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... equal how many books ? To express the equality of two numbers , as 7 + 6 equals 13 , a sign is used ; it consists of two short horizontal marks made thus , = , and is read " equals " or " equal to " ; it is placed between the written ...
... equal how many books ? To express the equality of two numbers , as 7 + 6 equals 13 , a sign is used ; it consists of two short horizontal marks made thus , = , and is read " equals " or " equal to " ; it is placed between the written ...
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... equals 4 tens with 2 units ; 35 equals 3 tens with 5 units ; 12 equals 1 ten with 2 units . We first add the units , thus , 2 , 7 , 9 , and have 9 units ; we write a figure 9 under the line in the units ' place . We then add the tens ...
... equals 4 tens with 2 units ; 35 equals 3 tens with 5 units ; 12 equals 1 ten with 2 units . We first add the units , thus , 2 , 7 , 9 , and have 9 units ; we write a figure 9 under the line in the units ' place . We then add the tens ...
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... equal to Mary's . 3 of Henry's apples taken leaves 2 . We see , then , that Henry has 2 apples more than Mary has , or that the difference of the numbers 5 and 3 is 2 . Hence to find the difference of two numbers , we take away a part ...
... equal to Mary's . 3 of Henry's apples taken leaves 2 . We see , then , that Henry has 2 apples more than Mary has , or that the difference of the numbers 5 and 3 is 2 . Hence to find the difference of two numbers , we take away a part ...
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... equal the number she had at first ; adding them , we have 27 for the result ; we may therefore conclude that the work was correct ; and , generally , To prove the work of any example in subtraction , add the remainder to the subtrahend ...
... equal the number she had at first ; adding them , we have 27 for the result ; we may therefore conclude that the work was correct ; and , generally , To prove the work of any example in subtraction , add the remainder to the subtrahend ...
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... equal numbers . The process of uniting a number of equal numbers at once is Multiplication . What is multiplication ? 70. Any one of the equal numbers to be united is a multiplicand . What is a multiplicand ? Which is the multiplicand ...
... equal numbers . The process of uniting a number of equal numbers at once is Multiplication . What is multiplication ? 70. Any one of the equal numbers to be united is a multiplicand . What is a multiplicand ? Which is the multiplicand ...
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Page 167 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 174 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 168 - The circumference of a circle is divided into 360 equal parts called degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds.
Page 160 - 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 168 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a line, every part of which is equally distant from : a point within called the centre ; as AEFGBD.
Page 166 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal. 31£ gallons ------ 1 barrel, - - - bar.
Page 157 - Measure 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5$ yards or 16$ feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) Square Measure 144 square inches (sq.
Page 317 - At $.30 per hund. for laths, what will the laths cost to cover the walls and ceiling of a room 24 ft. long, 18 ft. wide, and 10 ft. high, deducting ^ for openings, and allowing 100 laths to lay 5 sq. yds. ? Ans. $6.78. 12. A woman bought a sewing-machine, paying ^ of the price down, and promising to pay...
Page 67 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 173 - March. 18 + 31 + 31 + 29 + 10 = 119. Ans. 119 days. e. How many days from March 7 to July 1, 1878 ? /. How many days from Oct. 9, 1876, to Feb. 11, 1877 ? g. How many days from January 15 to August 7, 1875 ? 374. A Table showing the Number of Days NOTE. In leap years, if the last day of February is included in the time, a day must be added to the number obtained from the table.