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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... Feet and Decimals of a Foot , 204 Involution , 205 | Evolution , 207 Extraction of the Square Root , 207 Extraction of the Cube Root , Application and Use of the Square Root , see Supplement , • Application and Use of the Cube Root ...
... Feet and Decimals of a Foot , 204 Involution , 205 | Evolution , 207 Extraction of the Square Root , 207 Extraction of the Cube Root , Application and Use of the Square Root , see Supplement , • Application and Use of the Cube Root ...
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... feet high , was broken off by the wind ; the top part , which fell , was 49 feet long ; how high was the stump which was left ? 17. Our pious ancestors landed at Plymouth , Massachu- setts , in 1620 ; how many years since ? 18. A man ...
... feet high , was broken off by the wind ; the top part , which fell , was 49 feet long ; how high was the stump which was left ? 17. Our pious ancestors landed at Plymouth , Massachu- setts , in 1620 ; how many years since ? 18. A man ...
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... feet , every foot being 12 inches ? OPERATION . 253 12 The product of 12 , with each of the signifi- cant figures or digits , having been commit- ted to memory from the multiplication table , it is just as easy to multiply by 12 as by a ...
... feet , every foot being 12 inches ? OPERATION . 253 12 The product of 12 , with each of the signifi- cant figures or digits , having been commit- ted to memory from the multiplication table , it is just as easy to multiply by 12 as by a ...
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... feet are there in 364812 inches ? 15. If 364812 inches are 30401 feet , how many inches make one foot ? 16. If you would divide 48750 dollars among 50 men , how many dollars would you give to each one ? 17. If you distribute 48750 ...
... feet are there in 364812 inches ? 15. If 364812 inches are 30401 feet , how many inches make one foot ? 16. If you would divide 48750 dollars among 50 men , how many dollars would you give to each one ? 17. If you distribute 48750 ...
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... 24 rods wide ; how many square rods does it contain ? 23. How many square inches in a board 12 inches long , and 12 inches broad ? Ans . 144 . 24. How many square feet in a board 14 feet 54 ¶ 24 , 25 . MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS .
... 24 rods wide ; how many square rods does it contain ? 23. How many square inches in a board 12 inches long , and 12 inches broad ? Ans . 144 . 24. How many square feet in a board 14 feet 54 ¶ 24 , 25 . MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS .
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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.
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