The Progressive Intellectual Arithmetic, on the Inductive Plan: Being a Sequel to the Progressive Primary Arithmetic, Containing Many Original Forms of Analysis Applicable to a Great Variety of Practical Questions, and Designed for the More Advanced Classes in Common Schools and AcademiesIvison, Phinney & Company, 1861 - 176 pages |
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12 cents 12 dollars 15 days 20 cents 20 dollars 20 per cent 50 cents 9 dollars 9 months acres amount ANALYSIS barrel of flour bought a horse boys bushels of corn bushels of oats bushels of wheat camphene cents a dozen cents a pound cents apiece cider cords of wood dimes divided dollars a yard drover earn eighths equals the interest farmer sold feet fifths fourths of 16 furlongs gain or lose gain per cent gallons gave grocer bought halves hogshead horses eat improper fraction less lowest terms miles an hour mixed number molasses multiply ninths oranges paid pair peaches pennyweights piece pints pound cost pounds of coffee pounds of sugar principal equals quarts receive Reduce remainder rods sell sevenths sheep shillings sixths third trees turkeys twelfths whole number worth yard cost yards of cloth yards of silk
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Page 68 - An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, $, -f . A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction expressed together; as, 4f, 25-ht.
Page 54 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 55 - Thirty days hath September, April. June, and November; All the rest have thirty.one, Save February, which alone Hath twenty.eight; and one day more We add to it one year in four.
Page 43 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 52 - 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 56 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 52 - CLOTH MEASURE. 2J inches (in.) make 1 nail, na. 4 nails
Page 102 - A person having a drove of turkeys, after sell ing 35, found that he had | of his drove left ; how many turkeys in his drove at first ? 12. What number is that to which if | of itself be added, the number will be 55 ? 13. What number added to 3 times f of 27 will make the number 40 ? 14.
Page 53 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 51 - MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet "1 yard, yd. 5£ yards, or 16¿- feet, " 1 rod, rd. 40 rods