The Common School Arithmetic: Combining Analysis and Synthesis. Adapted to the Best Mode of Instruction in the Elements of Written Arithmetic

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Thompson, Brown and Company, 1882 - Arithmetic - 359 pages
 

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Page 42 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another.
Page 294 - RULE. Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms less one, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 76 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 69 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 42 - If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend which is left is called the REMAINDER.
Page 76 - TABLE. 60 Seconds (sec.) make 1 Minute, m. 60 Minutes " 1 Hour, h. 24 Hours
Page 135 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many figures for decimals in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor.
Page 74 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 38 - Multiply only by the significant figures of the multiplier, taking care to set the first figure of each partial product directly under the figure of the multiplier which gives that product.
Page 293 - In an arithmetical series 5 particulars claim special attention, fiz. the first term, last term, common difference, number of terms, and sum of all the terms ; and these are so related to each other that if any three of them are given the other two can be found.

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