•The Mo THE MACMILLAN COMPANY MACMILLAN & CO., LIMITED LONDON. BOMBAY CALCUTTA MELBOURNE THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, LTD. TORONTO THE PUPILS' BOOK FIVE BY JAMES C. BYRNES, B.S., PH.M. MEMBER BOARD OF EXAMINERS, DEPARTMENT OF JULIA RICHMAN LATE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, NEW YORK JOHN S. ROBERTS, A M., PD. M. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS NEW YORK New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1913 All rights reserved PREFACE BOOK FIVE of The Pupils' Arithmetic contains a thorough and comprehensive treatment of all the topics usually taught in the seventh year. Percentage in its various relations and with special emphasis upon its practical applications, simple interest including the indirect cases together with the various methods of finding interest, bank discount, bills and notes are all fully and clearly presented. This volume also includes an extended treatment of business forms, simple accounts, foreign moneys, the metric system, and an introduction to algebra, including the solution of simple equations and of arithmetical problems by algebraic methods. The appendix of this volume contains a list of the tables used in connection with the study of mensuration, practical measurements, and the metric system. The development of the work in this volume is in accordance with the general plan of the series. The special features are: I. Reading and discussion as an introductory study to new topics. II. The clear indication of the steps in progress in the treatment of each topic. V |