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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... orange for 8 cents , a book for 17 cents , a knife for 20 cents , and some walnuts for 4 cents ; how many cents did he spend ? 8. A man had 3 calves worth 2 dollars each 12 ADDITION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS . T 3 , 4 : Addition,
... orange for 8 cents , a book for 17 cents , a knife for 20 cents , and some walnuts for 4 cents ; how many cents did he spend ? 8. A man had 3 calves worth 2 dollars each 12 ADDITION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS . T 3 , 4 : Addition,
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... orange 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 ...
... orange 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 ...
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... oranges ; he kept 7 of them , and sold the others for 5 cents apiece ; how many cents did he receive ? 19. The component parts of a certain number are 4 , 5 , 7 , 6 , 9 , 8 , and 3 ; what is the number ? 20. In 1 hogshead are 63 gallons ...
... oranges ; he kept 7 of them , and sold the others for 5 cents apiece ; how many cents did he receive ? 19. The component parts of a certain number are 4 , 5 , 7 , 6 , 9 , 8 , and 3 ; what is the number ? 20. In 1 hogshead are 63 gallons ...
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... oranges ? 15. How many oranges would it take to give 12 boys one quarter of an orange each ? 16. How much is one half of 12 apples ? 17. How much is one third of 12 ? 18. How much is one fourth of 12 ? 19. A man had 30 sheep , and sold ...
... oranges ? 15. How many oranges would it take to give 12 boys one quarter of an orange each ? 16. How much is one half of 12 apples ? 17. How much is one third of 12 ? 18. How much is one fourth of 12 ? 19. A man had 30 sheep , and sold ...
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... oranges in each of those parts . The operation is evidently as in the last example , and consists in finding a number , which , multiplied by 3 , will pro- duce 12. This number we have already found to be 4 . Ans . 4 oranges apiece . As ...
... oranges in each of those parts . The operation is evidently as in the last example , and consists in finding a number , which , multiplied by 3 , will pro- duce 12. This number we have already found to be 4 . Ans . 4 oranges apiece . As ...
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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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