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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... horse for 85 dollars , and a cow for 27 dollars ; what did the horse 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 ...
... horse for 85 dollars , and a cow for 27 dollars ; what did the horse 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 ...
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... horse for 75 dollars , and a cow for 16 dollars ; what was the difference of the 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 ...
... horse for 75 dollars , and a cow for 16 dollars ; what was the difference of the 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 ...
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... horse for one hundred and fourteen dollars , and a chaise for one hundred and eighty - seven dol- lars ; how much more did he give for the chaise than for the horse ? 12. A man borrows ten dollar bills and 3 one dollar bills , and pays ...
... horse for one hundred and fourteen dollars , and a chaise for one hundred and eighty - seven dol- lars ; how much more did he give for the chaise than for the horse ? 12. A man borrows ten dollar bills and 3 one dollar bills , and pays ...
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... horse ; each man raid 23 dollars for his share ; how many dollars did the horse cost them ? 5. A man has 4 farms worth 324 dollars each ; how many dollars are they all worth ? 6. In one dollar there are one hundred cents ; how many ...
... horse ; each man raid 23 dollars for his share ; how many dollars did the horse cost them ? 5. A man has 4 farms worth 324 dollars each ; how many dollars are they all worth ? 6. In one dollar there are one hundred cents ; how many ...
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... horse for 142 dollars ; what did they both cost ? 2. If a horse and chaise cost 360 dollars , and the chaise cost 218 dollars , what is the cost of the horse ? If the horse cost 142 dollars , what is the cost of the chaise ? 3. If the ...
... horse for 142 dollars ; what did they both cost ? 2. If a horse and chaise cost 360 dollars , and the chaise cost 218 dollars , what is the cost of the horse ? If the horse cost 142 dollars , what is the cost of the chaise ? 3. If the ...
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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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