Mental Arithmetic, Or, First Lessons in Numbers for Children |
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12 cents 50 cents Arithmetic barrel of flour boys called cents a pound cents a quart cents a yard cents apiece cents will buy contained cost six dollars a barrel dollars a yard dollars apiece eight cents eighteen eleven farmer sold fifteen fifths fifty fifty-four fifty-six five cents forty forty-five forty-two four cents Four Four fourteen fourths furlongs gave half halves hogshead hundred improper fraction L seven leaves naught lemons LESSON II marbles miles an hour molasses nine cents nine dollars ninety orange costs paid pair peaches pound of sugar pound of tea pounds of butter pupil seven cents seventeen sevenths seventy-two shillings a yard six cents sixteen sixths sixty sixty-three slate ten cents tens are equal thing is divided third third wire thirteen thirty thirty-five thirty-six thirty-two three cents training day twen twenty twenty-eight twenty-four worth yard cost yards of cloth yards of ribbon
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Page 73 - forty L " fifty. LX " sixty. LXX ' " seventy. LXXX " eighty. XC " ninety. C " one hundred. CI " one hundred and one. CX " one hundred and ten. CC " two hundred. CCC " three hundred. CCCC " four hundred. D
Page 72 - six. 7, seven. 8, eight. 9, nine. 10, ten. 1 1 , eleven. 12, twelve. 13, thirteen. 14, fourteen. 15, fifteen. 16, sixteen. 17, seventeen. 18, eighteen.
Page 49 - pounds of figs ? 7. There are eight rows of trees in an orchard, and seven trees in a row : how many trees are there in the orchard ? 8. In New York, eight shillings make a dollar : how many shillings are there in eight New York dollars
Page 73 - nine. X " ten. XI " eleven. XII " twelve. XIII " thirteen. XIV " fourteen. XV " fifteen. XVI " sixteen. XVII ' seventeen. XVIII ' eighteen. XIX ' nineteen. ! XX ' twenty. ' XXI ' twenty-one. XXII ' twenty-two. XXX denote thirty. • XL " forty L " fifty. LX
Page 71 - 22. If land is ten dollars an acre, how many acres can a man buy for eighty dollars ? 23. At seven- dollars a yard, how many yards of cloth can be bought for sixty-three dollars
Page 97 - many parts are expressed by the fraction. NB The number below the line is called the denominator, because it gives the name, as halves, thirds, fifths, &c., to the fraction. , The number above the line
Page 78 - 35. A farmer sold 10 bushels of oats, at 3 shillings a bushel, and took 7 yards of flannel, at 4 shillings a yard, and the rest in money: how much money did he receive
Page 90 - cents ? Of 15 cents ? Of 24 cents? Of 30 cents? Observation.—From the preceding examples, the learner will perceive that a half of a number is equal to as many units as 2 is contained times in that num.
Page 62 - a barrel, can you buy for twenty dollars? 4. At five cents a pound, how many pounds of \ lard can be bought for thirty cents ? 5. James has twenty-five cents which he wishes to lay out in lemons, which cost five cents
Page 32 - 4. A man bought a cow for ten dollars, and gave a barrel of flour worth five dollars, and paid the rest in money : how much money did he pay ? 6. A