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... divided the circle placed below ? Each of these parts is called a half . How many halves are there in an apple ? How many halves are there in a square ? Take four blocks . Place them in two equal groups . How many are there in each ...
... divided the circle placed below ? Each of these parts is called a half . How many halves are there in an apple ? How many halves are there in a square ? Take four blocks . Place them in two equal groups . How many are there in each ...
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... divided this circle ? Draw a line and divide it into three equal parts . Cut an apple into three equal parts . Each of these parts is called a third . How many thirds are there in a circle ? In a line ? In an apple ? In anything ? Give ...
... divided this circle ? Draw a line and divide it into three equal parts . Cut an apple into three equal parts . Each of these parts is called a third . How many thirds are there in a circle ? In a line ? In an apple ? In anything ? Give ...
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... divided . What is each of the larger parts of a foot called ? How many inches are there in a foot ? If I had a piece of string a foot long and cut off four inches , how many inches would be left ? What number of inches must I add to ...
... divided . What is each of the larger parts of a foot called ? How many inches are there in a foot ? If I had a piece of string a foot long and cut off four inches , how many inches would be left ? What number of inches must I add to ...
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... divided ? Each of these parts is called a fifth . How many fifths are there in the figure which you drew ? How many fifths are there in any figure ? In any line ? If a pie were divided into five equal parts and you were given one of the ...
... divided ? Each of these parts is called a fifth . How many fifths are there in the figure which you drew ? How many fifths are there in any figure ? In any line ? If a pie were divided into five equal parts and you were given one of the ...
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... divided ? How do these parts compare in size ? Each of these equal parts is called an eighth . How many eighths are there in this square ? Point to an eighth of this square . An eighth is written in this way - 1 . Separate eight blocks ...
... divided ? How do these parts compare in size ? Each of these equal parts is called an eighth . How many eighths are there in this square ? Point to an eighth of this square . An eighth is written in this way - 1 . Separate eight blocks ...
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acres annexed apples blocks bought bushels called cents apiece cents per yard common fraction contained cost Count by 4's cubic decimal places decimal point denominate number dimes divided dividend division dollars dozen DRY MEASURES earned eggs eighths equal exact divisors EXPLANATION expressed factors feet figure five following numbers four fourths gallons girls half half-dimes horses hundred hundredths improper fractions inches integer least common denominator measure miles per hour Minuend mixed numbers month Multiply nine number of ciphers number of decimal oranges paid pencils pieces pints pounds prime factors pupils quarts quotient receive Reduce remainder sell seven similar fractions sixths slate spent splints square subtracted Subtrahend tens tenths thick third thousand thousandths three cents tons twelfths two-cent two-cent pieces units weeks wide Write WRITTEN EXERCISES
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Page 206 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 209 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 210 - 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 125 - If there is a remainder after the last division, write it after the quotient, or with the divisor under it as part of the quotient. PROOF. — Multiply the divisor by the quotient, and to the product add the remainder, if any. If the work is correct, the result will equal the dividend.
Page 117 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 209 - Weight This is used to. some extent in filling prescriptions. The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in troy weight, but the ounce is divided differently. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple . . . sc. or 3 3 scruples = 1 dram . . . dr. or 3 8 drams = 1 ounce . . . oz. or 5 12 ounces = 1 pound . . . Ib. or ft Apothecaries...
Page 198 - Before commencing the division, the number of decimal places in the dividend should be made at least equal to the number of decimal places in the divisor. 3. When there is a remainder after using all the figures of the dividend, annex decimal ciphers and continue the division.
Page 85 - When a letter is placed before another of greater value, its value is to be taken from that of the greater. Thus, IX represents nine, XL forty, CD four hundred.
Page 205 - 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.