An Introduction to the "Arithmetical Analysis": Designed for Primary Schools, Containing Mental, Slate, and Blackboard Exercises

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Charles Scribner, 1863 - Arithmetic - 182 pages
 

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Page 147 - Things make 1 Dozen. 12 Dozen " 1 Gross. 12 Gross " 1 Great Gross. 20 Units
Page 145 - MEASURE is used in measuring grain, salt, &c. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart. qt. 8 quarts make 1 peck. pk 4 pecks make 1 bushel. bu WINE MEASURE is used by grocers and others, for measuring wine, oil, molasses, and most other liquids.
Page 147 - PAPER. 24 sheets make 1 quire. 20 quires " 1 ream. 2 reams " 1 bundle. 5 bundles
Page 136 - Apothecaries' Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians, in mixing and preparing medicines. But medicines are bought and sold by avoirdupois weight. The denominations are pounds, ounces, drams, scruples, and grains. TABLE. 20 grains (grs.) make 1 scruple, marked 9. 39 1 dram, " 5. 8 5 1 ounce, " §. 12 g 1 pound, " ft. NOTE. — The pound and ounce, Apothecaries' and Troy weight, are the same, hut the ounce is differently divided.
Page 106 - If ^ of an acre produces 160 bushels of potatoes, how many bushels will an acre produce ? 34. If it takes 4 men 9 days to do a piece of work, how long will it take 6 men, at the same rate, to do the work ? 35.
Page 144 - MEASURE is used by grocers and others, for measuring wine, oil, molasses, and most other liquids. 4 gills (gi.) make 1 pint. pt 2 pints make 1 quart. qt. 4 quarts make 1 gallon. gal.
Page 134 - At 8 cents a pound, how many pounds of sugar can be bought for 48 cents ? For 50 cents ? For 58 cents ? For 62 cents ? For 64 cents ? 29.
Page 36 - ... than he gave for it: for how much did he sell it ? '
Page 138 - MEASURE is applied to length, distance, &c. 3 barley-corns make 1 inch. in. 12 inches . make 1 foot. ft. 3 feet make 1 yard. yd. 5j yards or 16j feet . . make 1 rod or pole.
Page 38 - ... 4 from 4 leaves 0 4 from 5 leaves 1 4 from 6 leaves 2 4 from 7 leaves 3 4 from 8 leaves 4 4 from 9 leaves 5 4 from 10 leaves 6 4 from 1 1 leaves 7 4 from 12 leaves 8 4 from 13 leaves 9 4 from 14 leaves 10 4 from...

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