The Western Practical Arithmetic: Wherein the Rules are Illustrated, and Their Principles Explained : Containing a Great Variety of Exercises, Particularly Adapted to the Currency of the United States : with an Appendix Containing the Canceling System, Abbreviations in Multiplication, Mensuration, and the Roots : Designed for the Use of Schools and Private Students |
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Page 182 - RULE. Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and add 1 to the quotient. EXAMPLES. 1. The extremes are 7 and 43, and the common difference is 4 ; what is the number of terms ? Ans.
Page 53 - MONEY. 10 mills = 1 cent. 10 cents = 1 dime. 10 dimes = 1 dollar. 10 dollars = 1 eagle.
Page 60 - Add the first column or denomination together, as in whole numbers; then divide the sum by as many of the same denomination as make one of the next greater...
Page 161 - To find the circumference of a circle when the diameter is given, or the diameter when the circumference is given.
Page 169 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend.
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Page 52 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 179 - Bring down the first figure of the next period to the remainder for a new dividend, to which find a new divisor as before, and in like manner proceed till the whole be finished.
Page 138 - RULE.* Divide the numerator by the denominator, and the quotient will be the whole or mixed number required.
Page 222 - I have a circular field 100 rods in circumference ; what must be the side of a square field, that shall contain the same area ? Ans.