The Common School Arithmetic: Combining Analysis and Synthesis ; Adapted to the Best Mode of Instruction in the Elements of Written Arithmetic |
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amount annex barrel bill Bought bush bushels cent ciphers common fraction compound interest compound numbers computed cords cost cube cubic debts decimal fraction decimeter diameter difference discount Divide dividend divisible dollars equal equated example Explain Ex feet figure flour gain or loss gallons given number gold greatest common divisor Hence higher denominations hundred improper fraction inches interest of $1 July 25 least common multiple longitude lower denomination marked price measure meters miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms OPERATION payment pounds prime factors principal PROBLEM quotient ratio Reduce remainder rods Rule for finding simple sold square root subtract subtrahend TABLE tens thousand trial divisor Troy Weight units weight whole number wide
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Page 76 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 294 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 69 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 42 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 92 - A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit...
Page 275 - To involve a quantity that is already a power, RULE. — Multiply the index of the given number by the index of the power to which it is to be raised. Thus, the 3d power of 22 is 26, for 22 = 2 X 2, and the 3d power of 2X2is2X2X2X2X 2"X~2 — 2 X 2 X 2 X 2X 2 X 2 = 2
Page 74 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 144 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 282 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 308 - If a pipe 6 inches in diameter will discharge a certain quantity of water in 4 hours, in what tune will a 4-inch pipe discharge the same quantity ? Ans.