Elements of Arithmetic: The primary-school arithmetic, designed for beginners : containing copious mental exercises, together with a large number of examples for the slate. Part first |
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11 tens 17 gills 19 less 20 less 68 less 74 less 85 less 9 miles 9 tens 9 units angles barrels of flour biped bushel dime distance dodecagon dollars a barrel dred East Vassalboro eight hundred eleven elevenths farthings feet five hundred following numbers foot Four Five Six four hundred fourths FRACTIONS.-CONTINUED furlongs gallons halves hendecagon hundred and four hundred and ninety hundred and seven hundred and three hundred-millionths hundred-weight hundredths inches less 9 millionths mills minutes months Multiply nine hundred ninety-five ninths nonagon numbers in figures ounces pecks pence pennyweight piece be called pints pound quarts quotient Ruther Glen sandths seconds seven hundred sevenths shillings six hundred six thousand sixths South Berwick stamens subtraction ten-millionths tens and 11 tens and 9 tens divided tens less tenths thirds thousand and five thousandths Three Four Five three hundred twelfths Twelve twentieths twenty week worth yard cost
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Page 48 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Except February alone, Which hath but twenty-eight in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 158 - B build in 1 day ? How much of it can A, B, and C, build in 1 day ? How much of it can C build alone in 1 day ? How long would it take C to build it alone ? 153.
Page 11 - How many hands have you? 3. If you have two nuts in one hand and one in the other, how many have you in both?
Page 117 - Sam are walking in opposite directions. Joe walks at the rate of 5 miles an hour, and Sam walks at the rate of 7 miles an hour. How far apart will they be at the end of 3 hours? SOLUTION: The factor to be found is distance.
Page 75 - Ten mills make one cent, ten cents make one dime, ten dimes make one dollar, ten dollars make one eagle.
Page 70 - If 8 men can do a piece of work in 4 days, in how many days would 2 men do a piece of work one half as large ? 24.
Page 59 - Memorize the following : 6764456 x4 x4 x5 x7 x6 x6 x6 ~24 . ~28 ~iO . ~28 ~24 ~30 ~36 2. Count by 5's to 30 ; by 6's to 36. 3. Count by 4's to 28 ; by 7's to 28. 4. There are 7 days in one week. How many days are there in 4 weeks ? 5. There are 4 quarts in one gallon. How many quarts are there in six gallons ? 6. What is the product of 4 and 7 ? Of 4 and 6 ? 7. Alice bought 6 pencils at 4^ each. She handed the clerk a 25-cent piece. How much change should she receive ? 8. A boy sold 6 papers at 5^...
Page 122 - There is a school, in which 2 ninths of the boys learn arithmetic, 3 ninths learn grammar, 1 ninth learn geography, 1 ninth learn geometry, and 12 learn to write ; how many are there in the school ? and how many attending to each study ? 12. A man sold a watch for 63 dollars, which...
Page 59 - How many feet are there in 2 yards? In 3 yards? In 4 yards?
Page 122 - A man going to market, was met by another, who said : " Good morrow, neighbor, with your hundred geese." He replied : " I have not a hundred ; but if I had as many more, and half as many more, and two geese and a half besides, I should have a hundred.