The Common School Arithmetic: Combining Analysis and Synthesis ; Adapted to the Best Mode of Instruction in the Elements of Written Arithmetic |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 26
Page 67
... length is required without regard to breadth or thickness . TABLE . 3 Barleycorns ( b . c . ) make 1 Inch , 12 Inches 66 1 Foot , 3 Feet 66 1 Yard , 5 Yards or 161 Feet 66 1 Rod , in . ft . ! yd . rd . 40 Rods 66 1 Furlong , fur . 8 ...
... length is required without regard to breadth or thickness . TABLE . 3 Barleycorns ( b . c . ) make 1 Inch , 12 Inches 66 1 Foot , 3 Feet 66 1 Yard , 5 Yards or 161 Feet 66 1 Rod , in . ft . ! yd . rd . 40 Rods 66 1 Furlong , fur . 8 ...
Page 70
... length and breadth , and the product will be the number of square inches in the surface . NOTE . A surface like Fig . 1 is called a rectangle . If the length and . breadth are equal , the rectangle is a square . The angles of a ...
... length and breadth , and the product will be the number of square inches in the surface . NOTE . A surface like Fig . 1 is called a rectangle . If the length and . breadth are equal , the rectangle is a square . The angles of a ...
Page 71
... length will give the breadth , and the area divided by the breadth will give the length ; thus , in Fig . 1 , 15 ÷ 5 = 3 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5 . Ex . 6. How many square rods in a field that is 7 rods wide and 9 rods long ? Ans . 63 . 7. How ...
... length will give the breadth , and the area divided by the breadth will give the length ; thus , in Fig . 1 , 15 ÷ 5 = 3 and 15 ÷ 3 = 5 . Ex . 6. How many square rods in a field that is 7 rods wide and 9 rods long ? Ans . 63 . 7. How ...
Page 73
... length , breadth , and depth , will give the solid contents of the prism . 105. So also , the solid contents divided by the area of the top face will give the depth ; the contents divided by the area of one end will give the length ...
... length , breadth , and depth , will give the solid contents of the prism . 105. So also , the solid contents divided by the area of the top face will give the depth ; the contents divided by the area of one end will give the length ...
Page 76
... What are its natural divisions ? Artificial divi- sions ? Table ? Scale ? What are the names of the calendar months ? How many days in each ? Length of a solar year ? Ex . 1. Reduce 3wk . 6d . 23h . 76 REDUCTION . Time.
... What are its natural divisions ? Artificial divi- sions ? Table ? Scale ? What are the names of the calendar months ? How many days in each ? Length of a solar year ? Ex . 1. Reduce 3wk . 6d . 23h . 76 REDUCTION . Time.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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
Popular passages
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.