The Franklin Written Arithmetic: With Examples for Oral Practice

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J.H. Butler, 1878 - Arithmetic - 348 pages
 

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Page 38 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 138 - Square Measure. 144 square inches 1 square foot, 9 square feet 1 square yard, 30J square yards 1 square rod, 40 square rods 1 rood, 4 roods 1 acre.
Page 76 - A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
Page 109 - Change the dividend and divisor to fractions having a common denominator, and then divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor. Or, Invert the expression of the divisor and proceed as in multiplication of fractions.
Page 286 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 176 - Measures of Length. 10 millimeters (mm.) 1 centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeters 1 meter (m.) 10 meters 1 dekameter (Dm.) 10 dekameters 1 hectometer (Hm.) 10 hectometers 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometers 1 myriameter (Mm.) 1181.
Page 143 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 279 - To find the Area of a Triangle when the Three Sides are given. Rule. — From half the sum of the three sides subtract each side separately. Multiply the half sum and the three remainders together, and extract the square root of the product.
Page 217 - Find the amount of the principal to the time when the payment, or the sum of the payments, equals or exceeds the interest due.
Page 182 - Measures of Weight 10 milligrams (mg) =1 centigram eg 10 centigrams =1 decigram dg 10 decigrams =1 gram g 10 grams =1 dekagram Dg 10 dekagrams =1 hektogram Hg 10 hektograms =1 kilogram Kg...

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