Second Lessons in Arithmetic: An Intellectual Written Arithmetic Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction as Illustrated in Warren Colburn's First Lessons |
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... sell ? * 10 . A man who owed a bill of 96 dollars , paid 20 dollars at one time , and 19 dollars at another ; how much did he then owe ? * 11 . Mr. Jackson raised 78 dollars ' worth of hay above what he needed to feed to his stock : he ...
... sell ? * 10 . A man who owed a bill of 96 dollars , paid 20 dollars at one time , and 19 dollars at another ; how much did he then owe ? * 11 . Mr. Jackson raised 78 dollars ' worth of hay above what he needed to feed to his stock : he ...
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... sell it for 7100 dollars , do I gain or lose , and how much ? 36. The population of the United States in 1840 was 17,069,453 ; in 1880 , 49,369,595 ; what was the increase of population during these forty years ? 37. Subtract 1907 from ...
... sell it for 7100 dollars , do I gain or lose , and how much ? 36. The population of the United States in 1840 was 17,069,453 ; in 1880 , 49,369,595 ; what was the increase of population during these forty years ? 37. Subtract 1907 from ...
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... sell to both ? 102. A man bought 6 bushels of wheat at one time , and 2 at another ; how much did he buy in all ? 103. A man bought 73 yards of one kind of cloth , and 6 of another kind ; how many yards . in all ? 104. A man bought of a ...
... sell to both ? 102. A man bought 6 bushels of wheat at one time , and 2 at another ; how much did he buy in all ? 103. A man bought 73 yards of one kind of cloth , and 6 of another kind ; how many yards . in all ? 104. A man bought of a ...
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... into ? 8. What is of ? 9. A man having of a barrel of flour , sold + of what he had ; how much did he sell ? 10. What is of ? 11. If an orange be C. ] 83 Multiplication of Fractions . Multiplication of Fractions 83-90.
... into ? 8. What is of ? 9. A man having of a barrel of flour , sold + of what he had ; how much did he sell ? 10. What is of ? 11. If an orange be C. ] 83 Multiplication of Fractions . Multiplication of Fractions 83-90.
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... sell , and what part did he then own ? [ When we get off we are said to multiply the fractions together ; we can , then , use the mul- tiplication sign ( x ) instead of the word " of , " thus . ] 17. What is × ? 18. What is 1 × ? 19 ...
... sell , and what part did he then own ? [ When we get off we are said to multiply the fractions together ; we can , then , use the mul- tiplication sign ( x ) instead of the word " of , " thus . ] 17. What is × ? 18. What is 1 × ? 19 ...
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Page 279 - 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 277 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 280 - MEASURE. 10 millimeters (mm.) = 1 centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters = 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeters = 1 meter (m.) 10 meters = 1 dekameter (Dm.) 10 dekameters = 1 hektometer (Hm.) 10 Hektometers = 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometers = 1 myriameter (Mm.) 1 meter = 39.37 inches.
Page 277 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 281 - Measures of Weight 10 milligrams (mg) =1 centigram eg 10 centigrams =1 decigram dg 10 decigrams =1 gram g 10 grams =1 dekagram Dg...
Page 276 - 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 84 - What is £ of £ ? 16. A man owning £ of a ship, sold ^ of his share ; what part of the ship did he sell, and what part did he then own ? 17.
Page 280 - VOLUME 1000 cubic millimeters (mm.) = 1 cubic centimeter (cu. cm.) 1000 cubic centimeters = 1 cubic decimeter (cu. dm.) 1000 cubic decimeters = 1 cubic meter (cu. m...
Page 280 - Surface 100 square millimeters (sq. mm.) = 1 square centimeter (sq. cm.) 100 square centimeters = 1 square decimeter (sq. dm.) 100 square decimeters = 1 square meter (sq. m.) 100 square meters = 1 square dekameter (sq. Dm.) 100 square dekameters = 1 square hektometer (sq. Hm.) 100 square hektometers = 1 square kilometer (sq.