Lippincott's Practical Primary Arithmetic, Book 2

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J.B. Lippincott, 1915
 

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Page 100 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 160 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute. 60 Minutes = 1 Hour. 24 Hours = 1 Day. 7 Days = 1 Week. 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month.
Page 159 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel. Liquid Measure. — 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon; 31| gallons = 1 barrel; 2 barrels = 1 hogshead. Long Measure. — 12 inches = 1 foot; 3 feet...
Page 157 - Long Measure. 12 inches =1 foot. 3 feet =1 yard. 5| yards =1 rod. 320 rods =1 mile.
Page 100 - How much will 8 books cost at 3 dollars apiece ? (c.) The number supposed to be taken is called the multiplicand, the number showing how many times the multiplicand is supposed to be taken is called the multiplier, and the result is called the product.
Page 100 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another number.
Page 118 - To reduce a mixed quantity to an improper fraction. RULE. Multiply the integral part by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator, when it is affirmative, or subtract it when negative ; then the result, placed over the denominator, will give the improper fraction required.
Page 114 - A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts into which a unit is divided.
Page 115 - ... divided into b equal parts, and that a parts are taken. 142. The expression - is called a Fraction ; a is called the b numerator, and b the denominator. By Art. 141, the denominator shows into how many parts the unit is divided, and the numerator shows how many parts are taken.

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