Practical and Mental Arithmetic: On a New Plan, in which Mental Arithmetic is Combined with the Use of the Slate ...Richardson, Lord and Holbrook, 1830 - Arithmetic |
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... writer would ask , whether it can be sup- posed , the developement of these truths , by figures , will invigorate ... writing master , with ma- gisterial solemnity , may lay down for him ; but a child who reasons will not be thus easily ...
... writer would ask , whether it can be sup- posed , the developement of these truths , by figures , will invigorate ... writing master , with ma- gisterial solemnity , may lay down for him ; but a child who reasons will not be thus easily ...
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... writing them down on the slate at recitation , to test the pupil's knowledge of numbers from one to one hundred . 6 Write down in proper figures , Four ; Seven ; Eight ; Twelve ; Eighteen ; Twenty - two ; Thirty - two ; Forty - five ...
... writing them down on the slate at recitation , to test the pupil's knowledge of numbers from one to one hundred . 6 Write down in proper figures , Four ; Seven ; Eight ; Twelve ; Eighteen ; Twenty - two ; Thirty - two ; Forty - five ...
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... writing - book cost 8 cents , how many writing - books will 16 cents buy ? 24 cents ? 40 cents ? 56 cents ? 80 cents ? 96 cents ? 27. How many spelling - books will 18 cents buy , if 1 cost 9 .cents ? Will 27 ? Will 36 ? Wil 45 ? Will ...
... writing - book cost 8 cents , how many writing - books will 16 cents buy ? 24 cents ? 40 cents ? 56 cents ? 80 cents ? 96 cents ? 27. How many spelling - books will 18 cents buy , if 1 cost 9 .cents ? Will 27 ? Will 36 ? Wil 45 ? Will ...
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... write these numbers out in words , would be very troublesome ; to prevent this , how do we sometimes express the numbers one , two , & c . up to thousands , millions , & c . A. By letters . Q. What does the letter I stand for ? A ...
... write these numbers out in words , would be very troublesome ; to prevent this , how do we sometimes express the numbers one , two , & c . up to thousands , millions , & c . A. By letters . Q. What does the letter I stand for ? A ...
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... write down on the slate , in figures , the num- bers one , two , three , four , five , six , seven , eight , nine . Q. To express ten , as we have no one character that will do it , what two characters do we make use of to represent ...
... write down on the slate , in figures , the num- bers one , two , three , four , five , six , seven , eight , nine . Q. To express ten , as we have no one character that will do it , what two characters do we make use of to represent ...
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50 cents acres amount answer apiece apples bbls broadcloth bushels bushels of rye called ciphers cloth cost common fraction compound interest contained cord feet cube root currency decimal places derive the following dimes divide dividend dollars equal example Exercises farthings federal money feet long feet wide following RULE foot gain gallons gals gills give greatest common divisor hence hogshead hundred illustrations we derive improper fraction least common denominator least common multiple leaves length lowest terms merchant bought miles mills mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply OPERATION oranges ounces payment pence pints pound present worth principal proceed proportion pupil pwts quarts rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder repetend Rufus shillings Slate sold solid feet solid inches square feet square rods square root subtract third term whole number write yards of cloth
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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 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 199 - But if any payments be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation for one year,* add it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid from the time it was paid up to the end of the year; add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest added together.
Page 53 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 173 - Bought 40 gallons of molasses, at 27 cents a gallon ; but, by accident, 4 gallons leaked out ; at what rate must I sell the remainder, per gallon, to lose nothing?
Page 242 - 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 - In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 11 ? 5.
Page 255 - Two persons, A and B, have the same income: A saves |- of his yearly ; but B, by spending $150 per annum more than A, at the end of 8 years, finds himself $400 in*debt ; what is their income, and what does each spend per annum '? A.
Page 172 - B $200, to be paid in 6 months ; $300, in 12 months ; $500, in 3 months ; what is the equated time for the payment of the whole?
Page 197 - ... due: add that interest to the principal, and from the sum subtract the payment made at that time, together with the preceding payments (if any) and the remainder forms a new principal ; on which, compute and subtract the interest, as upon the first principal: and proceed in this manner to the time of the judgment.