The Elements of Arithmetic ... in which Decimal and Integral Arithmetic are Combined, and Taught Inductively: On the System of Pestalozzi. Part 1st [2d]., Part 1U. Hunt and Son, 1844 |
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... units , are 6 tens and 3 units , and 2 tens and 4 units ? How many are 63 and 24 ? 10. Mary has learned 63 pages in her spelling book , and she has 24 more to learn . How many pages are there in the book ? 11. A woman had eight pins and ...
... units , are 6 tens and 3 units , and 2 tens and 4 units ? How many are 63 and 24 ? 10. Mary has learned 63 pages in her spelling book , and she has 24 more to learn . How many pages are there in the book ? 11. A woman had eight pins and ...
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... units , and 6 tens and 0 units , are how many tens , and how many units ? 95 and 60 are how many ? 23. There were fifteen apple trees , and five pear trees , in an orchard . Nine of the apple trees , and five pear trees , bore no fruit ...
... units , and 6 tens and 0 units , are how many tens , and how many units ? 95 and 60 are how many ? 23. There were fifteen apple trees , and five pear trees , in an orchard . Nine of the apple trees , and five pear trees , bore no fruit ...
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... units , the second figure will represent tens , the third hundreds , the fourth thousands , & c . , as in the ... UNITS . 56 27 9 , 5 4 1 . This number is read , Five hundred and sixty - three millions , two hundred and seventy ...
... units , the second figure will represent tens , the third hundreds , the fourth thousands , & c . , as in the ... UNITS . 56 27 9 , 5 4 1 . This number is read , Five hundred and sixty - three millions , two hundred and seventy ...
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... units , we can denote tenths , hundredths , & c . , as in the following table . The numbers so written are called DECIMALS ; and to distinguish them from whole numbers , they are separated from units by a dot , called the Decimal Point ...
... units , we can denote tenths , hundredths , & c . , as in the following table . The numbers so written are called DECIMALS ; and to distinguish them from whole numbers , they are separated from units by a dot , called the Decimal Point ...
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... units , tens and hundreds of each succeeding denomination must occupy at least three places , the deficiency ( when there is any , ) being supplied by Os . Deci- mals should be written as whole numbers , and Os should then be prefixed ...
... units , tens and hundreds of each succeeding denomination must occupy at least three places , the deficiency ( when there is any , ) being supplied by Os . Deci- mals should be written as whole numbers , and Os should then be prefixed ...
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Page 79 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 100 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 28 - What part of a year is 1 month ? 2 months ? 3 months ? 4 months ? 5 months ? 6 months ? 7 months? 8 months? 9 months?
Page 77 - MEASURE is used in measuring grain, salt, &c. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart. qt. 8 quarts make 1 peck. pk 4 pecks make 1 bushel. bu WINE MEASURE is used by grocers and others, for measuring wine, oil, molasses, and most other liquids.
Page 77 - MEASURE is used by grocers and others, for measuring wine, oil, molasses, and most other liquids. 4 gills (gi.) make 1 pint. pt 2 pints make 1 quart. qt. 4 quarts make 1 gallon. gal. 31^ gallons make 1 barrel.
Page 107 - How many days will it take him if he works 12 hours a day ? 2. 6 men can build a wall in just 2 weeks. How many days will it take them if 2 men are added to their number ? 3. If 20 men can make a road in 180 days, how many days would it take 60 men ? 180 men ? 10 men ? 4. If 2i Ib.
Page 68 - To divide by 10, 100, 1000, etc., it is necessary only to move the decimal point in the dividend as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 100 - A mixed number may be converted to an improper fraction by multiplying the whole number by the denominator and adding the numerator to the product obtained.
Page 108 - A man can do -J- of a piece of work in a day, and a boy can do £ of it in a day: in how many days can both of them, working together, do it?