Intellectual ArithmeticThompson, Brown & Company, 1877 - Arithmetic |
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... should pupils be required , as a practice , to give what may be called an abstract or general answer before the solution , like the following : of 36 is of how many times of 42 ? As many times of SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS .
... should pupils be required , as a practice , to give what may be called an abstract or general answer before the solution , like the following : of 36 is of how many times of 42 ? As many times of SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS .
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... give a similar original question with different numbers . 12. Where it is practicable , illustrate problems and principles by sensible objects . Let fractions be illustrated by dividing an apple , a line , a square , or some other ...
... give a similar original question with different numbers . 12. Where it is practicable , illustrate problems and principles by sensible objects . Let fractions be illustrated by dividing an apple , a line , a square , or some other ...
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... gives the tables of compound numbers and practical examples on the same VI . SECTION VI , pp . 101-124 , gives a variety of practical examples , together with the more complicated combinations of fractions . VII . SECTION VII , pp . 125 ...
... gives the tables of compound numbers and practical examples on the same VI . SECTION VI , pp . 101-124 , gives a variety of practical examples , together with the more complicated combinations of fractions . VII . SECTION VII , pp . 125 ...
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... they both buy ? How many cents did they pay for them ? 3. A man bought three barrels of apples for eight dollars , and twelve bushels of potatoes for nine dollars : how much did he give for the whole ? How LES . III . ] 13 ARITHMETIC .
... they both buy ? How many cents did they pay for them ? 3. A man bought three barrels of apples for eight dollars , and twelve bushels of potatoes for nine dollars : how much did he give for the whole ? How LES . III . ] 13 ARITHMETIC .
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James Stewart Eaton. how much did he give for the whole ? How much less for the apples than for the potatoes ? 4. A man owing fifteen dollars , paid five dollars ; how much did he still owe ? 5. A man owing fourteen dollars , paid all ...
James Stewart Eaton. how much did he give for the whole ? How much less for the apples than for the potatoes ? 4. A man owing fifteen dollars , paid five dollars ; how much did he still owe ? 5. A man owing fourteen dollars , paid all ...
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$4 a yard 12 cents 12 dollars 12 per cent 12 rods 20 cents 30 days 9 cents 9 dollars acres apples cost asked the age barrel cost barrel of flour barrels of apples bushels of corn bushels of oats bushels of wheat cents a pound cents apiece cords of wood Count backward cows divided dollars a barrel dollars a yard earn eight Eighteen eighths of 24 eleven equal feet fifths flour cost Forty-eight Forty-nine furlongs gain gallons gave gills give half halves horses eat hound hour interest of $1 less 9 less six LESSON LESSON II lowest terms melon miles MINUEND molasses months multiply nine ninths oranges paid peaches pears pecks pennyweights PHILLIPS ACADEMY piece pint pound cost pupil quarts Reduce seven sevenths of 21 sheep sixths sold Solution square rods subtract tenths third three fourths trees Troy Weight twelve weeks worth yards of cloth
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Page 93 - 1 Dime, " d. 10 Dimes " 1 Dollar, " S. 10 Dollars " 1 Eagle, " e. NOTE. The words eagle and dime are seldom or never used in business transactions. Dollars and cents are usually separated by a point ; thus, $36.42 is read, 36 dollars and 42 cents.
Page 64 - If 2 men start from the same place and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 4...
Page 100 - 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 65 - If 4 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 3 men do twice as much work ? 15.
Page 143 - INTEREST is money paid for the us* of borrowed money. The money borrowed is called the Principal. The sum of the principal and interest is called the Amount. 2. In many of the United States interest is computed at 6 per cent., and this will be the per cent. understood in this book if no other is mentioned. 3. In computing interest, thirty days are usually considered a month, and 12 months a year.
Page 94 - TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, marked dwt. 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce, " oz. 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib. 1. How many grains in 2dwt.
Page 101 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 171 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 95 - TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, marked oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, " qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred Weight, " cwt 20 Hundred Weight " 1 Ton,
Page 27 - SIGN. A short horizontal line, — , is the sign of subtraction. It is usually read minus, which is a Latin word signifying less. It shows that the number after it is to be taken from the number before it.