Arithmetic Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction: Being a Sequel to Intellectual Arithmetic |
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acres annex a zero answer barrels of cider barrels of flour brandy broadcloth bushels of corn called cents per lb chaldron cloth cost common denominator common divisor common fraction contained cord decimal places dend divided by 9 division dollars a barrel dolls drams eight equal express farthings figures gain gallons of wine gals give them apiece greatest common divisor hogshead horses hundred hundredths improper fraction inches wide interest lars last example least common denominator least common multiple lowest terms merchant bought merchant sold miles mills mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply nine Note Operation paid pence performed piece of cloth pounds quarts quotient reduced remainder rods share shillings sold a quantity square feet subtracted sugar tens tenths third thousand thousandths units weighing whole number worth write written yard cost yards of cloth
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Page 14 - There is an orchard consisting of ten rows of trees, and nine trees in each row ; how many trees are there in the orchard ? 12.
Page 27 - Britain. 4 farthings (qr, or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, " s. 20 shillings " 1 pound, or sovereign, £. 21 shillings " 1 guinea. OBS. 1. It is customary, at the present day, to express farthings in fractions of a penny. Thus, 1 qr. is written ;<!;•_
Page 22 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 224 - A and B laid out equal sums of money in trade ; A gained a sum equal to } of his stock, and B lost 225 dollars ; then A's money was double that of B's ; what did each one lay out ? AM.
Page 198 - If there are more decimal places in the divisor than in the dividend, what do you do ? What will the figures of the quotient then be ? § 132.
Page 161 - I. To multiply a fraction by a whole number, or a whole number by a fraction...
Page 167 - If the numerator and denominator of a fraction be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will remain unchanged.
Page 191 - ... place. In multiplying a decimal fraction by an integer, there are as many decimal places in the product as there are in the multiplicand.
Page 229 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 181 - Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the divisor, and divide the product by the numerator.