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... given to a process imbodying several distinct principles . And is there no convenience in this ? Shall the pupil , when in actual business , be obliged to call off his mind from all other pursuits , to trace a train of deductions ...
... given to a process imbodying several distinct principles . And is there no convenience in this ? Shall the pupil , when in actual business , be obliged to call off his mind from all other pursuits , to trace a train of deductions ...
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... given and the process shown , not a single reason of any operation is adduced ; but the pupil is dogmatically told he must proceed thus and so , and he will come out so and so . This mode of teaching is very much as if a merchant of ...
... given and the process shown , not a single reason of any operation is adduced ; but the pupil is dogmatically told he must proceed thus and so , and he will come out so and so . This mode of teaching is very much as if a merchant of ...
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... given , to find the Principal , Time , Rate per cent . , and Interest being given , to find the Principal , 144 145 152 155 161 162-3 164 166 166 The Principal , Interest , and Time , being given , to find the Rate per cent . , The ...
... given , to find the Principal , Time , Rate per cent . , and Interest being given , to find the Principal , 144 145 152 155 161 162-3 164 166 166 The Principal , Interest , and Time , being given , to find the Rate per cent . , The ...
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... given , to find the Circumference , The Circumference of a Circle being given , to find the Diameter , To find the Area of a Circle , To find the Area of a Globe , To find the Solid Contents of a Globe , To find the Solid Contents of a ...
... given , to find the Circumference , The Circumference of a Circle being given , to find the Diameter , To find the Area of a Circle , To find the Area of a Globe , To find the Solid Contents of a Globe , To find the Solid Contents of a ...
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... given to the mental questions , the pupils may be allowed to read in their turns the questions from the book ; thus giving the teacher no further trouble than occasional corrections . By this , the reader will perceive , that the work ...
... given to the mental questions , the pupils may be allowed to read in their turns the questions from the book ; thus giving the teacher no further trouble than occasional corrections . By this , the reader will perceive , that the work ...
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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.