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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... Terms 95 Fraction Multiplied by an Integer Fraction Divided by an Integer Fraction Multiplied by a Fraction 100 Canceling . Fraction Divided by a Fraction 96 . 98 • 101 . 104 Complex Fractions made Simple . 107 Common Denominator 108 ...
... Terms 95 Fraction Multiplied by an Integer Fraction Divided by an Integer Fraction Multiplied by a Fraction 100 Canceling . Fraction Divided by a Fraction 96 . 98 • 101 . 104 Complex Fractions made Simple . 107 Common Denominator 108 ...
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... term probably applied to figures from the custom of counting upon the fingers . 8. The first Arabic figure , 0 , is called a cipher , naught , or zero , and , standing alone , it signifies nothing . Each of the remaining nine figures ...
... term probably applied to figures from the custom of counting upon the fingers . 8. The first Arabic figure , 0 , is called a cipher , naught , or zero , and , standing alone , it signifies nothing . Each of the remaining nine figures ...
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... terms in common use , and may be indefinitely extended . 12 Single things make 12 Dozen 1 Dozen . 66 1 Gross . 12 Gross 66 1 Great Gross . 20 Single things 66 1 Score . 24 Sheets of paper 66 1 Quire . 20 Quires 66 1 Ream . 196 Pounds 66 ...
... terms in common use , and may be indefinitely extended . 12 Single things make 12 Dozen 1 Dozen . 66 1 Gross . 12 Gross 66 1 Great Gross . 20 Single things 66 1 Score . 24 Sheets of paper 66 1 Quire . 20 Quires 66 1 Ream . 196 Pounds 66 ...
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... TERMS of the fraction . 131. A fraction is nothing more nor less than unex- cuted division , i . e . division indicated but not performed , the numerator being the dividend , and the denominator the divisor . Hence , ( a ) The value of ...
... TERMS of the fraction . 131. A fraction is nothing more nor less than unex- cuted division , i . e . division indicated but not performed , the numerator being the dividend , and the denominator the divisor . Hence , ( a ) The value of ...
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... terms ; as , 313 7 6 ' 21 ' 7 81 8 # q ' 7 7 8 ft2 z 138. The RECIPROCAL of a number is a fraction whose numerator is 1 , and whose denominator is the number itself ; thus , the reciprocals of 4 , 9 , and are ,, and 1 • PROBLEM 1 . 139 ...
... terms ; as , 313 7 6 ' 21 ' 7 81 8 # q ' 7 7 8 ft2 z 138. The RECIPROCAL of a number is a fraction whose numerator is 1 , and whose denominator is the number itself ; thus , the reciprocals of 4 , 9 , and are ,, and 1 • PROBLEM 1 . 139 ...
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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.