 cents a pound ? 40. A. can do a piece of work in 8 days , and B. can do it in 12 days . What part can they both do in one day , and how long will it take them both to do ...
... bushel , must be given in exchange for 1633 pounds of sugar , at 9 cents a pound ? 40. A. can do a piece of work in 8 days , and B. can do it in 12 days . What part can they both do in one day , and how long will it take them both to do ...
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... Bought 94 pieces of sheeting , each piece contain- ing 30 yards , for $ 3633 . What was the price per yard ? 66. If , when wheat is $ 1.00 per bushel , the 6ct . loaf weighs 13lb . , what ought it to weigh when 5 COMPOUND NUMBERS . 49.
... Bought 94 pieces of sheeting , each piece contain- ing 30 yards , for $ 3633 . What was the price per yard ? 66. If , when wheat is $ 1.00 per bushel , the 6ct . loaf weighs 13lb . , what ought it to weigh when 5 COMPOUND NUMBERS . 49.
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Page 127 - And we may moreover observe, that the sum of the extremes is equal to the sum of any two terms equally distant from the extremes, or to twice the middle term, when the number of terms is odd.
Page 177 - To find the solid contents of a cylinder. RULE. Multiply the area of the base by the height.
Page 107 - Take a series of numbers, commencing with the number of things given, and decreasing by 1, until the number of terms is equal to the number of things to be taken at a time : the product of all the terms will be the answer required.
Page 18 - ... move the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier.
Page 166 - If 2 men start from the same place and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 4...
Page 29 - Ten Pounds Avoirdupois Weight of distilled Water weighed in Air, at the Temperature of Sixty two Degrees of Fahrenheit's Thermometer, the Barometer being at Thirty Inches...
Page 106 - PROBLEM II. Any number of different things being given, to find how many changes can be made out of them by taking a given number of the things at a time.
Page 106 - To find the number of Permutations or changes, that can be made of any given number of things, all different from each other.- . RULE. Multiply all the terms of the natural series of numbers, from one up to the given number, continually together, and the last product will be the answer required.
Page 20 - DIVISION is the process by which we find how many times one number or part of a number is contained in, or may be subtracted from, another. The number to be divided is the dividend. The number to divide by, is the divisor. The number of times the dividend contains the divisor, is the quotient. The divisor and quotient may also be regarded as factors of the dividend. The number left, (if any,) after the operation, is the remainder.
Page 27 - 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.