An Intellectual Arithmetic Upon the Inductive Method

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Thompson, Brown & Company, 1873 - Arithmetic - 176 pages
 

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Page 27 - It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. Thus 6 -i- 2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3.
Page 76 - H. 1 . IN 3 apples how many halves of an apple ? Solution. There are 2 halves in 1 apple ; therefore there are 3 times 2 halves, which are 6 halves, in 3 apples.
Page 44 - If a quantity of provisions will serve four men • five days, how many men would the same provisions serve one day ? 5. Six men built a piece of fence in seven days, but, the fence being destroyed, it is necessary to rebuild it in one day ; how many men must be employed to do the work? 6. Paid twenty dollars for five yards of cloth ; what was the price of one yard ? 7. If a horse can travel 6 miles in one hour, in how many hours can he travel 18 miles ? 8. A butcher bought sheep at .7 dollars a...
Page 133 - J of $ ? 35. A man owning £ of a ship, sold ^ of his share ; what part of the whole ship did he sell ? What part had he left?
Page 108 - IV. 1. A BOY having 12 peaches, kept 1 third of them himself, and divided the other 2 thirds equally among 4 of his companions ; how many did he give them apiece ? 2. Two thirds of 12 are how many times 4? 3. A boy having 21 apples, kept 2 sevenths of them himself, and divided the other 5 sevenths equally among 6 of his playmates ; how many did he keep for himself? How many did he give to each of his 6 playmates ? £ ** 4> ; 4.
Page 27 - SIGN. A short horizontal line, — , is the sign of subtraction. It is usually read minus, which is a Latin word signifying less. It shows that the number after it is to be taken from the number before it. Thus...
Page 65 - ... 14. 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. A farmer sold 2 tons of hay at...
Page 48 - One half of two cents is one cent. 3. Why ? Ans. Because, if we divide two cents into two equal parts, one of the parts is one cent.
Page 54 - Email pieces be ? 17. How many eighths of a pear make one fourth of a pear ? 18. What is meant by one eighth of any thing ? 19. If a barrel of flour be worth 8 dollars, and if it be divided equally among 8 men, what will one man's share be worth ; that is, what is one eighth of a barrel worth? What are two eighths, or one fourth, of it worth ? What are three eighths of it worth ? What are four eighths, or one half, of it worth ? 20: If 8 dollars will buy a box of tea, what part of a box will 1 dollar...
Page 91 - If 7 pounds of flour cost 38 cents, what will 12 pounds cost? 49. 38 is /o of what number ? 50. If 6 yards of cloth costs $10, what will 5 yards cost ? 8 yards ? 51. If 3 men can do a piece of work in 7 hours, how long will it take 5 men to do the same work ? 52. If 2 pipes will empty a cistern in 7 hours, in what time will 5 pipes empty it? 3 pipes? 53. 7 is £ of what number ? 54.

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