First Lessons in Arithmetic: Combining the Oral Method with the Method of Teaching the Combinations of Figures by Sight. Designed for Beginners

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A. S. Barnes, 1849 - Arithmetic - 168 pages
 

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Page 162 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal...
Page 50 - J 4 leaves 1 1 3 from 15 leaves 12 4 from 4 leaves 0 4 from 5 leaves 1 4 from 6 leaves 2 4 from 7 leaves 3 4 from 8 leaves 4 4 from 9 leaves 5 4 from 10 leaves 6 4 from 11 leaves 7 4 from 12 leaves 8 4 from 13 leaves 9 4 from...
Page 152 - Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30-J- square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 22 - That is, ten units make one ten, ten tens make one hundred, ten hundreds make one thousand, and so on.
Page 82 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another.
Page 149 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES
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Page 51 - ... 5 from 5 leaves . 0 5 from 6 leaves 1 5 from 7 leaves 2 5 from 8 leaves 3 5 from 9 leaves 4 5 from 10 leaves 5 5 from 11 leaves 6 5 from 12 leaves 7 5 from 13 leaves 8 5 from 14 leaves 9 5 from 15 leaves 10...
Page 158 - Ic. 5s. 28°. 15'. 4. In 27894 seconds, how many degrees ? Ans. 7°. 44'. 54". TABLE OF PARTICULARS. 12 things make 1 dozen. 12 dozen - - - - - 1 gross. 12 gross, or 144 dozen - 1 great gross ALSO, 20 things make 1 score. 112 pounds 1 quintal of fish. 24 sheets of paper - - 1 quire. 20 quires ----- 1 ream.
Page 66 - ... 5 times 1 are 5 5 times 2 are 10 5 times 3 are 15 5 times 4 are 20 5 times 5 are 25 5 times 6 are 30 5 times 7 are 35 5 times 8 are 40 5 times 9 are 45 5 times 10 are 50 5 times 11 are 55 5 times 12 are 60...

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