Arithmetic: In which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained, and Synthetically Applied : ... Designed for the Us of Schools and Academies in the United StatesContains problems and exercises to instruct students in basic arithmetic. |
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... bushels of wheat , 850 bushels of Indian corn , 1000 bushels of oats , 1086 bush- els of barley , and 74 bushels of pease ; what was the whole Ans . 4210 . amount ? 22. St. Paul's Cathedral , in London , cost 800,000 pounds sterling ...
... bushels of wheat , 850 bushels of Indian corn , 1000 bushels of oats , 1086 bush- els of barley , and 74 bushels of pease ; what was the whole Ans . 4210 . amount ? 22. St. Paul's Cathedral , in London , cost 800,000 pounds sterling ...
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... bushels of corn for twelve dollars , and one hundred pounds of tallow for eight dollars ; what was his due ? SUBTRACTION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS . 16. 1. Charles , having 18 cents , bought a book , for which he gave 6 cents ; how many cents ...
... bushels of corn for twelve dollars , and one hundred pounds of tallow for eight dollars ; what was his due ? SUBTRACTION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS . 16. 1. Charles , having 18 cents , bought a book , for which he gave 6 cents ; how many cents ...
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... oranges ? how many cents for 3 2. One bushel of apples costs 20 cents ; how many cents must I give for 2 bushels ? for 3 bushels ? 3. One gallon contains 4 quarts ; how many quarts $ 26 T8 , 9 . MULTIPLICATION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS .
... oranges ? how many cents for 3 2. One bushel of apples costs 20 cents ; how many cents must I give for 2 bushels ? for 3 bushels ? 3. One gallon contains 4 quarts ; how many quarts $ 26 T8 , 9 . MULTIPLICATION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS .
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... bushel ? for one fourth ( 4 ) of a bushel ? eighth ( † ) of a bushel ? ར་ for one Aus . to the last , 4 quarts . 29. How many is of 20 ? 247 ? of T 22 . 51 SUPPLEMENT TO DIVISION .
... bushel ? for one fourth ( 4 ) of a bushel ? eighth ( † ) of a bushel ? ར་ for one Aus . to the last , 4 quarts . 29. How many is of 20 ? 247 ? of T 22 . 51 SUPPLEMENT TO DIVISION .
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... bushels of wheat can you buy for 487 dollars , at 2 dollars per bushel ? ¶ 24. When the price of one pound , one bushel , & c . of any commodity is given , how do you find the cost of any number of pounds , or bushels , & c . of that ...
... bushels of wheat can you buy for 487 dollars , at 2 dollars per bushel ? ¶ 24. When the price of one pound , one bushel , & c . of any commodity is given , how do you find the cost of any number of pounds , or bushels , & c . of that ...
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acres amount annexed annuity answer apples arithmetical series avoirdupois bushels called ciphers common difference compound interest compound numbers contained cord feet cows cube root cubic currency decimal fractions denominator diameter divided dividend division divisor dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factors farthings federal money foot gain gallons given number greatest common divisor Hence hogshead horse hundred hundredths improper fraction inches least common multiple length less number measure miles mills minuend minutes mixed number months multiplicand multiply Note number of terms OPERATION oranges ounce paid payment pence pints pounds present worth principal proportion pupil quantity quarts quotient quotient figure rate per cent ratio receive Reduce remainder right hand figure rule shillings side simple numbers sold solid feet square root subtraction tens thousandths units vulgar fractions weight whole number write yards of cloth
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Page 36 - Two men, A and B, start from the same place at the same time, and travel the same way ; A...
Page 82 - make 1 minute, marked '. 60 minutes 1 degree, - - °. 30 degrees - - 1 sign, - - s. 12 signs or 360° 1 circle, - - c. cs o 1 = 12 = 360 = 21600 = 1296000 1= 30= 1800= 108000 1= 60= 3600 1= 60 EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 5s. 29° 25
Page 107 - Hence the ride for finding the greatest common divisor of two numbers: — -Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.
Page 36 - Two men depart from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 27 miles a day, the other 31 miles a day ; how far apart will they be at the end of 6 days ? Ans.
Page 69 - TABLE. 4 farthings (qrs.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence - - - - 1 shilling, - - s. 20 shillings - - - - 1 pound, - - £. Note.
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Page 104 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — • RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 39 - It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. Thus...