The Common School Arithmetic: Combining Analysis and Synthesis ; Adapted to the Best Mode of Instruction in the Elements of Written Arithmetic |
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... acres of land , gave 563 acres to his oldest son , and 672 acres to his youngest son ; how many acres had he remaining ? 7. The area of Maine is 35000 square miles ; N. H. , 8030 ; Vt . , 8000 ; Mass . , 7250 ; R. I. , 1200 ; Ct ...
... acres of land , gave 563 acres to his oldest son , and 672 acres to his youngest son ; how many acres had he remaining ? 7. The area of Maine is 35000 square miles ; N. H. , 8030 ; Vt . , 8000 ; Mass . , 7250 ; R. I. , 1200 ; Ct ...
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... acres of land , at $ 43 per acre ? 48. If a horse can travel 41 miles per day , how far can he travel in 17 days ? 49. How many yards of cloth in 29 pieces , if each piece con- tains 31 yards ? 61. To multiply by a composite number . A ...
... acres of land , at $ 43 per acre ? 48. If a horse can travel 41 miles per day , how far can he travel in 17 days ? 49. How many yards of cloth in 29 pieces , if each piece con- tains 31 yards ? 61. To multiply by a composite number . A ...
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... acre ? 72. In how many days will a ship sail 3456 miles , if it sails 144 miles per day ? 73. A farmer raised 4088 bushels of corn , his crop averaging 56 bushels per acre ; how many acres did he plant ? 74. A drover paid $ 2175 for 29 ...
... acre ? 72. In how many days will a ship sail 3456 miles , if it sails 144 miles per day ? 73. A farmer raised 4088 bushels of corn , his crop averaging 56 bushels per acre ; how many acres did he plant ? 74. A drover paid $ 2175 for 29 ...
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... acres of land for $ 1760 , and 320 acres more at $ 7 per acre , and sold the whole at $ 6 per acre ; did I gain or lose ? How much ? Ans . Lost $ 160 . 5. The expenses of a boy at school for a year are $ 126 for board , $ 24 for tuition ...
... acres of land for $ 1760 , and 320 acres more at $ 7 per acre , and sold the whole at $ 6 per acre ; did I gain or lose ? How much ? Ans . Lost $ 160 . 5. The expenses of a boy at school for a year are $ 126 for board , $ 24 for tuition ...
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... acres of land at $ 50 per acre , and paid $ 3150 in cash , and the balance in labor at $ 240 a year ; how many years of labor did it take ? 16. Bought 42 yards of cloth at 15 cents per yard , and paid for it in corn at 90 cents per ...
... acres of land at $ 50 per acre , and paid $ 3150 in cash , and the balance in labor at $ 240 a year ; how many years of labor did it take ? 16. Bought 42 yards of cloth at 15 cents per yard , and paid for it in corn at 90 cents per ...
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acres of land amount annex bank bill bought bushels called ciphers common fraction composite number compound interest compound numbers computing interest contains cost cube cubic debts decimal fraction decimal places difference discount Divide dividend divisible dollars equal equated example Explain Ex farthings feet figure find the interest gain gallons given number greatest common divisor Hence higher denominations hundred improper fraction inches interest of $1 July least common multiple longitude lower denomination marked price measure miles mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply NOTE OPERATION payment pounds premium present worth prime factors principal PROBLEM Proof quarts quotient ratio Reduce rods Rule for finding shillings sold square root subtract subtrahend TABLE tens term of credit thousand Troy Weight units weight whole number wide yards of cloth
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Page 283 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 42 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 76 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 10 - How does moving a figure towards the left ntluct its vniu«' make one ten, ten tens make one hundred, ten hundreds make one thousand, and, in short, ten units of any order make one unit of the next higher order.
Page 294 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 76 - TABLE. 60 Seconds (sec.) . make 1 Minute, m. 60 Minutes " 1 Hour, h. 24 Hours
Page 74 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 294 - Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terms.
Page 36 - RULE. Annex as many ciphers to the multiplicand as there are ciphers in the multiplier, and the number so formed will be the •product.
Page 130 - Therefore, multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value.