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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... Bills • 148 . Miscellaneous Examples 148 149 152 · 154 156 Addition Subtraction Multiplication • 158 Longitude and Time • 171 * 162 Division 172 166 Duodecimals 176 PERCENTAGE . Definitons and Problems • 183 Stocks 216 Interest Partial ...
... Bills • 148 . Miscellaneous Examples 148 149 152 · 154 156 Addition Subtraction Multiplication • 158 Longitude and Time • 171 * 162 Division 172 166 Duodecimals 176 PERCENTAGE . Definitons and Problems • 183 Stocks 216 Interest Partial ...
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... bill ; what change shall the merchant return to me ? 6. Mr. Fox , owning 3762 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 ...
... bill ; what change shall the merchant return to me ? 6. Mr. Fox , owning 3762 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 ...
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... bills , which are much more convenient for most purposes than gold and silver . 184. The weight of the eagle is 258 grains , Troy . The silver dollar weighs 412 grains , but the smaller coins are not so heavy in proportion to their ...
... bills , which are much more convenient for most purposes than gold and silver . 184. The weight of the eagle is 258 grains , Troy . The silver dollar weighs 412 grains , but the smaller coins are not so heavy in proportion to their ...
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... the division , as in Decimal Fractions ( Art . 172 , c ) , we obtain $ 8.333 for the share of each man . 2. Divide $ 69345.36 equally between 18 men . 3. 148 UNITED STATES MONEY . Bills Miscellaneous Examples COMPOUND NUMBERS.
... the division , as in Decimal Fractions ( Art . 172 , c ) , we obtain $ 8.333 for the share of each man . 2. Divide $ 69345.36 equally between 18 men . 3. 148 UNITED STATES MONEY . Bills Miscellaneous Examples COMPOUND NUMBERS.
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... BILLS . 196. A BILL OF GOODS is a written statement of articles sold , giving the price of each article and the cost of the whole . Find the cost of the several articles , and the amount or foot- ing of each of the following bills . ( 1 ...
... BILLS . 196. A BILL OF GOODS is a written statement of articles sold , giving the price of each article and the cost of the whole . Find the cost of the several articles , and the amount or foot- ing of each of the following bills . ( 1 ...
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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.