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... kind , heretofore examined ; but some have existed in one , and some in another , and no one work , yet known to the writer , obviates them all . 1. The first difficulty , for which a remedy is here attempted , originates from the fact ...
... kind , heretofore examined ; but some have existed in one , and some in another , and no one work , yet known to the writer , obviates them all . 1. The first difficulty , for which a remedy is here attempted , originates from the fact ...
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... kind , has arisen from the fact , that the mental and written exercises have been entirely separate ; in some cases being placed in different books . Thus the pupil , after completing an arithmetic designed for mental exercise alone ...
... kind , has arisen from the fact , that the mental and written exercises have been entirely separate ; in some cases being placed in different books . Thus the pupil , after completing an arithmetic designed for mental exercise alone ...
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Catharine Esther Beecher. concise than in many works of this kind , and perhaps may be considered as improvements . As the writer has been in a situation , in which she has employed various teachers , of different qualifications , it has ...
Catharine Esther Beecher. concise than in many works of this kind , and perhaps may be considered as improvements . As the writer has been in a situation , in which she has employed various teachers , of different qualifications , it has ...
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... kind . A fraction is a part of a thing , Thus a dollar is a unit ; a man is a unit ; a picture is a unit ; a bushel of apples is a unit , & c . A half of an apple is a fraction ; a quarter of a dollar is a fraction ; a third of a loaf ...
... kind . A fraction is a part of a thing , Thus a dollar is a unit ; a man is a unit ; a picture is a unit ; a bushel of apples is a unit , & c . A half of an apple is a fraction ; a quarter of a dollar is a fraction ; a third of a loaf ...
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... kind or order called dollars , and one dollar is also the tenth part of an eagle , or the fraction of an eagle . One cent is a unit or whole thing , of the or . der of cents , and one cent is also the tenth part of a dime , or the ...
... kind or order called dollars , and one dollar is also the tenth part of an eagle , or the fraction of an eagle . One cent is a unit or whole thing , of the or . der of cents , and one cent is also the tenth part of a dime , or the ...
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added annuity answer apples bought bushels called ciphers common denominator compound interest contained cost cube decimal division decimal fraction dimes dividend divisor dollars Duodecimals eight EXAMPLES express Federal money feet fifths Find the interest five hundred following sums four hundred frac gain gallons higher order hundred and six hundredths of thousandths improper decimal improper fraction inches Let the following Let the pupil lower order lowest terms method millions millionths mills minuend months multiplicand nine hundred number of terms order of tens paid payment pence pints pound present worth principal proportion quadrillions quantity quintillions quotient figure rate per cent ratio reducing fractions remainder root rule for decimal rule for reducing separatrix seven sextillion shillings sixths square Subtract subtrahend tenths of thousandths third thousand trillions twelfths twelve units VULGAR FRACTIONS whole numbers Write yards
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Page 42 - Cardinal numbers: 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8...
Page 16 - Minute, . 60 Minutes. ..." 1 Degree, ... " °. 30 Degrees . . . . " 1 Sign, ... " s. 12 Signs, or 360 Degrees, the whole great Circle of the Zodiac.
Page 262 - Any three of the five following things being given, the other two may be found. 1. The first term. 2. The last term. 3. The number of terms.
Page 127 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 251 - 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 96 - To subtract fractions reduce the fractions to forms having a common denominator, if they have not that form, and subtract the numerator of the subtrahend from the numerator of the minuend, and place the remainder over the common denominator.
Page 275 - Iris head and £ the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail ; what is the length of the fish? The pupil will perceive, that the length of the body is £ the length of the fish. Ans. 32 feet.
Page 253 - RULE. 1. Separate the given number into periods of three figures each, beginning at the units place.
Page 14 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 270 - Two men depart from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of...