The North American Arithmetic: part first and part second, Part 2B.F. Jackson, 1853 |
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... operations , without comprehending the principles which justify them . The first six chapters consist of oral exercises , and the last six of correspondent written exercises . The work may there- fore be viewed as two entire systems of ...
... operations , without comprehending the principles which justify them . The first six chapters consist of oral exercises , and the last six of correspondent written exercises . The work may there- fore be viewed as two entire systems of ...
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... operations ; but no sooner does he enter upon the business of life , than he abandons the rules of his book , and , in his own way , learns so much of arithmetic as his occupation requires . Whether the following treatise is calculated ...
... operations ; but no sooner does he enter upon the business of life , than he abandons the rules of his book , and , in his own way , learns so much of arithmetic as his occupation requires . Whether the following treatise is calculated ...
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... hour , how many miles will she sail in 7 hours ?. 14. If a ship sail 49 miles in 7 hours , how many miles does she sail in 1 hour ? SECTION 5 . CONNECTED OPERATIONS 1. A market man sold MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION . 37.
... hour , how many miles will she sail in 7 hours ?. 14. If a ship sail 49 miles in 7 hours , how many miles does she sail in 1 hour ? SECTION 5 . CONNECTED OPERATIONS 1. A market man sold MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION . 37.
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part first and part second Frederick Emerson. SECTION 5 . CONNECTED OPERATIONS 1. A market man sold 10 pounds of cheese at 8 cents a pound , and received his pay in sugar at 10 cents a pound . How many pounds of sugar did he receive ? g ...
part first and part second Frederick Emerson. SECTION 5 . CONNECTED OPERATIONS 1. A market man sold 10 pounds of cheese at 8 cents a pound , and received his pay in sugar at 10 cents a pound . How many pounds of sugar did he receive ? g ...
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... operations taught in the preceding sections of this chapter . Prefixed to each example , the number of the section in which the operation involved in the example is taught . If the pupil fail in any part of this section , he should be ...
... operations taught in the preceding sections of this chapter . Prefixed to each example , the number of the section in which the operation involved in the example is taught . If the pupil fail in any part of this section , he should be ...
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1-eighth 1-fifth 1-fourth 1-ninth 1-seventh 1-sixth 1-tenth 1-third 12 cents 12 dollars 30 dollars 50 cents 9 cents 9 dollars acre of land acre produce annum arithmetic barrels of flour bought bushels of corn cask cents a pound ciphers column common denominator compound numbers contained cows cubic decimal divided equally dividend divisor dollars apiece drams DRY MEASURE earn example expressed factors farmer farthings Federal money figure fraction gain gallons gave greatest common divisor hogshead horse hour hund hundred improper fraction inches interest lars lowest terms MEASURE merchant miles molasses months multiplicand Multiply Note to Teachers number of cents orange ounces paid pence perform piece quarts quills quire quotient Reduce remainder rods scholar SECTION sell share sheep shillings sold Solution square feet Subtract sugar Suppose tens thousand trader TROY WEIGHT units week whole number worth yard cost yards of cloth
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Page 185 - When there are more decimal places in the divisor, than in the dividend, render the places equal, by annexing ciphers to the dividend, before dividing.
Page 86 - Suppose 2 men start from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 5 miles an hour and the other f as fast; — how far apart will they be in 11 hours ? 32.
Page 138 - Md the numbers of the lowest denomination together, and divide their sum by that number which is required of this denomination to make 1 of the next higher: write the remainder under the column added, and carry the quotient to the next column.
Page 182 - FRACTION is a fraction whose denominator is 10, or 100, or 1000, &c. The denominator of a decimal fraction is never written : the numerator is written with a point prefixed to it, and the denominator is understood to be a 1, with as many ciphers annexed as there are figures in the numerator.
Page 169 - Hence the rule .for finding the greatest common divisor of two numbers : Divide the greater number by the less, and...
Page 204 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 181 - It shows that the number after it is to be subtracted from the number before it ; thus, 5 — 3 = 2.
Page 116 - To obtain the true remainder, where factors have been used as divisors, multiply the last remainder by the first divisor, and to the product add the first remainder. 27. Suppose 622 to be a dividend, and 35 the divisor; what is the quotient; and what the remainder ? 28.
Page 110 - ... remaining ? • 56- If 5 yards of cloth will make a suit of clothes, how many suits can be made from 96 yards; and how many yards will there be over ? 57. How many times is 6 contained in 4637; and how many are there over ? 58.
Page 185 - Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many figures for decimals in the quotient, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.