Adams's New Arithmetic: Arithmetic, in which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained, and Synthetically Applied; Thus Combining the Inductive and Synthetic Mode of Instruction. Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies in the United States |
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... cost 800,000 pounds sterling ; the Royal Exchange 80,000 pounds ; the Mansion- House 40,000 pounds ; Black Friars Bridge 152,840 pounds ; Westminster Bridge 389,000 pounds , and the Monument 13,000 pounds ; what is the amount of these ...
... cost 800,000 pounds sterling ; the Royal Exchange 80,000 pounds ; the Mansion- House 40,000 pounds ; Black Friars Bridge 152,840 pounds ; Westminster Bridge 389,000 pounds , and the Monument 13,000 pounds ; what is the amount of these ...
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... cost him ? 8. Peter bought a waggon for 36 cents , and sold it for 45 cents ; how many cents did he gain by the bargain ? 9. Peter sold a waggon for 45 cents , which was 9 cents more than he gave for it ; how many cents did he give for ...
... cost him ? 8. Peter bought a waggon for 36 cents , and sold it for 45 cents ; how many cents did he gain by the bargain ? 9. Peter sold a waggon for 45 cents , which was 9 cents more than he gave for it ; how many cents did he give for ...
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... cost him more than the cow ? OPERATION . Horse , Cino , 85 27 Difference , 58 The same difficulty meets us here as in the last example ; we cannot take 7 from 5 ; but in the last example the larger num- ber consisted of 1 ten ar 5 units ...
... cost him more than the cow ? OPERATION . Horse , Cino , 85 27 Difference , 58 The same difficulty meets us here as in the last example ; we cannot take 7 from 5 ; but in the last example the larger num- ber consisted of 1 ten ar 5 units ...
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... costs ? 75 16 how many ? Reversed , 59+ 16 — how many ? 25. 114-103 = how many ? Reversed , 11+ 103 many ? - 26. 143-76 = how many ? many ? how Reversed , 67 + 76 = how Hence , subtraction may be proved by addition , as in the foregoing ...
... costs ? 75 16 how many ? Reversed , 59+ 16 — how many ? 25. 114-103 = how many ? Reversed , 11+ 103 many ? - 26. 143-76 = how many ? many ? how Reversed , 67 + 76 = how Hence , subtraction may be proved by addition , as in the foregoing ...
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... costs 5 cents , how many cents must I give for 2 oranges ? oranges ? for 4 oranges ? must I give for 2 bushels ? how many cents for 3 2. One bushel of apples costs 20 cents ; how many cents for 3 bushels ? 3. One gallon contains 4 ...
... costs 5 cents , how many cents must I give for 2 oranges ? oranges ? for 4 oranges ? must I give for 2 bushels ? how many cents for 3 2. One bushel of apples costs 20 cents ; how many cents for 3 bushels ? 3. One gallon contains 4 ...
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acres amount annexing answer apples barrel of flour bought bushels called ciphers cloth cost common denominator compound interest compound numbers contained cord feet cubic currency decimal fractions diameter difference divided dividend division dollars Dominical letter equal evident EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factors farthings federal money foot foregoing examples gain gallons greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction integers least common least common multiple length lowest terms measure merator miles mills minuend minutes mixed number months multi multiplicand multiply Note number of terms OPERATION oranges ounce pence pints present worth pupil quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder repetend right hand figure rule shillings simple numbers sold square rods square root subtraction sugar tens thousandths tion TROY WEIGHT units vulgar fractions weight whole number write yards of cloth
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Page 81 - The first seven letters of the alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, are used to...
Page 102 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction ; to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
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Page 222 - If the first term be 50, the last term 107, and the number of terms 20, what is the sum of the series ? Ans. $ 1570.
Page 208 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
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Page 221 - Hence, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
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Page 27 - The number thus added to itself, or the number to be multiplied, is called the multiplicand. The number which shows how many times the multiplicand is to be taken, or the number by which we multiply, is called the multiplier.
Page 7 - Decedents," and to repeal said original sections, -and to repeal sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven...