First Book in Arithmetic: Including Oral and Written Exercises

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Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Company, 1874 - Arithmetic - 168 pages
 

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Page 124 - the product of the divisor by the quotient figure is greater than the part of the dividend divided, the quotient figure is too great and must be diminished. If the remainder after any subtraction is greater than the divisor, the quotient figure is too small, and must be increased. 2. Divide
Page 54 - Instead of finding how many times one number is contained in another of the same kind, it is sometimes required to divide a number into equal parts. The operation in both cases is the same, but the reasoning is somewhat different.
Page 157 - How many cubic feet in a pile of wood 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high ? In a pile 6 ft long, 5 ft. wide, and 3
Page 149 - English Money. Table. 4 Farthings (far.) — 1 Penny . . . . d. 12 Pence = 1 Shilling . . . s. 20 Shillings - 1 Pound ....£. The value of a
Page 117 - 2 in 4, 2 times 2 in 6, 3 times ; 2 in 8, 4 times ; 2 in 0, 0 times, writing each quotient figure under the figure divided, since it is the same
Page 164 - etc Table. 60 Seconds (") = 1 Minute . . . ' 60 Minutes = 1 Degree . . . 30 Degrees = 1 Sign . . . . S. 12 Signs, or 360° = 1 Circle . . . С 1
Page 119 - In this example, write the divisor at the left, and the quotient at the right of the dividend, and begin at the left to divide, thus: 3 is contained in 4, 1 time and a remainder ; write 1 for the first figure of the quotient and multiply the divisor 3 by it, and subtract
Page 71 - 5. At 9 cents a pound, how many pounds of sugar can be bought for 45 cents ? For 54 cents ? For 27 cents
Page 56 - In a similar manner write and read the numbers from 40 to 50. From 50 to 60. From 60 to 70. From 70 to 80. From 80 to 90. From 90 to 100.

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