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... kind , from the fact that a work of that size is liable to be worn out before the pupil can go through it . 66 As that work contains a greater amount of instruction and valuable matter than any other of the kind extant , and em- braces ...
... kind , from the fact that a work of that size is liable to be worn out before the pupil can go through it . 66 As that work contains a greater amount of instruction and valuable matter than any other of the kind extant , and em- braces ...
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... . Numbers to be added must be of the same kind or de- nomination . You can not add yards and dollars , but dollars can be added to dollars , and yards to yards ; because 5 yards added to 2 dollars would make 7 , it 10 NUMERATION .
... . Numbers to be added must be of the same kind or de- nomination . You can not add yards and dollars , but dollars can be added to dollars , and yards to yards ; because 5 yards added to 2 dollars would make 7 , it 10 NUMERATION .
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... kind must they be ? 3. What sign is used in addi- tion ? What does the sign signify besides addition ? 4 . What do you understand by the sign of equality ? Can you give examples of the signs of addition and equality ? ADDITION TABLE . 2 ...
... kind must they be ? 3. What sign is used in addi- tion ? What does the sign signify besides addition ? 4 . What do you understand by the sign of equality ? Can you give examples of the signs of addition and equality ? ADDITION TABLE . 2 ...
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... . Numbers to be added must be of the same kind or de- nomination . You can not add yards and dollars , but dollars can be added to dollars , and yards to yards ; because 5 yards added to 2 dollars would make 7 , it 10 NUMERATION .
... . Numbers to be added must be of the same kind or de- nomination . You can not add yards and dollars , but dollars can be added to dollars , and yards to yards ; because 5 yards added to 2 dollars would make 7 , it 10 NUMERATION .
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... kind must they be ? 3. What sign is used in addi- tion ? What does the sign signify besides addition ? 4 . What do you understand by the sign of equality ? Can you give examples of the signs of addition and equality ? ADDITION TABLE . 2 ...
... kind must they be ? 3. What sign is used in addi- tion ? What does the sign signify besides addition ? 4 . What do you understand by the sign of equality ? Can you give examples of the signs of addition and equality ? ADDITION TABLE . 2 ...
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1st contains acres adapted Addition amount Arithmetic AVOIRDUPOIS Bring bush bushels bushels of wheat cents ciphers Columbian Calculator common schools Compound currency decimal denomination dimes district schools divide dividend Division divisor dollar 1000 mills drams DRY MEASURE eagle equal examined the Columbian examples feet figures following numbers furlongs gallons galls given numbers grains hhds hogsheads hundred inches less number MEASURE miles millions minuend minutes month multiplicand Multiply ounces paid pennyweights pints place of units poles Proof Public School pupil quarters quarts quotient Recite the table recommend Reduce remainder required the number REVIEW right-hand rules schools and academies seconds shillings Spanish real square subtract sugar teacher tens third term thousand Ticknor tion TROY WEIGHT VULGAR FRACTIONS weeks weight whole numbers Womelsdorf write yards
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Page 30 - Find how many times the divisor is contained in the first figure, or figures, of the dividend, and, setting it directly under the dividend, carry the remainder, if any, to the next figure as so many tens.
Page 55 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 54 - WEIGHT is used in weighing gold and silver. 24 grains (gr.) - make - 1 pennyweight - dwt. 20 pennyweights - " - 1 ounce - - oz. 12 ounces " - 1 pound - - Ib. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT is used for compounding medicines, but not in selling them.
Page 81 - If the answer is to be greater, place the greater of the two remaining numbers for the second term, and the less number for the first term ; but if...
Page 55 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 54 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 54 - AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams, dr. make 1 ounce, - - - - oz. 16 ounces - - - 1 pound, - - - - Ib. 28 pounds - - - 1 quarter, - - - qr. 4 quarters - - - 1 hundred weight, - cwt. 20 hundred weight, 1 ton, T.
Page 56 - TABLE. 60 seconds (sec.) make 1 minute, min. 60 minutes " 1 hour, h. 24 hours " 1 day da. 7 days " 1 week, wk. 365 days " 1 common year,. . .yr. 366 days " 1 leap year, yr. 12 calendar months
Page 80 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 56 - Thirty days hath September, April, June and November ; February twenty-eight alone, all the rest have thirtyone.