Walsh-Suzzallo Arithmetic: By Grades. Third-[eighth] year

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Page 100 - Place the multiplier under the multiplicand, disregarding the position of the decimal points. Multiply as in whole numbers, and in the product point off as many decimal places as there are decimal places in both multiplier and multiplicand, prefixing ciphers if necessary.
Page 114 - 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 60 - TABLE 13. = 1 minute min. = 1 hour hr. = 1 day da. = 1 week wk. = 1 common year ... yr. = 1 leap year. = 1 century.
Page 3 - Sight Problems 1. A boy purchases 60 cents' worth of groceries. How much change should he receive out of 75 cents ? 2. There are 25 boys and 30 girls in a class. How many pupils are there in the class ? 3. How many minutes are there from 20 minutes before nine to 15 minutes after nine ? 4. How many days are there from December 11 to December 25 ? 5. After selling 48 tons of hay, a farmer still has 15 tons. How many tons had he at first ? 6. How many acres are there in two fields, one containing 35...
Page 109 - LIQUID MEASURE DRY MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.). 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.). 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.).
Page 114 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) l 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. mi.) Sight Problems 1.
Page 83 - To divide a number by 10, move the decimal point in the dividend one place to the left ; to divide by 100 move it two places.
Page 103 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, etc., move the decimal point one, two, three, etc., places to the right, annexing ciphers when necessary.

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