Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic ...Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1882 - 374 pages |
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... contains tenths , hundredths , and thousandths , and is called the thou- sandths ' period ; the first period at the left of the decimal point contains units , tens , and hundreds , and is called the units ' period ; the second period ...
... contains tenths , hundredths , and thousandths , and is called the thou- sandths ' period ; the first period at the left of the decimal point contains units , tens , and hundreds , and is called the units ' period ; the second period ...
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... contains the same number of units as the two or more numbers together ; thus , 7 is the sum of 3 and 4 , be- cause there are just as many units in 7 as in 3 and 4 together ; for a like reason 11 days is the sum of 2 days , 4 days , and ...
... contains the same number of units as the two or more numbers together ; thus , 7 is the sum of 3 and 4 , be- cause there are just as many units in 7 as in 3 and 4 together ; for a like reason 11 days is the sum of 2 days , 4 days , and ...
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... contain about 58000 square miles ; Scotland , 30000 ; and Ireland , 33000 : what is the area of the British Islands ? 97. In 1870 the population of Maine was 626915 ; of New Hampshire , 318300 ; of Vermont , 330551 ; of 16 ADDITION .
... contain about 58000 square miles ; Scotland , 30000 ; and Ireland , 33000 : what is the area of the British Islands ? 97. In 1870 the population of Maine was 626915 ; of New Hampshire , 318300 ; of Vermont , 330551 ; of 16 ADDITION .
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... bought for $ 250 , and sold for $ 325 , what is the gain ? 19. If of 76 chickens 27 are caught by foxes , how many are left ? 20. From a piece of sheeting containing 44 yards , there are sold to one man 8 , to another 9 , 20 SUBTRACTION .
... bought for $ 250 , and sold for $ 325 , what is the gain ? 19. If of 76 chickens 27 are caught by foxes , how many are left ? 20. From a piece of sheeting containing 44 yards , there are sold to one man 8 , to another 9 , 20 SUBTRACTION .
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... contains 7800 square miles . What is its population if there are 212 persons to a square mile ? 103. What do I save a year if my income is $ 2500 , expenses $ 37 a week , 52 weeks making a year ? and my 104. If I pay $ 5.50 a ton for ...
... contains 7800 square miles . What is its population if there are 212 persons to a square mile ? 103. What do I save a year if my income is $ 2500 , expenses $ 37 a week , 52 weeks making a year ? and my 104. If I pay $ 5.50 a ton for ...
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Page 136 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 142 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. PAPER. 24 sheets = 1 quire. 20 quires = 1 ream. 2 reams = 1 bundle. 5 bundles = 1 bale.
Page 134 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq.
Page 64 - The GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will divide each of them without remainder ; thus, 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, and 30.
Page 39 - If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend which is left is called the REMAINDER.
Page 140 - 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 56 - If 8 men can do a certain piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 4 men do the same ? 13.
Page 259 - 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 119 - In the metric system, the unit of length is the meter, which is one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole.
Page 131 - The specific gravity of a body is its weight compared with the weight of the same bulk of water.