 | Frederick Emerson - Arithmetic - 1852 - 230 pages
...6 16 and 9 12 and 8 16 and 4 17 and 5' 13 and 8 SECTION 5. 1. Charles had 25 books in his library, and his father gave him 3 more. How many had he then ? Suggestion, You will easily perceive how many 25 and 8 are, since you already know that 5 and 8 are... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Mental arithmetic - 1865 - 78 pages
...many apples had she in all ? 6. Hezekiah shot 5 red squirrels and 3 gray ones ; how many squirrels did he shoot in all ? 7. Darius had 3 books, and his father gave him 3 more ; how many books had he then ? 8. Fanny had 6 plums, and her sister gave her 3 more; how many plums had she then... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1870 - 192 pages
...him 5 more ; how many had he in all ? He ate 4 ; how many had he remaining ? 3. Walter had 4 cents, and his father gave him 3 more ; how many had he then ? He spent 3 cents for 7 plums ; how many were left ? He ate 5 plums ; how many had he left ? LESSON... | |
 | Walter Scott Monroe - Arithmetic - 1917 - 180 pages
...of abstract ones. For instance, if you propose to a child this simple question: George had 5 cents, and his father gave him 3 more, how many had he then? I have found that most persons think to simplify such practical examples by putting them into an abstract... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - Agricultural colleges - 1917 - 1404 pages
...of abstract ones. For instance, if you propose to a child this simple question: George had 5 cents, and his father gave him 3 more, how many had he then? I have found that most persons think to simplify such practical examples by putting them into an abstract... | |
 | Education - 1917 - 904 pages
...of abstract ones. For instance, if you propose to a child this simple question: George had 5 cents, and his father gave him 3 more, how many had he then? I have found that most persons think to simplify such practical examples by putting them into an abstract... | |
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... is done. All illustrations should be given by practical examples, having reference to sensible objects. Most people use the reverse of this principle and think to simplify practical examples by means of abstract ones. For instance, if you propose... 