Intellectual Arithmetic: Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction |
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Page 69 - Nine 9 Ten 10 Eleven 11 Twelve 12 Thirteen 13 Fourteen 14 Fifteen 15 Sixteen 16 Seventeen 17 Eighteen 18 Nineteen 19 Twenty -.20 Twenty-one 21 Twenty-two 22 Twenty-three 23 Twenty-four 24...
Page 153 - I see by little and little more of what is to be done, and how it is to be done, should I ever be able to do it.
Page 138 - I have not a hundred ; but if I had half as many more as I now have, and two geese and a half, I should have a hundred ; how many had he ? 176.
Page 115 - It will be seen by the above section, that, if both the numerator and denominator be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will not be altered...
Page 123 - Ibs. for a hundred weight instead of 112 as formerly. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, '* Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred weight, " ctat. JO hundred weight " 1 ton, *' T. Table V. — CLOTH MEASURE. Used in measuring Woollens and other Cloths. 2£ Inches (in.) 4 uailS, or 9 in.
Page 80 - A man, being asked how many sheep he had, said that he had them in two pastures ; in one pasture he had eight ; and that 3 fourths of these was -f just 1 third of what he had in the other. How many were there in the other ? 4.
Page 130 - What part of a year is 1 month ? 2 months ? 3 months ? 4 months ? 5 months ? 6 months ? 7 months? 8 months? 9 months?
Page 42 - Remark. When any thing or any number, is divided into two equal parts, one of the parts is called the half of the thing or the number. 1. If an apple is worth two cents, what is one half of it worth ? 2.
Page 117 - J of $ ? 35. A man owning £ of a ship, sold ^ of his share ; what part of the whole ship did he sell ? What part had he left? 36. What is £ of f ? 37.
Page 38 - What cost six reams of paper, at five dollars per ream ? 8. What cost eight pair of shoes, at three dollars a pair ? 9. What is the value of nine yards of cloth, at six dollars a yard ? 10. If a man travel five miles in an hour, how many miles will he travel in nine hours ? 11. There is an orchard consisting of ten rows of trees, and nine trees in each row ; how many trees are there in the orchard ? 12.