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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... Dollar · • · 152 148 Bills 154 • 148 Miscellaneous Examples 156 • Addition 158 Longitude and Time · 171 Subtraction 162 Division 172 Multiplication • 166 Duodecimals · 176 PERCENTAGE . Definitons and Problems · 183 Stocks 216 • Interest ...
... Dollar · • · 152 148 Bills 154 • 148 Miscellaneous Examples 156 • Addition 158 Longitude and Time · 171 Subtraction 162 Division 172 Multiplication • 166 Duodecimals · 176 PERCENTAGE . Definitons and Problems · 183 Stocks 216 • Interest ...
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... dollars ; $ 10 , ten dollars , etc. 41. The sign of equality ,, signifies that the quantities be- tween which it stands are equal to each other ; thus , $ 1 = 100 cents , i . e . one dollar equals one hundred cents . 37. What characters ...
... dollars ; $ 10 , ten dollars , etc. 41. The sign of equality ,, signifies that the quantities be- tween which it stands are equal to each other ; thus , $ 1 = 100 cents , i . e . one dollar equals one hundred cents . 37. What characters ...
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... dollar 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 ...
... dollar 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 ...
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... 6 ? 6 times 12 ? 12 times 6 ? 9 times 8 ? 4. If I deposit $ 10 a month in a savings bank , how many dollars shall I deposit in 4 months ? In 7 months ? In 5 months ? In 12 months ? 5. When wood is worth $ 6 a cord , MULTIPLICATION . 31.
... 6 ? 6 times 12 ? 12 times 6 ? 9 times 8 ? 4. If I deposit $ 10 a month in a savings bank , how many dollars shall I deposit in 4 months ? In 7 months ? In 5 months ? In 12 months ? 5. When wood is worth $ 6 a cord , MULTIPLICATION . 31.
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... dollars have they all ? Multiplicand , OPERATION . 35 = 5 X 7 . $ 37 5 1st Factor of Multiplier , 7 $ 185 2d Factor of Multiplier , Product , $ 1295 The 35 men may be separated into 7 groups of 5 men each . Now 1 group of 5 men will ...
... dollars have they all ? Multiplicand , OPERATION . 35 = 5 X 7 . $ 37 5 1st Factor of Multiplier , 7 $ 185 2d Factor of Multiplier , Product , $ 1295 The 35 men may be separated into 7 groups of 5 men each . Now 1 group of 5 men will ...
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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.