Practical Arithmetic: Uniting the Inductive with the Synthetic Mode of Instruction : for Schools and Academies |
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... worth remembering . 2. The pupil is led to a knowledge of the rule by induc- tion , a process by which he is taught to reason from particular examples to general principles . To this end the examples at the commencement of the rules are ...
... worth remembering . 2. The pupil is led to a knowledge of the rule by induc- tion , a process by which he is taught to reason from particular examples to general principles . To this end the examples at the commencement of the rules are ...
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... worth , if the pupil had the answers before him ? What is a young man good for in the counting - room , who can not perform arithmetical operations without learning the answer ? CONTE N - T S. SECTION L. Suggestions on the viii ...
... worth , if the pupil had the answers before him ? What is a young man good for in the counting - room , who can not perform arithmetical operations without learning the answer ? CONTE N - T S. SECTION L. Suggestions on the viii ...
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... worth 10800 dollars , a store worth 5450 dollars , a house - lot worth 3700 dollars , and has 15000 dollars in personal property . What is the whole amount of his property ? 32. A man left his estate to his wife , his three sons , and ...
... worth 10800 dollars , a store worth 5450 dollars , a house - lot worth 3700 dollars , and has 15000 dollars in personal property . What is the whole amount of his property ? 32. A man left his estate to his wife , his three sons , and ...
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... worth of sugar , 287 dol- lars worth of molasses , 168 dollars worth of tea , 158 dollars worth of coffee , and 137 dollars worth of spices . What was the amount of his bill ? 40. A merchant bought calico to the amount of 568 dollars ...
... worth of sugar , 287 dol- lars worth of molasses , 168 dollars worth of tea , 158 dollars worth of coffee , and 137 dollars worth of spices . What was the amount of his bill ? 40. A merchant bought calico to the amount of 568 dollars ...
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... worth 2378 dollars : what was the value of all their farms ? 58. A man bequeathed 6275 dollars apiece to his three chil- dren , and to his wife the balance of his property , which was equal to the amount he gave all his children : what ...
... worth 2378 dollars : what was the value of all their farms ? 58. A man bequeathed 6275 dollars apiece to his three chil- dren , and to his wife the balance of his property , which was equal to the amount he gave all his children : what ...
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amount annexed answer required bbls bushel called cancel cents a pound ciphers common denominator common fraction composite number compound fractions compound interest compound numbers contained cords of wood Cube root currency decimal denotes difference discount Divide the product dividend division dollars apiece dolls equal expressed farthings Federal Money figure fourth gain gallons gals given fractions given number greatest common divisor Hence hhds higher denomination hogshead hundred hundredths improper fractions inches insured least common multiple lower denominations measure merator merchant bought miles millionths mills mixed number months multiplicand Multiply number of days Operation ounces paid pence premium present worth principal proceed quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder rods rule sell shillings simple fraction sold square root subtract tenths third thousandths Troy Weight units weight whole number
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Page 314 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 304 - X 5'" = 20""'. Hence the RDLE. I. Write the several terms of the multiplier under the corresponding terms of the multiplicand. II. Multiply each term of the multiplicand by each term of the multiplier...
Page 322 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 317 - 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 104 - The number below the line is called the denominator, and shows into how many parts the number or thing is divided. The number above the- line is called the numerator, and shows how many parts are expressed by the fraction.
Page 71 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 148 - Sheets make 1 Quire. 20 Quires " 1 Ream. 2 Reams " 1 Bundle. 5 Bundles
Page 260 - ... any number divided by 9, will leave the same remainder, as the sum of its figures, or digits, divided by 9 : which may be thus demonstrated.
Page 323 - To find the side of a cube whose solidity shall be double, triple, &c., that of a cube whose side is given. Cube the given side, multiply it by the given proportion, and the cube root of the product will be the side of the cube required.
Page 292 - ... for the second term, and the other for the first. IK. Finally, multiplying the second and third terms together, divide the product by the first, and the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the third term.