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FIFTEENTH IMPRESSION

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EDUCATION DEPT.

Gift PUBLISHER

The Riverside Press

CAMBRIDGE. MASSACHUSETTS

PRINTED IN THE U.S. A

AIMS: (1) Ability to solve problems of everyday practical value; (2) the development of

standard speed and accuracy in computing with integers and United States money.

CHAPTER II. THE FRACTIONAL PART

AIMS: (1) Preparation for the study of fractions given in Chapters III and IV;

(2) review of work in Chapter I.

AIMS: (1) Development of skill in adding and subtracting fractions and in solving

problems; (2) maintaining skill acquired in earlier chapters.

AIMS: (1) Development of skill in the multiplication of fractions and in solving

problems on home industries; (2) maintaining skill acquired in earlier chapters.

AIMS: (1) Development of skill in reading, writing, and computing with large num-

bers; (2) reaching standards in speed and accuracy with larger numbers.

CHAPTER VI. UNITED STATES MONEY AND OTHER DECIMALS

AIMS: (1) The study of United States money as a preparation for understanding

decimals; (2) a knowledge of decimals of one, two, and three places.

CONTENTS

70. RUNNING A MOTOR BOAT

106

72. TEST AND GRADED PRACTICE

(PROBLEMS WITH DECIMALS) 104 73. REVIEW AND PROBLEM TEST 107

71. RUNNING AN AUTOMOBILE

(PROBLEMS WITH DECIMALS) 105

CHAPTER VII. BUYING AND SELLING

AIMS: (1) Familiarity with the aliquot parts of a dollar; (2) review of half year's

work with fractions; (3) development of skill in the division of fractions; (4) main-

taining skill acquired with decimals.

121

CHAPTER VIII. MEASUREMENTS AND REVIEW

AIMS: (1) Skill in computing with common units of measure; (2) review of year's

work.

84. LINEAR MEASURE

85. A VEGETABLE AND FLOWER

90. HOME IMPROVEMENTS (REVIEW

AND APPLICATION) . . . 128

GARDEN (PERIMETERS) . . 122 91. FURNISHING A HOUSE (REVIEW

86. DRAWING PLANS (DRAWING TO

A SCALE)

123

AND APPLICATION).

92. REVIEW AND PROGRESS SCORE

130

AIMS: (1) Knowledge of common business forms; (2) ability to solve problems of

everyday practical value; (3) development of standard speed in computing with

integers and United States money.