Four Years' Work in Number: An Inductive Arithmetic for Children

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Foote & Davis Company, 1894 - Arithmetic - 248 pages
 

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Page 211 - PERIPHERY of a circle is its entire bounding line ; or it is a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre.
Page 158 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide. The Quotient is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend; or one of the equal parts into which it is divided.
Page 43 - April ; 5, May ; 6, June ; 7, July ; 8, August ; 9, September ; 10, October ; 11, November ; 12, December.
Page 184 - Now .} of f- is a compound fraction, whose value is found by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 177 - A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit...
Page 178 - To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms. A Fraction is in its lowest terms when the numerator and denominator are prime to each other. 1. Reduce - to its lowest terms.
Page 241 - Subtract the square of the given side from the square of the hypotenuse, and extract the square root of the remainder. EXAMPLE 1. — The side given is 3 inches, the hypotenuse is 5 inches; what is the length of the other side ? SOLUTION.— 3- = 9 ; 5
Page 138 - Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two numbers. The Minuend is the number to be made less.
Page 177 - An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator ; as, f , -J.
Page 231 - Maker is the person who signs it. The Payee is the person to whom the sum specified is to be paid. The Indorser is the person who signs his name on the back of the note, thus becoming liable for its payment in case of default of the maker.

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