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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... cents , i . e . one dollar equals one hundred cents . 37. What characters are used in Arithmetic besides the Arabic and Roman figures ? For what ? 38. What is Addition ? Sum or amount ? 39. A sign ? 40. Make the sign of dollars on the ...
... cents , i . e . one dollar equals one hundred cents . 37. What characters are used in Arithmetic besides the Arabic and Roman figures ? For what ? 38. What is Addition ? Sum or amount ? 39. A sign ? 40. Make the sign of dollars on the ...
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... cents per pound ? Ans . 99 cents . 2. What cost 98 tons of hay at $ 15 per ton ? Ans . $ 1470 . 3. In one hogshead of wine are 63 gallons ; how many gal lons in 75 hogsheads ? 4. In a certain house are 75 rooms , in each room four win ...
... cents per pound ? Ans . 99 cents . 2. What cost 98 tons of hay at $ 15 per ton ? Ans . $ 1470 . 3. In one hogshead of wine are 63 gallons ; how many gal lons in 75 hogsheads ? 4. In a certain house are 75 rooms , in each room four win ...
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... cents each , can be bought for 12 cents ? Ans . As many oranges as there are times 4 cents in 12 cents ; 4 cents are contained in 12 cents , 3 times ; .. 3 oranges , at 4 cents each , can be bought for 12 cents . 2. How many apples , at 2 ...
... cents each , can be bought for 12 cents ? Ans . As many oranges as there are times 4 cents in 12 cents ; 4 cents are contained in 12 cents , 3 times ; .. 3 oranges , at 4 cents each , can be bought for 12 cents . 2. How many apples , at 2 ...
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... cents per yard , and paid for it in corn at 90 cents per bushel ; how many bushels did it take ? 17. If I take 13729 from the sum of 8762 and 14967 , divide the remainder by 50 , and multiply the quotient by 19 , what is the product ...
... cents per yard , and paid for it in corn at 90 cents per bushel ; how many bushels did it take ? 17. If I take 13729 from the sum of 8762 and 14967 , divide the remainder by 50 , and multiply the quotient by 19 , what is the product ...
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... cents are 6 cents , or that 3 times 2 are 6 ; i . e . when the numerator is multiplied by 3 the fraction represents 3 times as many parts as before , and each part continues of the same size ; . ' . the frac- tion is multiplied by 3 ...
... cents are 6 cents , or that 3 times 2 are 6 ; i . e . when the numerator is multiplied by 3 the fraction represents 3 times as many parts as before , and each part continues of the same size ; . ' . the frac- tion is multiplied by 3 ...
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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.