Progressive Arithmetic: First-[third] book, Book 2American Book Company, 1906 - Arithmetic |
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acre altitude amount avoirdupois base bought bushels butter fat called Canceling cantaloupes car load cents a pound ciphers commission common fractions contain corn crate crop cubic feet cubic foot decimal places decimal point denominate number discount Divide dividend and divisor division dollar dozen equal Express factors figure Find the area Find the average Find the cost Find the number Find the total Find the value Find the weight freight gain gallons hundred hundredths hundredweight improper fraction inches integer long ton lowest terms millionths minuend minutes mixed number month multiplicand Multiply ounces paid pair paper parallelogram proper fraction quarts quotient receive rectangle Reduce rods SECOND PROG seed selling price shipped similar fractions sold square yard strawberries Subtract tenths thousand thousandths tons of coal units weighs wheat wide WRITTEN EXERCISES yield
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Page 284 - Lessons in writing language are employed simultaneously with those in conversation, while picture-study, the study of literary selections, and letter-writing are presented at frequent intervals. The lessons are of a proper length, well arranged, and well graded. The books mark out the daily work for the teacher in a clearly defined manner by telling him what to do, and when to do it.
Page 276 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 276 - Measure 144 square inches = 1 square foot 9 square feet = 1 square yard 30J square yards = 1 square rod 160 square rods = 1 acre 640 acres = 1 square mile...
Page 123 - The area of a parallelogram is equal to the product of its base and its height: A = bx h.
Page 124 - The area of a triangle is equal to half the product of its base by its altitude.
Page 211 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces ... 1 pound (Ib.) Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, precious stones, etc. APOTHECARIES
Page 276 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel. Liquid Measure. — 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon; 31| gallons = 1 barrel; 2 barrels = 1 hogshead. Long Measure. — 12 inches = 1 foot; 3 feet...
Page 284 - THESE books constitute a distinct innovation in teaching language in elementary schools, which is at once sensible, practical, and modern. They teach the child how to express his thoughts in his own language, and do not furnish an undue amount of grammar and rules. They mark out the work for the teacher in a clearly defined manner by telling him what to do and when to do it. From the start lessons in writing language are employed simultaneously with those in conversation; and picture study, study...
Page 125 - The volume of a rectangular solid is equal to the product of its length, width, and height.