Robinson's Progressive Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Theory of Numbers, in Connection with Concise Analytic and Synthetic Methods of Solution, and Designed as a Complete Text-book on this Science, for Common Schools and AcademiesIvison, Blakeman, Taylor & Company, 1877 - 359 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 41
... tons of iron , worth 65 dollars a ton , what will be the cost of sufficient iron to construct a road 128 miles in length ? Ans . 965120 dollars . CONTRACTIONS . CASE I. 65. When the multiplier is a MULTIPLICATION . 41.
... tons of iron , worth 65 dollars a ton , what will be the cost of sufficient iron to construct a road 128 miles in length ? Ans . 965120 dollars . CONTRACTIONS . CASE I. 65. When the multiplier is a MULTIPLICATION . 41.
Σελίδα 62
... length ; allowing 235 pounds for waste , how many pounds will it take to spin a thread to reach round the earth , suppos- ing the distance to be 25000 miles ? Ans . 3360 pounds . 37. John has 8546 dollars , which is 342 dollars 62 ...
... length ; allowing 235 pounds for waste , how many pounds will it take to spin a thread to reach round the earth , suppos- ing the distance to be 25000 miles ? Ans . 3360 pounds . 37. John has 8546 dollars , which is 342 dollars 62 ...
Σελίδα 79
... lengths : 3013 , 2231 , and 2047 feet ; what is the length of the longest rail that will exactly lay the track on each switch ? Ans . 23 feet . 13. A forwarding merchant has 2722 bushels of wheat , 1822 bushels of corn , and 1226 ...
... lengths : 3013 , 2231 , and 2047 feet ; what is the length of the longest rail that will exactly lay the track on each switch ? Ans . 23 feet . 13. A forwarding merchant has 2722 bushels of wheat , 1822 bushels of corn , and 1226 ...
Σελίδα 115
... length ; what was the length at first ? Ans . 100 feet . 50. Bought of a box of candles , and having used of 1 them , sold the remainder for 18 of a dollar ; how much would a box cost at the same rate ? Ans . $ 53 . 51. A post stands in ...
... length ; what was the length at first ? Ans . 100 feet . 50. Bought of a box of candles , and having used of 1 them , sold the remainder for 18 of a dollar ; how much would a box cost at the same rate ? Ans . $ 53 . 51. A post stands in ...
Σελίδα 158
... length . A Surface or Area has two dimensions - length and breadth . A Solid or Body has three dimensions - length , breadth , and thickness . I. LONG MEASURE . 193. Long Measure , also called Linear Measure , is used in measuring lines ...
... length . A Surface or Area has two dimensions - length and breadth . A Solid or Body has three dimensions - length , breadth , and thickness . I. LONG MEASURE . 193. Long Measure , also called Linear Measure , is used in measuring lines ...
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acres amount annex barrels of flour bought bushels bushels of corn bushels of wheat cents a pound ciphers common fraction contained cords of wood cost cube cubic currency decimal currency decimal places decimal point discount Divide dividend division dollars dry measure equal exact divisor EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE feet figure gain gallons Give analysis Give explanation given number gold greatest common divisor Hence hundred hundredths improper fraction inches integers interest invested least common denominator least common multiple lowest terms merchant meters miles mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply OPERATION paid payment purchase quotient rate per cent ratio receive Reduce remainder rods RULE sell sold subtract subtrahend sugar tens tenths third thousand thousandths trial divisor Troy weight units weight whole number worth Write yards of cloth
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Σελίδα 48 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another.
Σελίδα 161 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Σελίδα 73 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them.
Σελίδα 89 - To reduce fractions to their lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other ; that is, when both terms have no common divisor. 1. Reduce the fraction -f§ to its lowest terms.
Σελίδα 326 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Σελίδα 52 - If any partial dividend will not contain the divisor, place a cipher in the quotient, and bring down the next figure of the dividend, and divide as before.
Σελίδα 173 - Ans. 6° 37'. 208. IN COUNTING. 12 Units or Things make 1 Dozen. 12 Dozen " 1 Gross. 12 Gross " 1 Great Gross. 20 Units " 1 Score. 209. PAPEE. 24 Sheets. '. make 1 Quire. 20 Quires " 1 Ream. 2 Reams " 1 Bundle. 5 Bundles
Σελίδα 282 - Three numbers may be in proportion when the first is to the second as the second is to the third.
Σελίδα 49 - Rule. — I. Write the divisor at the left of the dividend, with a line between them.
Σελίδα 153 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES