A Written Arithmetic, for Common and High Schools: To which is Adapted a Complete System of Reviews, in the Form of Dictation ExercisesBrewer and Tileston, 1864 - 348 σελίδες |
Αναζήτηση στο βιβλίο
Αποτελέσματα 1 - 5 από τα 70.
Σελίδα 28
... 31. In the year 1851 , London had 2362000 inhabitants ; Pekin was estimated to have 1500000. How many more inhab itants had London than Pekin ? 32. The equatorial diameter of the earth is 41843330 feet 28 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
... 31. In the year 1851 , London had 2362000 inhabitants ; Pekin was estimated to have 1500000. How many more inhab itants had London than Pekin ? 32. The equatorial diameter of the earth is 41843330 feet 28 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
Σελίδα 29
... feet , and the polar diameter 41704788 feet ; required the difference . 33. The population of St. Louis in 1850 was 77860 , and in 1860 , 160773 ; required the increase in 10 years . 34. James Nye has in his possession $ 172 ; he owes ...
... feet , and the polar diameter 41704788 feet ; required the difference . 33. The population of St. Louis in 1850 was 77860 , and in 1860 , 160773 ; required the increase in 10 years . 34. James Nye has in his possession $ 172 ; he owes ...
Σελίδα 40
... , and 3 between Albany and Buffalo ? Ans . 233g hours . 22. The Ohio Canal descends 1832 feet in 152 locks ; what is the average descent in each lock ? 23. If 8 presses can coin 19000 pieces of money 40 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
... , and 3 between Albany and Buffalo ? Ans . 233g hours . 22. The Ohio Canal descends 1832 feet in 152 locks ; what is the average descent in each lock ? 23. If 8 presses can coin 19000 pieces of money 40 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
Σελίδα 63
... feet and 33 feet wide respect- ively ? Ans . 3 ft . 16. A has a piece of ground 90 feet long and 42 feet wide , what is the length of the longest rails that will exactly suit its length and its width ? Ans . 6 ft . 17. A lady has one ...
... feet and 33 feet wide respect- ively ? Ans . 3 ft . 16. A has a piece of ground 90 feet long and 42 feet wide , what is the length of the longest rails that will exactly suit its length and its width ? Ans . 6 ft . 17. A lady has one ...
Σελίδα 69
... feet high casts a shadow of 90 feet , what length of shadow will be cast by a tree 92 feet high ? Ans . 120 feet . 11. A merchant exchanged 561 pounds of sugar , at 9 cents per pound , for eggs at 11 cents per dozen ; how many dozen ...
... feet high casts a shadow of 90 feet , what length of shadow will be cast by a tree 92 feet high ? Ans . 120 feet . 11. A merchant exchanged 561 pounds of sugar , at 9 cents per pound , for eggs at 11 cents per dozen ; how many dozen ...
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
acres angle balance bank discount barrels bought bushels cents per lb common fraction compound interest contain cord cost cube root cubic decimal fraction decimal point diameter Dictation Exercises Divide dividend divisor dollars Dry Measure Duodecimals equal feet figure Find the G. C. D. frustum gain gall gallons greatest common divisor Hence the RULE hundred improper fraction inches July least common multiple length measure meters miles minuend mixed number months multiply number is divisible number of terms OPERATION paid parallelopiped payment pounds premium present worth prime factors principal quotient ratio received Reduce remainder rods selling sold square root subtract tens thousand thousandths units weight whole number wide width write yards
Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
Σελίδα 262 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Σελίδα 62 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Σελίδα 242 - The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes and 4 and 6 are the means.
Σελίδα 111 - 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.
Σελίδα 300 - The sum of all the terms. Any three of which being given, the other two may be found.
Σελίδα 108 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a line, every part of which is equally distant from : a point within called the centre ; as AEFGBD.
Σελίδα 5 - Arithmetic is the science of numbers, and the art of computing by them.
Σελίδα 30 - When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend left is called the remainder, and it must be less than the divisor.
Σελίδα 109 - If the right angle be considered as divided into 90 degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60...
Σελίδα 141 - RULE. Multiply all the terms of the multiplicand by each term of the multiplier, observing that like signs give plus in the product, and unlike signs minus.