The Iroquois Arithmetics: For School and Life, Volume 1

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Page 228 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page 300 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 192 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 189 - XX denotes twenty. 2. When a letter of less value is placed before one of greater value, the less is taken from the greater ; if placed after it, the value of the greater is increased : thus, IV denotes four, while VI denotes six.
Page 106 - The number to be repeated, or multiplied, is called the Multiplicand. • The number by which we multiply, is called the multiplier; and shows how many times the multiplicand is to be repeated.
Page 238 - The number to be divided is the dividend. The number by which we divide is the divisor. The result of the division is the quotient. The sign of division is -5- , and is read divided by.
Page 76 - When anything is divided into two equal parts, each part is called a half.
Page 276 - Solve examples 4—68, and test your work by multiplying the quotient by the divisor and adding the remainder, if there is one, to obtain the dividend : 4.
Page 102 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 289 - One or more of the equal parts of a unit is called a fraction.

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