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... performed all the examples in an article in the first part , he should be required to recite the corresponding ... perform several in his own way , and then suggest some method a little different from his , and nearer the common a ...
... performed all the examples in an article in the first part , he should be required to recite the corresponding ... perform several in his own way , and then suggest some method a little different from his , and nearer the common a ...
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... perform more examples than are given in the book . When the pupil is to commence multiplication , give him one of the first examples in Art . III . , as if it were an example in Addition . He will write it down as such . But if he is ...
... perform more examples than are given in the book . When the pupil is to commence multiplication , give him one of the first examples in Art . III . , as if it were an example in Addition . He will write it down as such . But if he is ...
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... performed . The examples are so small that the pupil may easily reason upon them , and that there will be no ... perform it , though the latter will be sufficiently well understood . The second part contains an analytical developement of ...
... performed . The examples are so small that the pupil may easily reason upon them , and that there will be no ... perform it , though the latter will be sufficiently well understood . The second part contains an analytical developement of ...
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... performed by Position , may be performed much more easily , and in a manner perfectly intelligible , without it . The manner in which they are performed is similar to that of Algebra , but without Algebraic notation . The principle of ...
... performed by Position , may be performed much more easily , and in a manner perfectly intelligible , without it . The manner in which they are performed is similar to that of Algebra , but without Algebraic notation . The principle of ...
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... to First Lessons in Arithmetic Warren Colburn. Exchange 257 198..204 Tables of Coin , Weights , and Measures • 258 Reflections on Mathematical reasoning 262 ARITHMETIC . PART I. Addition . THE student may perform xii INDEX .
... to First Lessons in Arithmetic Warren Colburn. Exchange 257 198..204 Tables of Coin , Weights , and Measures • 258 Reflections on Mathematical reasoning 262 ARITHMETIC . PART I. Addition . THE student may perform xii INDEX .
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25 dollars acres added annex answer Avoirdupois barrels of cider barrels of flour brandy broadcloth bushels of corn called cloth cost common denominator common divisors common fraction contained divided division dollars a barrel dolls duodecillions eight equal expressed farthings feet long figure Find the value five four gain gallons of wine greatest common divisor hogshead hundredths improper fraction inches long inches thick inches wide interest least common denominator least common multiple load lowest terms manner merchant bought merchant sold miles mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply nine Note Operation partial dividend pence performed pounds quotient reduced remainder rods seven shillings sold a quantity square feet square inches subtraction sugar tens tenths third thousand thousandths tons twenty units whole number worth write written yard cost yards of cloth zeros
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Page 26 - ENGLISH MONEY. 4 farthings (qr.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence 1 shilling s. 20 shillings 1 pound £ 21 shillings 1 guinea.
Page 199 - By examining the above examples, it will be found that this purpose is effected, by multiplying the numerator of the dividend, by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 8 - What cost 794 barrels of flour at 9 dollars a barrel ? 11. There is an orchard consisting of 9 rows of trees, and there are 57 trees in each row. How many trees are there in the orchard. 12. A man bought 8 pieces of cloth, each piece containing 38 yards, at 7 dollars a yard. How many yards were there, and what did he give for the whole ? 13.
Page 85 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, or in any other form containing an equal quantity, ii nailed a cord of wood.
Page 15 - A at the rate of 38 miles in a day, and B at the rate of 42 miles a day. How far apart will they be at the end of the first day ? How far at the end of 15 days ! 9.
Page ii - District Clerk's Office. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the seventh day of May, AD 1828, in the fifty-second year of the Independence of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SG Goodrich, of the said District, has deposited in this office the...
Page 17 - AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces 1 pound Ib. 28 pounds 1 quarter qr. 4 quarters 1 hundred weight cwt. 20 hundred weight 1 ton T.
Page 186 - It appears from the above reasoning, that if both the numerator and denominator of any fraction be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will remain the same.
Page 14 - ... 5. If 70 men can do a piece of work in 83 days, how many men will it take to do it in one day ? 6.
Page 213 - It is evident from what we have seen in adding and subtracting decimals, that in this case there must be as many decimal places in the product, as there are in the multiplicand. It may perhaps be more satisfactory if we analyze it.