The Analysis of Written Arithmetic: Book First, Designed for Public and Private Schools, Containing Mental, Slate, and Blackboard Exercises

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C. Scribner & Company, 1866 - Arithmetic - 303 pages
 

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Page 229 - Ans. 6° 37'. 208. IN COUNTING. 12 units or things... .make.... 1 dozen. 12 dozen " 1 gross. 12 gross " 1 great gross. 20 units " 1 score. 209. PAPER. 24 sheets make 1 quire. 20 quires " 1 ream. 2 reams " 1 bundle. 5 bundles
Page 216 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal. 31£ gallons ------ 1 barrel, - - - bar.
Page 97 - It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. Thus 6 -i- 2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3.
Page 247 - Mnltiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.
Page 130 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 105 - Q-IZ 4 in 5 in 6 in 7 in 8 in 9 in 10 in 11 in 12 in 13 in 14 in 15 in The SEP basic material (cows III.
Page 212 - ... 6. Joiners, painters and masons make no allowance for windows, doors, &c. Masons make no allowance for the corners of the walls of houses or of cellars. The size of a cellar is estimated by the measurement of the outside of the wall.
Page 225 - If any circumference, whether large or small, be divided into 860 equal arcs, each arc is called a degree. The degree is divided into 60 minutes, and the minute into 60 seconds. The length of a degree, minute, or second, depends on the size of the circle.
Page 174 - Britain. 4 farthings (qr, or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, " s. 20 shillings " 1 pound, or sovereign, £. 21 shillings " 1 guinea. OBS. 1. It is customary, at the present day, to express farthings in fractions of a penny. Thus, 1 qr. is written ;<!;•_
Page 105 - In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 11 ? 5. How many times is 6 contained in 1 ? In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4?

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