The Rudiments of Written Arithmetic: Containing Slate and Black-board Exercises for Beginners, and Designed for Graded Schools |
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... feet 3 inches . 8. An Integral Number , or Integer , is a number which expresses whole things ; as 5 , 12 dollars , 17 men . 9. A Fractional Number , or Fraction , is a number which expresses equal parts of a whole thing or quantity ...
... feet 3 inches . 8. An Integral Number , or Integer , is a number which expresses whole things ; as 5 , 12 dollars , 17 men . 9. A Fractional Number , or Fraction , is a number which expresses equal parts of a whole thing or quantity ...
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... feet , 450 feet , and 680 feet ? Ans . 1186 feet . 14. What is the sum of 1942 dollars , and 685 dollars ? 15. A man paid 375 dollars for a span of horses , 160 dollars for a carriage , and 87 dollars for a harness ; how much did he pay ...
... feet , 450 feet , and 680 feet ? Ans . 1186 feet . 14. What is the sum of 1942 dollars , and 685 dollars ? 15. A man paid 375 dollars for a span of horses , 160 dollars for a carriage , and 87 dollars for a harness ; how much did he pay ...
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... feet . 3146 19472 45268 24760 2529 14681 24873 3478 617 4791 ' 20395 21282 ( 9. ) ( 10. ) ( 11. ) ( 12. ) rods . days . acres . gallons . 40307 14605 23617 980076 38421 8341 14309 94087 1886 6264 9308 885989 ( 13. ) ( 14. ) ( 15. ) ( 16 ...
... feet . 3146 19472 45268 24760 2529 14681 24873 3478 617 4791 ' 20395 21282 ( 9. ) ( 10. ) ( 11. ) ( 12. ) rods . days . acres . gallons . 40307 14605 23617 980076 38421 8341 14309 94087 1886 6264 9308 885989 ( 13. ) ( 14. ) ( 15. ) ( 16 ...
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... feet ? in 5 feet ? in 7 feet ? in 9 feet ? in 12 feet ? 10. At five cents a quart , what will 6 quarts of milk cost ? 10 quarts ? 11 quarts ? 11. If a man earn 8 dollars in a week , how much can he earn in 6 weeks ? in 7 weeks ? in 8 ...
... feet ? in 5 feet ? in 7 feet ? in 9 feet ? in 12 feet ? 10. At five cents a quart , what will 6 quarts of milk cost ? 10 quarts ? 11 quarts ? 11. If a man earn 8 dollars in a week , how much can he earn in 6 weeks ? in 7 weeks ? in 8 ...
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... feet ; how many feet in 8 miles ? Ans . 42240 feet . CASE II . 58. When the multiplier consists of two MULTIPLICATION . 43.
... feet ; how many feet in 8 miles ? Ans . 42240 feet . CASE II . 58. When the multiplier consists of two MULTIPLICATION . 43.
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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.