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... examples have been prepared for this book , and are different from those of the larger work ; still , to secure uniform- ity of language ( a matter of great importance , as every experienced teacher knows ) , the leading examples in the ...
... examples have been prepared for this book , and are different from those of the larger work ; still , to secure uniform- ity of language ( a matter of great importance , as every experienced teacher knows ) , the leading examples in the ...
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... examples have been given to inspire confidence in the learner , and others are omitted to secure the discipline resulting from proving the oper- ations , a discipline and a benefit which the pupil should not forego nor the teacher ...
... examples have been given to inspire confidence in the learner , and others are omitted to secure the discipline resulting from proving the oper- ations , a discipline and a benefit which the pupil should not forego nor the teacher ...
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... Examples in Reduction GENERAL PRINCIPLES . COMMON FRACTIONS . DECIMAL FRACTIONS . UNITED STATES MONEY . COMPOUND NUMBERS . PAGE PAGE Definitions 7 Roman Notation • 15 Notation and Numeration Exercises in Roman Notation • 16 • French ...
... Examples in Reduction GENERAL PRINCIPLES . COMMON FRACTIONS . DECIMAL FRACTIONS . UNITED STATES MONEY . COMPOUND NUMBERS . PAGE PAGE Definitions 7 Roman Notation • 15 Notation and Numeration Exercises in Roman Notation • 16 • French ...
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... Examples 149 147 Aliquot Parts of a Dollar 152 148 Bills 154 · 148 Miscellaneous Examples 156 Addition • 158 Longitude and Time . 171 · • Subtraction • · 162 Division · • 172 Multiplication · 166 Duodecimals 176 PERCENTAGE . Definitons ...
... Examples 149 147 Aliquot Parts of a Dollar 152 148 Bills 154 · 148 Miscellaneous Examples 156 Addition • 158 Longitude and Time . 171 · • Subtraction • · 162 Division · • 172 Multiplication · 166 Duodecimals 176 PERCENTAGE . Definitons ...
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... example , add the numbers 4 , 5 , and 3 : thus , 4 and 5 are 9 , and 3 are 12 ; therefore James , John , and Henry have 12 marbles , Ans . 2. How many are 3 and 6 ? 6 and 3 ? 2 and 5 and 7 ? 39. A SIGN is a mark which indicates an ...
... example , add the numbers 4 , 5 , and 3 : thus , 4 and 5 are 9 , and 3 are 12 ; therefore James , John , and Henry have 12 marbles , Ans . 2. How many are 3 and 6 ? 6 and 3 ? 2 and 5 and 7 ? 39. A SIGN is a mark which indicates an ...
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Page 39 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 281 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 73 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 74 - 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 292 - RULE. Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms less one, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 134 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many figures for decimals in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor.
Page 72 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 24 - ROLE. 1. Write the less number under the greater, units, under units, tens under tens, etc., and draw a line beneath. 2. Beginning at the right hand, take each figure of the subtrahend from the figure above it, and set the remainder under the line.
Page 67 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 126 - The denominator of a decimal fraction is not usually expressed, since it can be easily determined, it being 1 with as many ciphers annexed as there are figures in the given decimal. 158. A decimal fraction is distinguished from a whole number by a period, called the decimal point...