Adam's New Arithmetic: Arithmetic, in which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained and Synthetically Applied ... |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 75
Page 5
... Pound , by Inspection , 146 the three first Decimals of a Pound to Shillings , & c . , by Inspection , 157 General Rule for the Division of Fractions , Addition and Subtraction of Fractions , Common Denominator , how found , Least ...
... Pound , by Inspection , 146 the three first Decimals of a Pound to Shillings , & c . , by Inspection , 157 General Rule for the Division of Fractions , Addition and Subtraction of Fractions , Common Denominator , how found , Least ...
Page 17
... pounds , another 2156 pounds , and another 2210 pounds ; what was the amount of hay purchased ? 20. A person owes A 100 dollars , B 2160 dollars , C 785 dollars , D 92 dollars ; what is the amount of his debts ? 21. A farmer raised in ...
... pounds , another 2156 pounds , and another 2210 pounds ; what was the amount of hay purchased ? 20. A person owes A 100 dollars , B 2160 dollars , C 785 dollars , D 92 dollars ; what is the amount of his debts ? 21. A farmer raised in ...
Page 19
... pounds each , the hind quarters weigh one hundred and twenty - four pounds each , the hide seventy - six pounds , and the tallow sixty pounds ; what is the whole weight of the ox ? Ans . 600 10. A man , being asked his age , said he was ...
... pounds each , the hind quarters weigh one hundred and twenty - four pounds each , the hide seventy - six pounds , and the tallow sixty pounds ; what is the whole weight of the ox ? Ans . 600 10. A man , being asked his age , said he was ...
Page 27
... pounds of tea cost at 43 cents a pound ? 9. There are 24 hours in one day ; how many hours in 2 days ? in 4 days ? days ? in 3 days ? in 7 10. Six boys met a beggar , and gave him 15 cents each ; how many cents did the beggar receive ...
... pounds of tea cost at 43 cents a pound ? 9. There are 24 hours in one day ; how many hours in 2 days ? in 4 days ? days ? in 3 days ? in 7 10. Six boys met a beggar , and gave him 15 cents each ; how many cents did the beggar receive ...
Page 36
... one dollar , for one year , be six cents , hat is the interest for 2 dollars the same time ? tollars ? 7 dollars ? 8 dollars ? 95 dollars ? 17. A farmer sold 468 pounds of pork , at 36 * T 13 . SUPPLEMENT TO MULTIPLICATION .
... one dollar , for one year , be six cents , hat is the interest for 2 dollars the same time ? tollars ? 7 dollars ? 8 dollars ? 95 dollars ? 17. A farmer sold 468 pounds of pork , at 36 * T 13 . SUPPLEMENT TO MULTIPLICATION .
Contents
132 | |
137 | |
139 | |
142 | |
148 | |
155 | |
159 | |
160 | |
47 | |
69 | |
79 | |
80 | |
87 | |
88 | |
93 | |
99 | |
101 | |
128 | |
161 | |
167 | |
176 | |
187 | |
197 | |
207 | |
213 | |
222 | |
237 | |
261 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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 diameter divided dividend division 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 multi 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
Popular passages
Page 81 - The first seven letters of the alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, are used to...
Page 2 - States entitled an act for the encouragement of learning hy securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the author., and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned, and also to an act entitled an act supplementary to an act, entitled an act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and...
Page 244 - A man was hired 50 days on these conditions, — thatt for every day he worked, he should receive $ '75, and, for every day he was idle, he should forfeit $ '25 ; at the expiration of the time, he received $ 27'50 ; how many days did he work...
Page 36 - Two men depart from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of...
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 82 - TABLE. 60 seconds (") - make - 1 minute, - marked - ' 60 minutes - - - - - 1 degree, ----- ° 30 degrees ----- 1 sign, ------ s. 12 signs, or 360 degrees, - 1 circle of the zodiac. Note. Every circle, whether great or small, is divisible into 360 equal parts, called degrees. 71. Reduce 9s. 13° 25
Page 217 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 36 - Two men, A and B, start from the same place at the same time, and travel the same way ; A travels...
Page 259 - CD, hie heirs, executors, or administrators, do and shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the...
Page 79 - The denominations are chaldrons, bushels, pecks, quarts, and pints. TABLE. 2 pints (pts.) make - 1 quart, • - marked - qt. 8 quarts 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks . - - - - 1 bushel, bu. 36 bushels ----- 1 chaldron, - - - - ch, 61.