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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... Yards . Feet . Inches . Chaldrons . 1234 2345 3456 7891 5678 5678 6789 7891 1356 3215 9012 1023 3456 7891 67 8.9 3456 4456 7891 2345 3214 7890 7890 3456 6789 1234 1345 1234 7890 1234 3789 6789 5678 1378 5678 1379 3216 9012 8123 9123 ...
... Yards . Feet . Inches . Chaldrons . 1234 2345 3456 7891 5678 5678 6789 7891 1356 3215 9012 1023 3456 7891 67 8.9 3456 4456 7891 2345 3214 7890 7890 3456 6789 1234 1345 1234 7890 1234 3789 6789 5678 1378 5678 1379 3216 9012 8123 9123 ...
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... yard of canvas cost 25 cents , what will 12 yards cost ? ILLUSTRATION . - The number 25 is composed of 2 tens and 5 units ; 12 times 2 tens are 24 tens ; and 12 times 5 units are 60 units , or 6 tens ; 24 tens added 34 [ SECT . IV ...
... yard of canvas cost 25 cents , what will 12 yards cost ? ILLUSTRATION . - The number 25 is composed of 2 tens and 5 units ; 12 times 2 tens are 24 tens ; and 12 times 5 units are 60 units , or 6 tens ; 24 tens added 34 [ SECT . IV ...
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... yards will cost 300 cents , or 3 dollars . 20. In 1 pound there are 20 shillings ; how many shillings in 3 pounds ? In 4 pounds ? In 6 pounds ? 21. A gallon of molasses is worth 25 cents ; what is the value of 2 gallons ? Of 3 gallons ...
... yards will cost 300 cents , or 3 dollars . 20. In 1 pound there are 20 shillings ; how many shillings in 3 pounds ? In 4 pounds ? In 6 pounds ? 21. A gallon of molasses is worth 25 cents ; what is the value of 2 gallons ? Of 3 gallons ...
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... yard , how many yards in 895,347 square feet ? Ans . 99,483 yards . 29. A township of 876,136 acres is to be divided among 8 persons ; how many acres will be the portion of each ? Ans . 109,517 acres . 30. Bought a farm for 5670 dollars ...
... yard , how many yards in 895,347 square feet ? Ans . 99,483 yards . 29. A township of 876,136 acres is to be divided among 8 persons ; how many acres will be the portion of each ? Ans . 109,517 acres . 30. Bought a farm for 5670 dollars ...
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... yard ? What cost of a yard ? - ILLUSTRATION . $ 8 = $ 2 ; and if much ; 3 times $ 2 If 1 yard cost $ 8 , of a yard cost $ 2 , = $ 6 . 1 of a yard will cost will cost three times as Ans . $ 6 . of 183 24. If an acre of land cost $ 24 ...
... yard ? What cost of a yard ? - ILLUSTRATION . $ 8 = $ 2 ; and if much ; 3 times $ 2 If 1 yard cost $ 8 , of a yard cost $ 2 , = $ 6 . 1 of a yard will cost will cost three times as Ans . $ 6 . of 183 24. If an acre of land cost $ 24 ...
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Page 158 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 145 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 155 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another.
Page 132 - RULE. — Divide the given number by any prime number, greater than 1, that will divide it, and the quotient, if a composite number, in the same manner; and continue dividing until a prime number is obtained for a quotient. The several divisors and the last quotient will be the prime factors required.
Page 189 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 285 - 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 136 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number "that will divide each of them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, and 24.
Page 86 - Weight is used in mixing medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruple, sc. or B 3 Scruples " 1 Dram, dr. or 3 8 Drams
Page 231 - Boston $1000, $250 of which is to be paid in 4 months, $350 in 8 months, and the remainder in 12 months ; what is the average time for the payment of the whole sum"?
Page 231 - Multiply each payment by the time before it is due, then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the true time required.