Ray's Modern Intellectual Arithmetic: A Revised Edition of Ray's Intellectual Arithmetic

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American Book Company, 1905 - Arithmetic - 144 pages
 

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Page 50 - In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 11 ? 5. How many times is 6 contained in 1 ? In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6?
Page 34 - If 4 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 3 men do twice as much work ? 15.
Page 30 - The PRODUCT is the result of the multiplication. The MULTIPLICAND is the number to be taken. The MULTIPLIER is the number denoting how many times the multiplicand is to be taken.
Page 52 - The lower number shows the number of parts into which the unit is divided ; it is called the denominator. The upper number shows how many parts of the unit are taken ; it is called the numerator.
Page 19 - Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two numbers ; the result is called the Difference or Remainder.
Page 33 - In an orchard there are 16 rows of trees and 10 trees in each row; how many trees are there in the orchard ? 11.
Page 103 - A cord of wood is a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high. A cord foot is a part of this pile 1 foot long; it equals 16 cubic feet.
Page 40 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 130 - A man sold two farms for $1,890 each. On one he gained 25%, and on the other he lost 25%.
Page 68 - If 9 men can do a piece of work in 8 days, how long will it take one man to do the same work ? 4.

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