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First Lessons in Arithmetic, Oral and Written; Illustrated for Primary Schools James Bates Thomson No preview available - 2013 |
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12 less 9 less acres added answers apiece apples balls barrels Beginning blocks bought boys bushels called cents chestnuts contained Copy and recite cost Count difference dimes divide dividend Division divisor dollars earned eight equal farmer feet fifth figures five flour following tables forty four fourth gallons gave gills give half hand horses hour hundred largest number leaves less less 8 leaves less 9 LESSON marks Measure miles millions month multiplicand multiply Name nine number expressed ORAL EXERCISES oranges ounces paid peaches pear pecks picked picture pints pounds pupils quarts read the following receive recite the following remainder result rods sell seven side slate sold standing subtract teacher tens things third thirty thousand tree twenty units weeks Write Write in figures WRITTEN EXERCISES yards
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Page 106 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 121 - TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound, Ib. 1 Ib. = 12 oz. = 240 pwt. = 5760 grains. 136. Apothecaries' Weight is used by druggists and physicians in weighing medicines that are not liquid.
Page 129 - Miscellaneous. 12 things = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 things = 1 score.
Page 114 - If the product of the divisor multiplied by the quotient figure is greater than the partial dividend, the quotient figure is too large, and must be diminished.
Page 102 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl.) 2 barrels = 1 hogshead (hhd...
Page 104 - Measure is used in measuring dry substances, such as grain, fruit, salt, coal, etc. TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) . . =1 quart, . . qt. 8 quarts . = 1 peck, . . pk. 4 pecks . . = 1 bushel, . . bu.
Page 98 - TABLE. 10 mills (m) . . =1 cent . ct. 10 cents . . =1 dime . d. 10 dimes . . =1 dollar . $. 10 dollars . . =1 eagle . E. I.
Page 85 - There are 7 days in 1 week ; How many days are there in 2 weeks ? In 3 ? In 4 ? In 5 ? 6 ? 7 ? 8 ? 9 ? 47.
Page 106 - Spring — March. April, and May; summer — June, July, and August : autumn — September, October, and November; and winter — December, January, and February.
Page 109 - The operation of division is also indicated by writing the divisor under the dividend with a line between them ; thus 14 by 2 is also frequently denoted thus y.