The New Normal Mental Arithmetic: A Complete and Thorough Course by Analysis and Induction |
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12 cents 20 cents 20 per cent 50 cents A's money A's number acres age equals amount apples cost B's age B's fortune barrels of flour bought a number boys bushel cents a yard cents apiece chain cloth cost contained cost 3 cents cost 6 dollars cows dimes distance divided DRY MEASURE earn eighths feet fifths fourths fraction gain per cent gained 25 gave give greatest common divisor hence improper fractions least common multiple LESSON marbles Mary MEASURE melons mental arithmetic metic miles an hour minus months ninths number equals oranges ounces paid peaches pints pounds principal equals problem pupils quarts quired receive Reduce remainder for cost remaining required the cost required the length required the number rods second cup sell sevenths sixths sold Solution Solution.-If square subtract thirds TROY WEIGHT twice unit weight worth yards cost yards of cloth
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Page 95 - 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 33 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another of the same kind.
Page 97 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 60 - The Square Root of a number is one of the two equal factors of that number ; the Cube Root is one of the three equal factors of that number, etc.
Page 95 - 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 93 - TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, marked oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, " qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred Weight, " cwt 20 Hundred Weight " 1 Ton,
Page 19 - The process of finding the difference between two numbers is called subtraction. The larger number is called the minuend, the smaller the subtrahend, the result the difference or remainder.
Page 125 - A book was sold for 90 cents, which was 10 per cent less than its value ; what would have been the gain per cent, if it had been sold for $1.50...
Page 123 - A merchant sold 2 barrels of sugar for $24 each ; on one barrel he gained 20 per cent, and on the other he lost 20 per cent, ; did he gain or lose by the bargain, and how much ? 7.
Page 98 - TABLE. 60 seconds (") make 1 minute, '. 60 minutes " 1 degree, . . . °. 30 degrees