The Normal Written Arithmetic: By Analysis and Synthesis, Designed for Common Schools, Normal Schools, High Schools, Academies, Etc

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Sower, Barnes & Potts, 1863
 

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Page 145 - 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 139 - 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 289 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 74 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 143 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 148 - Paper. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. 24 sheets = 1 quire. 20 quires = 1 ream. 2 reams = 1 bundle. 5 bundles — 1 bale.
Page 253 - In arithmetical progression, there are five things to be considered, viz.: 1, The first term. 2, The last term. 3, The common difference. 4, The number of terms. 5, The sum of all the terms.
Page 230 - ... 3 per cent. ? 4£ per cent. ? 5 per cent. ? 6 per cent. ? 7 per cent. ? 7£ per cent. ? 8 per cent.? 9 per cent. ? 10 per cent.
Page 41 - If any partial dividend will not contain the divisor, write a cipher in the quotient, annex the next figure of the dividend, and proceed as before.
Page 107 - The Least Common Multiple of two or more fractions is the least number which can be exactly divided by each of them, giving a whole number for a quotient.

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