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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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 , in . ft . yd . 5 Yards or 16 Feet 66 1 Rod , 40 Rods 66 1 Furlong , 8 Furlongs 66 1 ...
... 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 , in . ft . yd . 5 Yards or 16 Feet 66 1 Rod , 40 Rods 66 1 Furlong , 8 Furlongs 66 1 ...
Page 69
... rod chain c links . Sometimes the half - chain of 50 links is used . How are the con- 100. For what is Square Measure used ? Measure ? Note ? Note 2 ? adth are , length , or breadth , if e ! Ex . 1. In 2sq . m . 625a . REDUCTION . 69.
... rod chain c links . Sometimes the half - chain of 50 links is used . How are the con- 100. For what is Square Measure used ? Measure ? Note ? Note 2 ? adth are , length , or breadth , if e ! Ex . 1. In 2sq . m . 625a . REDUCTION . 69.
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 equal , the rectangle is a square . The angles of a rectangle or rual to ...
... 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 equal , the rectangle is a square . The angles of a rectangle or rual to ...
Page 71
... length will give the breadth , and the area divided by the breadth will give the length ; thus , in Fig . 1 , 15 ÷ 53 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 many ...
... length will give the breadth , and the area divided by the breadth will give the length ; thus , in Fig . 1 , 15 ÷ 53 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 many ...
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 ...
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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.