Introduction to The National Arithmetic: On the Inductive System; Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods |
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acres acres of land amount apples barrels of flour Benjamin Greenleaf Bought bushels CANCELLED cents per lb ciphers circumference common denominator compound interest contains cords of wood cost cube root cubic feet decimal diameter dividend divisor Duodecillions English equal farthings feet high feet long feet wide figure Fisk's Greek following RULE furlongs gain gallons given number Hence the following hogshead improper fractions John least common multiple less lowest denomination lowest terms miles Minuend mixed number molasses multiplicand Multiply National Arithmetic NOTE OPERATION ounces paid payment pence pounds principal pupil quantity quarts quotient Received Reduce remainder Required the interest right hand Section Septillions shillings simple fraction sold square feet square rods square root square yards subtract subtrahend third term thousand thousandths tion tons TROY WEIGHT units VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number write yards of cloth
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