Introduction to The National Arithmetic, on the Inductive System: Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods with the Cancelling System; in which the Principles of Arithmetic are Explained and Illustrated in a Familiar Manner. Designed for Common Schools |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 29
Page 4
... received by the public , the author is now induced care- fully to revise it , and make a few additions . It is be- lieved , that , in the present edition , all the answers to the questions will be found correct . Great pains have been ...
... received by the public , the author is now induced care- fully to revise it , and make a few additions . It is be- lieved , that , in the present edition , all the answers to the questions will be found correct . Great pains have been ...
Page 12
... received ? 23. Thomas paid twelve cents for a top and eight cents for cherries ; what did both cost ? 24. A merchant sold three barrels of flour to one man and thirteen to another ; what was the quantity sold ? 25. I have two appletrees ...
... received ? 23. Thomas paid twelve cents for a top and eight cents for cherries ; what did both cost ? 24. A merchant sold three barrels of flour to one man and thirteen to another ; what was the quantity sold ? 25. I have two appletrees ...
Page 27
... received 8 dollars for 2 sheep ; what was the price of each ? 3. A man gave 15 dollars for 3 barrels of flour ; what was the cost of each barrel ? 4. A lady divided 20 oranges among her 5 daughters ; how many did each receive ? 5. If 4 ...
... received 8 dollars for 2 sheep ; what was the price of each ? 3. A man gave 15 dollars for 3 barrels of flour ; what was the cost of each barrel ? 4. A lady divided 20 oranges among her 5 daughters ; how many did each receive ? 5. If 4 ...
Page 35
... received 40 dollars each ; and , for the sheep , he had 4 dollars a piece ; what did he gain by his trade ? Ans . 255 dollars . 2. In 4009 hours , how many days ? 3. In 169 weeks , how many days ? 4. If 12 inches make a foot , how ...
... received 40 dollars each ; and , for the sheep , he had 4 dollars a piece ; what did he gain by his trade ? Ans . 255 dollars . 2. In 4009 hours , how many days ? 3. In 169 weeks , how many days ? 4. If 12 inches make a foot , how ...
Page 36
... received each 124 dollars ; what was the whole estate ? Ans . 2,604 dollars . Section 7 . TABLES OF MONEY , WEIGHTS , AND MEASURES . UNITED STATES ' MONEY . 10 Mills make 1 Cent , 10 Cents " " 1 Dime , 10 Dimes 10 Dollars 1 Dollar , 1 ...
... received each 124 dollars ; what was the whole estate ? Ans . 2,604 dollars . Section 7 . TABLES OF MONEY , WEIGHTS , AND MEASURES . UNITED STATES ' MONEY . 10 Mills make 1 Cent , 10 Cents " " 1 Dime , 10 Dimes 10 Dollars 1 Dollar , 1 ...
Contents
51 | |
53 | |
57 | |
60 | |
61 | |
65 | |
69 | |
73 | |
84 | |
91 | |
92 | |
94 | |
98 | |
102 | |
106 | |
108 | |
109 | |
110 | |
130 | |
131 | |
133 | |
135 | |
139 | |
143 | |
145 | |
146 | |
148 | |
150 | |
151 | |
156 | |
159 | |
167 | |
172 | |
174 | |
179 | |
181 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acres acres of land amount apples barrels of flour BENJAMIN GREENLEAF Bought bushels CANCELLED cents per lb ciphers circumference common denominator compound interest contains cords of wood cost cube root cubic feet decimal diameter dividend divisor English equal farthings feet high feet long feet wide figure Fisk's Greek following RULE furlongs gain gallons given number Hence the following hogshead improper fractions John least common multiple less lowest denomination lowest terms miles Minuend mixed number molasses multiplicand Multiply National Arithmetic NOTE OPERATION ounces paid payment pence pounds principal pupil quantity quarts quotient Received Reduce remainder Required the interest right hand Section Septillions shillings simple fraction sold square feet square rods square root square yards subtract subtrahend teachers third term thousand thousandths tion tons TROY WEIGHT Undecillions units VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number write yards of cloth
Popular passages
Page 139 - ... 8 months ; what is the equated time for the payment of the whole ? Ans.
Page 104 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 35 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 130 - COMPUTE the interest on the principal sum from the time when the interest commenced to the first time when a payment was made, which exceeds either alone or in conjunction with the preceding payments (if any) the interest at that time due : add that interest to the principal, and from...
Page 45 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 93 - To find the value of a fraction in the known parts of the integer. RULE. Multiply the numerator by the...
Page 160 - CUBE is any number multiplied by its square. To extract the cube root, is to find a number which, being multiplied into its square, shall produce the given number. RULE.
Page 152 - ... 2. Multiply each term in the multiplicand, beginning at the lowest, by the feet in the multiplier, and write...
Page 11 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 108 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator; under this sum write the denominator.