The Rudiments of Written Arithmetic: Containing Slate and Black-board Exercises for Beginners, and Designed for Graded Schools |
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... 4 are 17 13 and 5 are 18 13 and 6 are 19 13 and 7 are 20 13 and 8 are 21 13 and 9 are 22 13 and 10 are 23 13 and 11 are 24 13 and 12 are 25 MENTAL EXERCISES . 1. A farmer paid 6 dollars for 18 NUMBERS . SIMPLE Addition,
... 4 are 17 13 and 5 are 18 13 and 6 are 19 13 and 7 are 20 13 and 8 are 21 13 and 9 are 22 13 and 10 are 23 13 and 11 are 24 13 and 12 are 25 MENTAL EXERCISES . 1. A farmer paid 6 dollars for 18 NUMBERS . SIMPLE Addition,
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... farmer paid 6 dollars for a straw - cutter , and 9 dol- lars for a plow ; how much did he pay for both ? ANALYSIS . He paid the sum of 6 dollars and 9 dollars , which is 15 dollars . Therefore , he paid 15 dollars for both . 2. John ...
... farmer paid 6 dollars for a straw - cutter , and 9 dol- lars for a plow ; how much did he pay for both ? ANALYSIS . He paid the sum of 6 dollars and 9 dollars , which is 15 dollars . Therefore , he paid 15 dollars for both . 2. John ...
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... farmer having 450 sheep , sold 124 at one time , and 96 at another ; how many had he left ? Ans . 230 . 2. If a man's income is 175 dollars a month , and he pays 25 dollars for rent , 44 dollars for provisions , and 18 dollars for other ...
... farmer having 450 sheep , sold 124 at one time , and 96 at another ; how many had he left ? Ans . 230 . 2. If a man's income is 175 dollars a month , and he pays 25 dollars for rent , 44 dollars for provisions , and 18 dollars for other ...
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... farmer , and 318 pounds of another ; he afterward sold 210 pounds to one customer , and 97 to another ; how many pounds had he left ? Ans . 286 pounds . 10. A man deposited in bank 10476 dollars ; he drew out at one time.2356 dollars ...
... farmer , and 318 pounds of another ; he afterward sold 210 pounds to one customer , and 97 to another ; how many pounds had he left ? Ans . 286 pounds . 10. A man deposited in bank 10476 dollars ; he drew out at one time.2356 dollars ...
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... farmer having 2150 dollars , bought 536 sheep at 2 dollars a head , and 26 cows at 23 dollars a head ; how much money had he left ? Ans . 480 dollars . 5. A man sold three horses ; for the first he received 275 dollars , for the second ...
... farmer having 2150 dollars , bought 536 sheep at 2 dollars a head , and 26 cows at 23 dollars a head ; how much money had he left ? Ans . 480 dollars . 5. A man sold three horses ; for the first he received 275 dollars , for the second ...
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12 dollars 13 leaves 50 cents 9 cents 9 dollars 9 leaves acres of land ANALYSIS annexing barrels of flour bushels of corn bushels of wheat butter cents a pound ciphers common denominator common fraction contained cords of wood cubic currency decimal places decimal point denominator dimes dividend division divisor dollar a bushel dollar a yard dollars a barrel dollars an acre equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE expressed factors feet fifths fractional unit gallons given number grocer bought hogshead horses hundred hundredths improper fraction integer long ton lowest terms merator mills minuend mixed number molasses month multiplicand Multiply obtain paid pints pound cost Prob proper fraction Reduce right hand rods SECOND OPERATION simple numbers sold Subtract subtrahend ten-thousandths tens tenths third thousand thousandths weighing whole number worth Write yards of cloth
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Page 142 - Thirty days hath September, April. June, and November; All the rest have thirty.one, Save February, which alone Hath twenty.eight; and one day more We add to it one year in four.
Page 41 - 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 114 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 63 - Multiply the divisor by this quotient figure, subtract the product from the partial dividend used, and to the remainder bring down the next figure of the dividend.
Page 130 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 140 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 137 - SQUARE MEASURE 16 square rods (sq. rd.) = 1 square chain (sq. ch.). 10 square chains = 1 acre (A.). 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq. mi.). 36 square miles = 1 township (tp.).
Page 168 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.
Page 139 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Page 59 - If there be a remainder after dividing any figure, regard it as prefixed to the figure of the next lower order in the dividend, and divide as before. IV. Should any figure or part of the dividend be less than the divisor, write a cipher in the quotient, and prefix the number to the figure of the next lower order in the dividend, and divide as before. V.