The Werner Arithmetic: Oral and Written, Volume 3American Book Company, 1898 - Arithmetic |
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acres Algebra Algebraic Fractions altitude annual Avoirdupois bicycle geared bonds bought bushel cent centimeters circle circumference common fraction contained cord corn cube cubic centimeters cubic feet cubic foot decimal order decimeter described in problem diameter discount Divide dividend dollars equal Estimate exact divisor exactly divisible EXAMPLE Explanation Express the ratio feet long figure Find the amount Find the approximate Find the area Find the cost Find the interest Find the sum five results gain hundred hundredths inches wide integral number least common multiple meters miles minuend MISCELLANEOUS REVIEW multiply a number NOTE NOTE.-The nutritive ratio Observe Operation perfect squares perimeter piece of land pound primary units prime factors pupil pupils image rectangular rhomboid rhombus right angles side sold solid content specific gravity square root subtract tenths thousandths triangle twelve products Verify weight
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Page 256 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 110 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 233 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 101 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 96 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 252 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page 205 - The cube root of a number is one of its three equal factors. Thus, 4 is the cube root of 64.
Page 196 - ... 291. MAGNITUDES WHICH ARE INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO OTHER MAGNITUDES OR TO THE SQUARES OF OTHER MAGNITUDES. EXAMPLE. If 5 men do a piece of work in 16 days, how long will it take 8 men to do a similar piece of work ? OPERATION AND EXPLANATION. It is evident that the time required will be inversely proportional to the number of men employed ; that is, if twice as many men are employed, not twice as much, but $ as much time will be required.
Page 19 - Lines drawn upon paper or upon the blackboard are not geometrical lines, since they have breadth and thickness. They represent geometrical lines. 25. A straight line is the shortest distance from one point to another point. 26. A curved line changes its direction at every point. 27. A broken line is not straight, but is made up of straight lines. 1. The line AB is a . 2. The line CD is a . 3. The line £Fis a . 4.
Page 224 - OF WEIGHT 10 milligrams (mg.) = 1 centigram (eg.) 10 centigrams = 1 decigram (dg.) 10 decigrams = 1 gram (g.) 10 grams = 1 dekagram (Dg...