Practical Arithmetic, Book 1American Book Company, 1908 |
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acres ANALYSIS annex answer apples arithmetic barrels boys bushels buys cents Change column common denominator common fraction common multiple contains Continue the drill cord cost cubic decimal point denominate numbers dimes divide the number divisor dollars dozen DRILL IN GIVING Dry Measure earns example following numbers fractional units gallons Give the rule GIVING PRODUCTS HARVEY'S hour hundredths improper fraction last figure Learn least common least common multiple Long Division lowest terms miles millionths minuend mixed number months Multiply nickel number equals ORAL partial dividend pecks pints placed pound prime factors prime number problem PRODUCTS AND QUOTIENTS pupils quarts question quotient figure QUOTIENTS RAPIDLY rectangle Reduce remainder result rods sells Show solve square inches square yards Study Recitation Subtract subtrahend TABLE FOR DRILL TEACHER ten-thousandths thousand thousandths week whole line whole number Write the number written
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Page 255 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 264 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 264 - 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 238 - Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the product as there are decimal places in the multiplicand and multiplier, supplying the deficiency, if any, by prefixing ciphers.
Page 258 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 253 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 239 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.