Arithmetic Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction: Being a Sequel to Intellectual Arithmetic |
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acres added annex answer Avoirdupois barrels of cider barrels of flour brandy bushels of corn called chaldron cloth cost common denominator common divisors common fraction contained dend divided division dollars a barrel dolls equal expressed farthings feet long figure Find the value four gain gallons of wine greatest common divisor hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction inches long inches thick inches wide interest lars least common denominator least common multiple load lowest terms merchant bought merchant sold miles mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply nine Note Operation partial dividend pence perform pounds Pythagoras quotient reduced remainder rods seven shillings sold a quantity square feet square inches subtraction sugar tens tenths third thousand thousandths tons undecillions units whole number worth write written yard cost yards of cloth zeros
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Page 32 - Britain. 4 farthings (qr, or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, " s. 20 shillings " 1 pound, or sovereign, £. 21 shillings " 1 guinea. OBS. 1. It is customary, at the present day, to express farthings in fractions of a penny. Thus, 1 qr. is written ;<!;•_
Page 17 - There is an orchard consisting of ten rows of trees, and nine trees in each row ; how many trees are there in the orchard ? 12.
Page 2 - And also to the act, entitled, " An act supplementary to an act, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints.
Page 25 - TABLE. 16 drams, (drs.) make • 1 ounce, - marked - oz. 16 ounces ----- 1 pound, ----- Ib. 28 pounds ----- 1 quarter, ----- qr. 4 quarters ----- 1 hundred weight, - - cwt. 20 hundred weight - - 1 ton, ------ T.
Page 172 - If the numerator and denominator of a fraction be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will remain unchanged.
Page 196 - ... place. In multiplying a decimal fraction by an integer, there are as many decimal places in the product as there are in the multiplicand.
Page 243 - ... by ; the quotient, which shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend ; and the remainder, which is always less than the divisor, and of the same name of the dividend.
Page 231 - A and B laid out equal sums of money in trade ; A gained a sum equal to } of his stock, and B lost 225 dollars ; then A's money was double that of B's ; what did each one lay out ? AM.
Page 236 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 186 - Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and divide the product by the numerator.