Youth's Columbian Calculator: Being an Introductory Course on Arithmetic for Beginners ... |
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... " juvenile mathematics " into our arithmetics and schools . The other works on arithmetic are apparently of one fam- ily - the lineal descendants of Master Dilworth's work ; the rules , questions , and arrangement , are observable in.
... " juvenile mathematics " into our arithmetics and schools . The other works on arithmetic are apparently of one fam- ily - the lineal descendants of Master Dilworth's work ; the rules , questions , and arrangement , are observable in.
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... questions , and arrangement , are observable in all ; th › examples chiefly in pounds , shillings , and pence — a currency unknown to our laws ; and an unnecessary amount of com- pound matter , in place of good practical examples ...
... questions , and arrangement , are observable in all ; th › examples chiefly in pounds , shillings , and pence — a currency unknown to our laws ; and an unnecessary amount of com- pound matter , in place of good practical examples ...
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... Questions . Compound Reduction ..... Proportion ...... Miscellaneous Questions . PAGE 7 7 9 10 16 21 22 30 31 31 36 40 42 43 44 46 47 48 51 54 " 56 60 61 65 68 72 75 78 79 82 88 EXPLANATION OF SIGNS . Signs . Explanations . = EQUAL.
... Questions . Compound Reduction ..... Proportion ...... Miscellaneous Questions . PAGE 7 7 9 10 16 21 22 30 31 31 36 40 42 43 44 46 47 48 51 54 " 56 60 61 65 68 72 75 78 79 82 88 EXPLANATION OF SIGNS . Signs . Explanations . = EQUAL.
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... question may be proven according to rule , and be incorrect , because if an error was committed in the first addition , the same may occur in the proof . What is the most certain method of proof ? Ans . A correct performance of all the ...
... question may be proven according to rule , and be incorrect , because if an error was committed in the first addition , the same may occur in the proof . What is the most certain method of proof ? Ans . A correct performance of all the ...
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... question . Repeat the table , beginning with 1 , to 144 , then begin with 144 and repeat it back : the reason of this is evident - it will enable you to multiply with ease and facility ; then there will be no occasion for counting ...
... question . Repeat the table , beginning with 1 , to 144 , then begin with 144 and repeat it back : the reason of this is evident - it will enable you to multiply with ease and facility ; then there will be no occasion for counting ...
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1st contains acres adapted Addition amount Arithmetic AVOIRDUPOIS Bring bush bushels bushels of wheat cents ciphers Columbian Calculator common schools Compound currency decimal denomination dimes district schools divide dividend Division divisor dollar 1000 mills drams DRY MEASURE eagle equal examined the Columbian examples feet figures following numbers furlongs gallons galls given numbers grains hhds hogsheads hundred inches less number MEASURE miles millions minuend minutes month multiplicand Multiply ounces paid pennyweights pints place of units poles Proof Public School pupil quarters quarts quotient Recite the table recommend Reduce remainder required the number REVIEW right-hand rules schools and academies seconds shillings Spanish real square subtract sugar teacher tens third term thousand Ticknor tion TROY WEIGHT VULGAR FRACTIONS weeks weight whole numbers Womelsdorf write yards
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Page 30 - Find how many times the divisor is contained in the first figure, or figures, of the dividend, and, setting it directly under the dividend, carry the remainder, if any, to the next figure as so many tens.
Page 55 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 54 - WEIGHT is used in weighing gold and silver. 24 grains (gr.) - make - 1 pennyweight - dwt. 20 pennyweights - " - 1 ounce - - oz. 12 ounces " - 1 pound - - Ib. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT is used for compounding medicines, but not in selling them.
Page 81 - If the answer is to be greater, place the greater of the two remaining numbers for the second term, and the less number for the first term ; but if...
Page 55 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 54 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 54 - AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams, dr. make 1 ounce, - - - - oz. 16 ounces - - - 1 pound, - - - - Ib. 28 pounds - - - 1 quarter, - - - qr. 4 quarters - - - 1 hundred weight, - cwt. 20 hundred weight, 1 ton, T.
Page 56 - TABLE. 60 seconds (sec.) make 1 minute, min. 60 minutes " 1 hour, h. 24 hours " 1 day da. 7 days " 1 week, wk. 365 days " 1 common year,. . .yr. 366 days " 1 leap year, yr. 12 calendar months
Page 80 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 56 - Thirty days hath September, April, June and November ; February twenty-eight alone, all the rest have thirtyone.