The course of arithmetic as taught in the Pestalozzian school, Worksop. [With] Answers1854 |
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... be parts of the same unit . 96 How fractions increase and decrease . 97 Proper and Improper fractions . 98 Method of multiplying a fraction by a whole number . ARTICLE . 99 Method of dividing a fraction by a viii . CONTENTS .
... be parts of the same unit . 96 How fractions increase and decrease . 97 Proper and Improper fractions . 98 Method of multiplying a fraction by a whole number . ARTICLE . 99 Method of dividing a fraction by a viii . CONTENTS .
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... Increasing and decreasing arithmetical and geometrical progressions . 352 Observations on A. P. 353 The natural series of numbers , & c . are in A. P. 354 , 355 Method of finding any term of an A. P. 356 Method of finding the last term ...
... Increasing and decreasing arithmetical and geometrical progressions . 352 Observations on A. P. 353 The natural series of numbers , & c . are in A. P. 354 , 355 Method of finding any term of an A. P. 356 Method of finding the last term ...
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... increase or decrease , so does motion . 2. Quantity or magnitude is anything which will admit of increase or decrease . For instance , lines , surfaces , weight , time , motion are quantities . 3. The science by which we become ...
... increase or decrease , so does motion . 2. Quantity or magnitude is anything which will admit of increase or decrease . For instance , lines , surfaces , weight , time , motion are quantities . 3. The science by which we become ...
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... increased by one unit , we obtain ten tens , or one hundred , which commences a third order of units , called hundreds . The hundreds ascend also from one to ten ; but , for shortness , we use one hundred , two hundred , and so on , to ...
... increased by one unit , we obtain ten tens , or one hundred , which commences a third order of units , called hundreds . The hundreds ascend also from one to ten ; but , for shortness , we use one hundred , two hundred , and so on , to ...
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... increase or decrease , so does motion . 2. Quantity or magnitude is anything which will admit of increase or decrease . For instance , lines , surfaces , weight , time , motion are quantities . 3. The science by which we become ...
... increase or decrease , so does motion . 2. Quantity or magnitude is anything which will admit of increase or decrease . For instance , lines , surfaces , weight , time , motion are quantities . 3. The science by which we become ...
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