An Elementary Arithmetic, Oral and Written

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Werner School Book Company, 1899 - Arithmetic - 248 pages
 

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Page 238 - Time 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk.) 12 months (mo.) = 1 year (yr.) 365 days = 1 common year 366 days = 1 leap year...
Page 239 - MEASURE. 144 square inches (sq. in.) =1 square foot (sq. ft.). 9 square feet (sq. ft.) =1 square yard (sq. yd.).
Page 237 - A fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator is called an improper fraction.
Page 236 - A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit...
Page 239 - IV. =(5-1) = 4. (3) When a letter is placed between two letters, each of greater value, its value is taken from the last letter. XIX .= 10 + (10 — 1) = 19.
Page 238 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page 234 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another number.
Page 236 - The number above the line is called the numerator. The number below the line is called the denominator. The denominator shows the number of parts into which the unit is divided.
Page 235 - The divisor is the number by which we divide. The quotient is the number obtained by dividing.
Page 152 - In 9 shillings ? 2 times 1 are 2 2 times 2 are 4 2 times 3 are 6 2 times 4 are 8 2 times 5 are 10 2 times 6 are 12 2 times 7 are 14 2 times 8 are 16 2 times 9 are 18 2 times 10 are 20 2 times 11 are 22 2 times 12 are 24...

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