Mental Arithmetic Upon the Inductive Plan: For Beginners |
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12 bushels 12 cents 12 dollars 12 leaves 12 pence 12 pounds 12 rods 12 weeks 12 yards 20 dollars 48 cents 54 cents 9 and 9 9 bushels 9 cents 9 dollars 9 leaves 9 pounds 9 quarts 9 yards acres barrel of flour bushels of apples cents a pound cents a quart cents apiece cents are paid cord of wood cost 12 cost 2 cents cost 3 bushels cost 3 pounds cost 4 barrels dimes dollar buy dollars a barrel dollars a bushel dollars a yard dozen drams eagles eight farthings fifths five fourths furlongs halves hogsheads hundred-weight James John leaves 11 less four MENTAL ARITHMETIC molasses NATIONAL ARITHMETIC nutmegs nuts ounces peaches pears pecks pennyweights pints pound of raisins pounds of coffee quart of cherries quarters receive Samuel scruples SECTION sevenths Sixteen less sixths skeins sold square yards tenths thirds tons tuns
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Page 55 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 44 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in weighing medicines for prescriptions, but medicines are bought and sold by avoirdupois weight. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) = 1 Scruple . . . sc., or 3 3 Scruples = 1 Dram . . . . dr., or 3 8 Drams = 1 Ounce . . . oz., or 5 12 Ounces = 1 Pound . . . Ib. , or Ib Apothecaries' Liquid Measure is used in compounding and measuring liquid medicines.
Page 46 - Measure 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 47 - Inches make 1 Nail, na. 4 Nails " 1 Quarter of a yard, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Yard,
Page 18 - Zone rate zone rate zone rate zone rate zone rate zone rate zone rate 1 pound 2 pounds 3 pounds 4 pounds 5 pounds 6 pounds 7 pounds 8 pounds 9 pounds...
Page 39 - At 8 cents a pound, how many pounds of sugar can be bought for 48 cents ? For 50 cents ? For 58 cents ? For 62 cents ? For 64 cents ? 29.
Page 49 - 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 18 - When good sugar is sold for 8 cents a pound, what must be paid for 2 pounds ? 3 pounds ? 4 pounds ? 5 pounds ? 6 pounds ? 7 pounds ? 8 pounds ? 9 pounds ? 10 pounds ? 11 pounds ? 19.
Page 18 - Albert had 26 pine-apples, and wished to give 2 apiece to his classmates ; to how many could he give them ? 23. A farmer sold 3 tons of hay for 24 dollars ; how much was it a ton ? What cost 2 tons ? 4 tons ? 5 tons? 6 tons? 7 tons? 8 tons? 9 tons?
Page 45 - Drama .... make 1 Ounce, . . . marked oz. 16 Ounces .... " 1 Pound, .... " Ib. 28 Pounds .... " 1 Quarter, ... " qr. 4 Quarters ... "1 Hundred-weight, " cwt. 20 Hundred-weight " 1 Ton,