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... perusal will disclose . WHY WRITTEN Some years since , Col. Parker said in effect that the arith- metic of the future would contain neither rules , definitions nor explanations . Such a condition will exist when we have ( 3 )
... perusal will disclose . WHY WRITTEN Some years since , Col. Parker said in effect that the arith- metic of the future would contain neither rules , definitions nor explanations . Such a condition will exist when we have ( 3 )
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... RULES AND DEFINITIONS - Rules and definitions have been included only where they will aid the student in the explanation or retention of the mat- ter to which they relate . No rule is given to be memorized until it has been built from ...
... RULES AND DEFINITIONS - Rules and definitions have been included only where they will aid the student in the explanation or retention of the mat- ter to which they relate . No rule is given to be memorized until it has been built from ...
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... rule , have considerable knowledge of the way the child mind develops . For that reason it is well for parents to leave all early work in numbers , entirely in the hands of the teacher . The trained teacher quickly learns what the child ...
... rule , have considerable knowledge of the way the child mind develops . For that reason it is well for parents to leave all early work in numbers , entirely in the hands of the teacher . The trained teacher quickly learns what the child ...
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... rules and tables is of litle practical value if the child does not know what each denomination means . It is a fine thing for him to know his tables ; but it means more to know what they mean . What does a peck mean to him ? An hour ? A ...
... rules and tables is of litle practical value if the child does not know what each denomination means . It is a fine thing for him to know his tables ; but it means more to know what they mean . What does a peck mean to him ? An hour ? A ...
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... rules , yard rules , dry and liquid measures , and scales . home every child should have a foot rule . While he is young he should prove everything by actual measure- ment and comparison . Arithmetic cannot be too practical . METHOD ...
... rules , yard rules , dry and liquid measures , and scales . home every child should have a foot rule . While he is young he should prove everything by actual measure- ment and comparison . Arithmetic cannot be too practical . METHOD ...
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acres angle apples arithmetic average avoirdupois bank base bill board foot bond bought bushels called centimeter cents child circle circumference common common fraction contained cord cost cube root cubic decimal fraction decimal point decimeter denominator difference discount divided dividend division divisor dollars draft equal equation EXAMPLE EXPLANATION factors feet figure foot give given gram Greatest Common Divisor hundred hundredths hypotenuse ILLUSTRATE improper fractions inches interest Least Common Multiple liters longitude measure meridian meter metric system miles minuend mixed numbers Multiply NOTE paid parenthesis payment pound premium prime meridian PROBLEM quarts quotient ratio rectangle rods selling price shingles sides sold SOLUTION square miles square root subtract surface TALK Teach teacher tens triangle units weight whole number Write written yard
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Page 241 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 230 - 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 239 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 423 - Measures of Length 10 millimeters (mm) =1 centimeter cm 10 centimeters =1 decimeter dm 10 decimeters =1 meter m 10 meters =1 dekameter Dm 10 dekameters =1 hektometer Hm 10 hektometers =1 kilometer Km...
Page 240 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 227 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq.
Page 405 - The square root of a number is one of the two equal factors of the number.
Page 448 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 47 - If 2 men start from the same place and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 4...
Page 465 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first number plus twice the product of the first and second number plus the square of the second number.