Introduction to The National Arithmetic: On the Inductive System Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods in which the Principles of the Science are Fully Explained and Illustrated ; Designed for Common Schools and Academies |
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... BY ROBERT S. DAVIS . NEW YORK : PRATT , WOODFORD & Co. , AND HUNTINGTON & SAVAGE , PHILADELPHIA : THOMAS , COWPERTHWAIT & Co. And sold by the trade generally . Edue T 118.50.442 HARVARD C .. GE LIBRARY CA F 1850 . INTRODUCTION.
... BY ROBERT S. DAVIS . NEW YORK : PRATT , WOODFORD & Co. , AND HUNTINGTON & SAVAGE , PHILADELPHIA : THOMAS , COWPERTHWAIT & Co. And sold by the trade generally . Edue T 118.50.442 HARVARD C .. GE LIBRARY CA F 1850 . INTRODUCTION.
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... sold by all the principal Booksellers throughout the country . Also constantly for sale ( in addition to his own publications ) , a complete assortment of School - books and Stationery , which are offered to Booksellers , School ...
... sold by all the principal Booksellers throughout the country . Also constantly for sale ( in addition to his own publications ) , a complete assortment of School - books and Stationery , which are offered to Booksellers , School ...
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... sold three barrels of flour to one man , and thirteen to another ; what was the quantity sold ? 25. I have two apple - trees ; one bears twelve bushels of apples , and the other eleven ; how many bushels do both trees produce ? 26. How ...
... sold three barrels of flour to one man , and thirteen to another ; what was the quantity sold ? 25. I have two apple - trees ; one bears twelve bushels of apples , and the other eleven ; how many bushels do both trees produce ? 26. How ...
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... Sold twelve ploughs for 104 dollars , two wagons for 214 dollars , and one chaise for 121 dollars ; what was the amount of the whole ? Ans . 439 dollars . 10. A drover bought 125 sheep of one man , 432 of another , and of a third 311 ...
... Sold twelve ploughs for 104 dollars , two wagons for 214 dollars , and one chaise for 121 dollars ; what was the amount of the whole ? Ans . 439 dollars . 10. A drover bought 125 sheep of one man , 432 of another , and of a third 311 ...
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... sold it so as to gain 375 dollars ; how much did he sell it for ? Ans . 2103 dollars . 52. A merchant bought five pieces of cloth . For the first he gave 376 dollars , for the second 198 dollars , for the third 896 dollars , for the ...
... sold it so as to gain 375 dollars ; how much did he sell it for ? Ans . 2103 dollars . 52. A merchant bought five pieces of cloth . For the first he gave 376 dollars , for the second 198 dollars , for the third 896 dollars , for the ...
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13 leaves 20 per cent acres angle annuity barrels of flour Bought bushels called ciphers circumference common denominator common difference compound interest compound numbers containing cords cost cube root cubic feet denoted diameter discount dividend dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factors farthings find the interest frustum gain gallons Give the reason given number given sum greatest common divisor hogshead hundred improper fraction inches interest of $1 last term least common least common multiple leaves 11 less miles minuend mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms obtain paid payment pence present worth principal proportion quantity QUESTIONS QUESTIONS.-Art quotient rate per cent ratio received Reduce remainder rule for finding sell shillings sides simple fraction sold solid square feet square root subtract subtrahend thousand thousandths tons triangle United States money vulgar fraction weight whole number yards
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Page 257 - The square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; as, 5033 402+302.
Page 264 - 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 288 - Ans. 75 square feet. 2. What is the difference between the contents of two floors ; one is 37 feet long and 27 feet wide, and the other is 40 feet long and 20 feet wide ? Ans. 199 square feet.
Page 265 - A sphere is a solid, bounded by one continued convex surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within, called the centre.
Page 254 - Find the greatest square number in the first or left hand period, place the root of it at the right hand of the given number, (after the manner of a quotient in division...
Page 128 - An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, $, -f . A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction expressed together; as, 4f, 25-ht.
Page 199 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced, add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total. If there be...
Page 294 - To find the solidity of a cylinder. RULE. — Multiply the area of the base by the altitude, and the product will be the solidity.
Page 267 - ... series. The numbers which form the series are called the terms of the series. The first and last terms are the extremes, and the other terms are called the means.
Page 126 - Mnltiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.