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 15
Page 47
... shillings make a dollar , how many dollars are there in 2736 shillings ? 46. If 4 weeks make a month , how many months are there in 624 weeks ? 74. When is the division complete ? When is one number divisible by an- other ? What is an ...
... shillings make a dollar , how many dollars are there in 2736 shillings ? 46. If 4 weeks make a month , how many months are there in 624 weeks ? 74. When is the division complete ? When is one number divisible by an- other ? What is an ...
Page 59
... Shilling , 20 Shillings 66 66 1 Pound , 66 S. £ . d . 8 . 1 = £ 1 = 12 qr . 4 48 1 = 20 = 240 = 960 89. REDUCTION DESCENDING is performed by multiplica- tion ; thus , to reduce 15 £ to shillings , we multiply 15 by 20 , because there ...
... Shilling , 20 Shillings 66 66 1 Pound , 66 S. £ . d . 8 . 1 = £ 1 = 12 qr . 4 48 1 = 20 = 240 = 960 89. REDUCTION DESCENDING is performed by multiplica- tion ; thus , to reduce 15 £ to shillings , we multiply 15 by 20 , because there ...
Page 60
... shillings , we divide by 12 , because there will be only one twelfth as many shillings as pence , and obtain 89s . and a remainder of 6d . Again , 90. Repeat the rule . Explain the process in Ex . 1. How are the 237 shil- lings obtained ...
... shillings , we divide by 12 , because there will be only one twelfth as many shillings as pence , and obtain 89s . and a remainder of 6d . Again , 90. Repeat the rule . Explain the process in Ex . 1. How are the 237 shil- lings obtained ...
Page 61
... shillings , and pounds . OPERATION . 4 ) 1 1 4 1 5 qr . 12 ) 2853 d . + 3qr . 20 ) 237 s . + 9d . 11 £ 17s . First divide by 4 to reduce the farthings to pence ; then divide by 12 to reduce pence to shillings ; then by 20 to reduce ...
... shillings , and pounds . OPERATION . 4 ) 1 1 4 1 5 qr . 12 ) 2853 d . + 3qr . 20 ) 237 s . + 9d . 11 £ 17s . First divide by 4 to reduce the farthings to pence ; then divide by 12 to reduce pence to shillings ; then by 20 to reduce ...
Page 111
... shilling to the fraction of a farthing . As 1s . is equal to 12d . , so s . 12 times 4d . = d . , and d . 4 times qr . # qr . , Ans . Hence , RULE . Multiply the fraction by such numbers as are neces- sary to reduce the given to the ...
... shilling to the fraction of a farthing . As 1s . is equal to 12d . , so s . 12 times 4d . = d . , and d . 4 times qr . # qr . , Ans . Hence , RULE . Multiply the fraction by such numbers as are neces- sary to reduce the given to the ...
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.