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... example or two with the solution , and lastly the rule ; but by the time he reaches the rule he knows it . He could frame it himself in his own way , and should be permitted to do so . The rule might , therefore , be omitted altogether ...
... example or two with the solution , and lastly the rule ; but by the time he reaches the rule he knows it . He could frame it himself in his own way , and should be permitted to do so . The rule might , therefore , be omitted altogether ...
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... Circles 395 • · RATIO . 318 Solids . 398 • PROPORTION 322 • Prisms and Cylinders 398 Simple Proportion . 324 • Compound Proportion Partitive Proportion . 331 · • Pyramids , Cones , and Spheres 400 336 PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES 405 • 6 CONTENTS .
... Circles 395 • · RATIO . 318 Solids . 398 • PROPORTION 322 • Prisms and Cylinders 398 Simple Proportion . 324 • Compound Proportion Partitive Proportion . 331 · • Pyramids , Cones , and Spheres 400 336 PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES 405 • 6 CONTENTS .
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Horatio Nelson Robinson. EXAMPLES . Write in figures , and read the following numbers : 1. One unit of the third order , four of the second . 2. Three units of the ffth order , two of the third , one of the first . 3. Eight units of the ...
Horatio Nelson Robinson. EXAMPLES . Write in figures , and read the following numbers : 1. One unit of the third order , four of the second . 2. Three units of the ffth order , two of the third , one of the first . 3. Eight units of the ...
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... example may be performed by another method , which is the common one in practice . Thus : OPERATION . 725 475 SOLUTION . Arranging the numbers , as before , we add the first column and find the sum to be 17 units ; writing ... EXAMPLES . 23.
... example may be performed by another method , which is the common one in practice . Thus : OPERATION . 725 475 SOLUTION . Arranging the numbers , as before , we add the first column and find the sum to be 17 units ; writing ... EXAMPLES . 23.
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... , $ 246604 ; Massa- chusetts , $ 1424873 ; Rhode Island , $ 136729 ; and Con- necticut , $ 430826 . What was the total expenditure ? Ans . $ 2840801 . 37. The eastern continent contains 35413799 square miles ; the EXAMPLES . 27.
... , $ 246604 ; Massa- chusetts , $ 1424873 ; Rhode Island , $ 136729 ; and Con- necticut , $ 430826 . What was the total expenditure ? Ans . $ 2840801 . 37. The eastern continent contains 35413799 square miles ; the EXAMPLES . 27.
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Page 178 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 171 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 184 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 306 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 178 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 183 - 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 396 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 298 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 134 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 75 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.