Practical Arithmetic, Uniting the Inductive with the Synthetic Mode of Instruction: Also Illustrating the Principles of Cancelation. For Schools and Academies |
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... miles from the sun . 20. Venus , sixty - nine millions . 21. The Earth , ninety - five millions . 22. Mars , one hundred and forty - five millions . 23. Jupiter , four hundred and ninety - four millions . 24. Saturn , nine hundred and ...
... miles from the sun . 20. Venus , sixty - nine millions . 21. The Earth , ninety - five millions . 22. Mars , one hundred and forty - five millions . 23. Jupiter , four hundred and ninety - four millions . 24. Saturn , nine hundred and ...
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... miles in the cars and 60 in sta- ges : how many miles did he travel ? 39. A man gave 60 dollars for his horse , 30 dollars for his harness , and 20 dollars for his cart : how much did he pay for all ? 40. A man bought a horse for 98 ...
... miles in the cars and 60 in sta- ges : how many miles did he travel ? 39. A man gave 60 dollars for his horse , 30 dollars for his harness , and 20 dollars for his cart : how much did he pay for all ? 40. A man bought a horse for 98 ...
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... miles the first day , 10 the second , 12 the third , 15 the fourth , and 20 the fifth day . How far had he then walked ? 15. A man , owning a large farm , gave to one of his sons 112 acres , to another 123 , to the third 147 , and had ...
... miles the first day , 10 the second , 12 the third , 15 the fourth , and 20 the fifth day . How far had he then walked ? 15. A man , owning a large farm , gave to one of his sons 112 acres , to another 123 , to the third 147 , and had ...
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... miles , from Albany to Utica 93 miles , from Utica to Roch- ester 158 miles , and from Rochester to Buffalo 75 miles . How far is it from New York to Buffalo ? 29. A man being asked his age , said he was 17 years old when he left the ...
... miles , from Albany to Utica 93 miles , from Utica to Roch- ester 158 miles , and from Rochester to Buffalo 75 miles . How far is it from New York to Buffalo ? 29. A man being asked his age , said he was 17 years old when he left the ...
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... miles , from Springfield to Pittsfield is 53 miles , from Pittsfield to Albany is 49 miles , from Albany to Auburn is 173 miles , and from Auburn to Buffalo is 152 miles . How far is it from Boston to Buffalo ? 44. A man bought a ...
... miles , from Springfield to Pittsfield is 53 miles , from Pittsfield to Albany is 49 miles , from Albany to Auburn is 173 miles , and from Auburn to Buffalo is 152 miles . How far is it from Boston to Buffalo ? 44. A man bought a ...
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Page 316 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 212 - What part of a year is 1 month ? 2 months ? 3 months ? 4 months ? 5 months ? 6 months ? 7 months? 8 months? 9 months? 10 months? 11 months ? 105.
Page 313 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 223 - If there be after payments made, compute the interest on the balance due to the next payment, and then deduct the payment as above ; and, in like manner, from one payment to another, till all the payments are absorbed ; provided the time between one payment and another be one year or more.
Page 223 - But if any payment be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation, for one year, add it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid, from the time it was paid, up to the end of the year; add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest added as above.
Page 71 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 176 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 133 - Weight is used in weighing groceries ana all coarse articles ; as, sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese, flour, hay; &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters, or 100 Ibs. " 1 hundred weight, " cwt. 20 hundred weight " 1 ton,
Page 221 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. " If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 104 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction : to the product add the given numerator. The sum placed over the given denominator, will form the improper fraction required.