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 |
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... , AND COLLINS , BROTHER , & Co. PHILADELPHIA : THOMAS , COWPERTHWAIT , & Co. BALTIMORE : CUSHING & BROTHER . And sold by the trade generally . Entered according to Act of Congress , in the year 1844 . GREENLEAF'S INTRODUCTION ,
... , AND COLLINS , BROTHER , & Co. PHILADELPHIA : THOMAS , COWPERTHWAIT , & Co. BALTIMORE : CUSHING & BROTHER . And sold by the trade generally . Entered according to Act of Congress , in the year 1844 . GREENLEAF'S INTRODUCTION ,
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... sold by all the principal Booksellers throughout the United States . This work , having been adopted in many of the best Schools in various sec tions of the country , is highly commended by all intelligent Teachers who have used it ...
... sold by all the principal Booksellers throughout the United States . This work , having been adopted in many of the best Schools in various sec tions of the country , is highly commended by all intelligent Teachers who have used it ...
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... sold three barrels of flour to one man and thirteen to another ; what was the quantity sold ? 25. I have two appletrees , one bears twelve bushels of apples , and the other eleven ; how many bushels do both trees produce ? 26. How many ...
... sold three barrels of flour to one man and thirteen to another ; what was the quantity sold ? 25. I have two appletrees , one bears twelve bushels of apples , and the other eleven ; how many bushels do both trees produce ? 26. How many ...
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... sold it so as to gain 375 dollars ; how much did he sell it for ? Ans . 2103 dollars . 28. A merchant bought five pieces of cloth . For the first he gave 376 dollars ; for the second 198 dollars ; for the third 896 dollars ; for the ...
... sold it so as to gain 375 dollars ; how much did he sell it for ? Ans . 2103 dollars . 28. A merchant bought five pieces of cloth . For the first he gave 376 dollars ; for the second 198 dollars ; for the third 896 dollars ; for the ...
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... Sold a barrel of flour for eight dollars , and a bushel of wheat for two dollars ; what was the difference in the prices ? 15. Paid seven dollars for a pair of boots , and two dol- lars for shoes ; how much did the boots cost more than ...
... Sold a barrel of flour for eight dollars , and a bushel of wheat for two dollars ; what was the difference in the prices ? 15. Paid seven dollars for a pair of boots , and two dol- lars for shoes ; how much did the boots cost more than ...
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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
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