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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... bushels of corn were raised in Ohio in 1850 , and 73436690 bushels in 1853 ; what was the increase ? 57. Bought a paper mill for $ 15475 , and sold it for $ 17925 ; what did I gain ? 58. How many are 876942 - 468279 ? 59. How many are ...
... bushels of corn were raised in Ohio in 1850 , and 73436690 bushels in 1853 ; what was the increase ? 57. Bought a paper mill for $ 15475 , and sold it for $ 17925 ; what did I gain ? 58. How many are 876942 - 468279 ? 59. How many are ...
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... bushel are 32 quarts ; how many quarts in 6 bushels ? BY ADDITION . 6 BY MULTIPLICATION . 32 32 32 32 32 32 Product , 192 In 6 bushels there are , evidently , 6 times as many quarts as in 1 bushel , and the number of quarts in 6 bushels ...
... bushel are 32 quarts ; how many quarts in 6 bushels ? BY ADDITION . 6 BY MULTIPLICATION . 32 32 32 32 32 32 Product , 192 In 6 bushels there are , evidently , 6 times as many quarts as in 1 bushel , and the number of quarts in 6 bushels ...
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... bushels ? OPERATION . Multiplicand , 32 Multiplier , 46 192 128 First multiply by 6 , as though 6 were the only figure in the multiplier ; then multiply by 4 , and set the first figure of this product in the place of tens ; for ...
... bushels ? OPERATION . Multiplicand , 32 Multiplier , 46 192 128 First multiply by 6 , as though 6 were the only figure in the multiplier ; then multiply by 4 , and set the first figure of this product in the place of tens ; for ...
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... bushels of wheat at $ 2 per bushel , for which he received 40 yards of cloth at $ 2 per yard , and the balance in money ; how much money did he receive ? 8. A merchant bought 846 barrels of flour for $ 7191 ; he sold 526 barrels at $ 9 ...
... bushels of wheat at $ 2 per bushel , for which he received 40 yards of cloth at $ 2 per yard , and the balance in money ; how much money did he receive ? 8. A merchant bought 846 barrels of flour for $ 7191 ; he sold 526 barrels at $ 9 ...
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... bushels of wheat on 87 acres of land ; how many bushels did he raise per 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 ...
... bushels of wheat on 87 acres of land ; how many bushels did he raise per 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 ...
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acres of land amount annex bill Bought bushels called cent ciphers common fraction complex fraction composite number compound interest compound numbers computed contains cords cost cube decimal diameter difference discount divi Divide dividend divisible dollars equal example Explain Ex farthings feet figure gallons given number gives greatest common divisor Hence higher denominations hundred improper fraction interest of $1 least common multiple longitude lower denomination marked price measure meters miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms OPERATION ounces payment pence pounds prime factors prime number principal PROBLEM quarts quotient ratio Reduce rods Rule for finding shillings simple fraction sold square root subtract subtrahend TABLE tens thousand tion tons trial divisor Troy Weight true remainder units weight whole number wide worth yards of cloth
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Page 105 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value.
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 274 - ... has been taken as a factor as many times as there are units in the index of the required power. Ex. 1.
Page 69 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
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 144 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
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 10 - How does moving a figure towards the left affect its value! 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 64 - TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred Weight, cwt. 20 Hundred Weight
Page 272 - When the quantity of one simple is given, after finding the proportional quantities, by the above rule, we may say, As the PROPORTIONAL quantity : is to the GIVEN quantity : : so is each of the other PROPORTIONAL quantities : to the REQUIRED quantities of each.