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50 cents 9 cents 9 leaves acres of land annex apples barrels of flour boxes boys broadcloth bushels of corn bushels of wheat butter cassimere cents a pound ciphers column common denominator contained cords of wood decimal fraction decimal places decimal point dividend division divisor dollars DRY MEASURE eight equal EXAMPLES expressed factors figures that stand five four fractional unit gallons given number grocer bought hogshead horses hundred hundredths improper fraction inches integer less LESSON lowest terms marbles measuring minuend mixed number molasses month multiplicand Multiply nine NOTATION number is divided OPERATION paid peaches pints quarts quotient Reduce remainder right hand Rule sell sheep simple numbers slate SOLUTION square miles Subtract subtrahend TABLE tens tenths thousand thousandths TROY WEIGHT whole number worth Write the figures Write the numbers yards of cloth
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Page 173 - Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 171 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 175 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl.) 2...
Page 83 - The number thus added to itself, or the number to be multiplied, is called the multiplicand. The number which shows how many times the multiplicand is to be taken, or the number by which we multiply, is called the multiplier.
Page 150 - If the number of figures in the quotient be less than the excess of the decimal places in the dividend over those in the divisor, the deficiency must be supplied by prefixing ciphers. 2. If there be a remainder after dividing the dividend, annex ciphers, and continue the division: the ciphers annexed are decimals of the dividend.
Page 179 - TABLE. 12 Units = 1 Dozen . . . doz. 12 Dozen = 1 Gross . . . gro. 12 Gross = 1 Great Gross . G. gro. 20 Units = 1 Score . . . sc.
Page 60 - RULE FOR NOTATION. I. Beginning at the left hand, write the figures belonging to the highest period. II. Write the hundreds, tens, and units, of each successive period in their order, placing a cipher wherever an order of units is omitted. RULE FOR NUMERATION. I. Separate the number into periods of three figures each, commencing at the right hand. II. Beginning at the left hand, read each period separately, and give the name to each period, except the last, or period of units.
Page 153 - TABLE. 10 mills (m.) make 1 cent ct. 10 cents " 1 dime d. 10 dimes " 1 dollar $. 10 dollars
Page 176 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 171 - TABLE. 625 square links (sq. 1.) make 1 pole, P. 16 poles " 1 square chain,, .sq. ch. 10 square chains " 1 acre, .A. 640 acres