A Mental Arithmetic Upon the Inductive Plan: Being an Advanced Intellectual Course, Designed for Schools and Academies |
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12 cents 12 days 12 dollars 20 cents 20 per cent 40 dollars 50 cents 9 cents 9 dollars acres amount apples barrel of flour bought boys bushels of corn bushels of wheat cents a dozen cents a pound cents a quart cents a yard cents apiece contained cords of wood cows cubic feet decimal fraction dollar a bushel dollars a yard earn eight equal equivalent mixed factors fifths fourths furlongs gain gallons gave George planted hogshead horse hundred hundred-weight improper fraction interest of $100 John less LESSON lowest terms MENTAL ARITHMETIC merator miles an hour mixed number molasses months Multiply nator NOTE oranges ounces paid pecks pence pennyweights pine-apple pints pounds of sugar present worth quarters quire rate per cent receive Reduce remainder sell sevenths sheep shillings sixths square rods subtract tens third weeks whole number yards of broadcloth yards of cloth
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Page 26 - ... miles an hour, how far apart will they be at the end of 1 hour ? At the end of 2 hours ? 4 hours ? 10 hours ? Why ? 4.
Page 118 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another number.
Page 41 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 47 - TABLE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) make 1 cubic foot, ...... cu. ft. 27 cubic feet
Page 62 - If the numerator is less than the denominator, the fraction is called a proper fraction; if it is equal to or greater than the denominator, the -fraction is called an improper fraction.
Page 43 - TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred Weight, cwt. 20 Hundred Weight
Page 144 - The head of a fish is 12 inches long, the tail is as long as the head + £ of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the fish ? 4.
Page 49 - At 2 cents? 8. What cost 2 pecks of cherries, at 4 cents a pint ? At 5 cents ? 9. How many quarts in 2 bushels ? In 3 bushels ? In 10 bushels ? 10. How many quarts in 2bu.
Page 145 - If you should purchase a lot of sheep, ai $ 2.50 apiece, and should lose £ of the number, at what price each must you sell the rest so as neither to gain nor lose ? 20. A man left ^ of his estate to his wife, ^ of the remainder to his son, and -| of the remainder to his daughter ; the three legacies amounted to $ 900 ; how much was the whole estate ? 21.