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... common schools , to which the work is , in other respects , so peculiarly adapted . There are several very valuable peculiarities in this work , for which we cannot , in a notice , find sufficient space . We would recommend a careful ex ...
... common schools , to which the work is , in other respects , so peculiarly adapted . There are several very valuable peculiarities in this work , for which we cannot , in a notice , find sufficient space . We would recommend a careful ex ...
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... common plan . The following are a few of the prominent characteristics of this work , in which it is thought to differ from all others . 1. The interrogative system is generally adopted throughout this work . 2. The common rules of ...
... common plan . The following are a few of the prominent characteristics of this work , in which it is thought to differ from all others . 1. The interrogative system is generally adopted throughout this work . 2. The common rules of ...
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... common rules of arithmetic are retained , perhaps the reader is ready to propose a question frequently asked , " What is the use of so ma ny rules ? " " Why not proscribe them ? " The reader must here be reminded , that these rules are ...
... common rules of arithmetic are retained , perhaps the reader is ready to propose a question frequently asked , " What is the use of so ma ny rules ? " " Why not proscribe them ? " The reader must here be reminded , that these rules are ...
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... common purposes of life . Under this head are reckoned Alligation , Roots , Progression , Permutation , Annuities , & c . The propriety of scholars becoming acquainted , some time or other , with these rules , has long since been ...
... common purposes of life . Under this head are reckoned Alligation , Roots , Progression , Permutation , Annuities , & c . The propriety of scholars becoming acquainted , some time or other , with these rules , has long since been ...
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... Common , or Vulgar , Fractions arise from Division , Proper , Improper , & c . , . To change an Improper Fraction to a Whole or Mixed Number , To change a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction , To reduce a Fraction to its lowest Terms ...
... Common , or Vulgar , Fractions arise from Division , Proper , Improper , & c . , . To change an Improper Fraction to a Whole or Mixed Number , To change a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction , To reduce a Fraction to its lowest Terms ...
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12 cents 12 leaves 50 cents acres amount annexing apiece broadcloth bushels bushels of rye called ciphers cloth cost common fraction compound interest contained cord feet currency decimal places denom derive the following dimes divide dividend dollars drams equal example Exercises farthings federal money feet long feet wide figure following RULE gain gallons gals gills give greatest common divisor hence hogshead hundred illustrations we derive improper fraction least common denominator least common multiple leaves 11 lowest terms merchant bought miles mills mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply OPERATION oranges ounces payment pence pints pounds present worth principal proceed pupil pwts quarts rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder repetend Rufus separatrix shillings Slate sold solid feet square feet square rods subtract third term units whole number write yards of cloth
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Page ii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 21 - Decedents," and to repeal said original sections, -and to repeal sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven...
Page 113 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 245 - Hence, when the extremes and number of terms are given, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 237 - 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 76 - Measure. 3 barley corns (bc) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches, 1 foot, ft. 3 feet, 1 yard, yd. 5^ yards, 1 rod, pole, or perch.
Page 210 - How many solid feet in a pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high?
Page 71 - TABLE. 4 nails, (na.) or 9 inches, make 1 quarter, marked qr. 4 quarters, or 36 inches, - 1 yard, - - - - yd. 3 quarters, ------ 1 ell Flemish, - - E. Fl 5 quarters, ------ 1 ell English, - - EE 6 quarters, ------ 1 ell French, - - E. Fr 27.
Page 74 - TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, . . marked . . oz. 16 Ounces 1 Pound,* Ib. 28 Pounds 1 Quarter of a Hundred > Weight, $ V. 4 Quarters 1 Hundred Weight, . . cwt 20 Hundred Weight . 1 Ton, T.