The American Primary School Arithmetic: Designed for the Use of Pupils in Primary and Intermediate Schools

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J. P. Jewett & Company, 1851 - 96 σελίδες
 

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Σελίδα 53 - ... in 28 weeks ? 7. If a man earn 5 dollars in one day, how many dollars can he earn in 7 days ? 8. If a man's expenses be 35 dollars a week, how much is that a day ? 9. There are 7 boys, and each boy has 6 cents ; how many cents have all of them ? 10.
Σελίδα 96 - In 4079160 minutes, how many years-? CIRCULAR MEASURE, OR MOTION. Circular measure is used in reckoning latitude and longitude ; also in computing the revolution of the earth and other planets round the sun. The denominations are circles, signs, degrees, minutes, and seconds. TABLE. 60 seconds (") - make - 1 minute, - marked - ' 60 minutes ----- 1 degree, - - - - - ° 30 degrees ,----- 1 sign, ------ s.
Σελίδα 91 - Avoirdupois weight is used in weighing most kinds of merchandise, and all metals, except silver and gold. Its denominations are the ton, t.; the hundred-weight, cwt.; the quarter, qr.; the pound, Ib.; the ounce, oz.; and the dram, dr.
Σελίδα 10 - All provisions of sections eighty-eight, eightynine, ninety, ninety-one, ninety-two, ninety-three, ninetyfour, ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety-seven, ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred, one hundred and one...
Σελίδα 6 - L, fifty ; C, one hundred; D, five hundred; M, one thousand.
Σελίδα 83 - ... fifths, &c. The number above the line is called the numerator, because it shows the number of equal parts expressed by the fraction.
Σελίδα 77 - When there are ciphers between the significant figures of the multiplier, we may omit the ciphers, multiplying by the significant figures only, placing the first figure, of each product directly under the figure by which we multiply. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE.
Σελίδα 9 - ... sixtytwo sixtythree sixtyfour sixtyfive sixtysix sixtyseven sixtyeight sixtynine seventy seventyone seventytwo seventythree seventyfour seventyfive seventysix...
Σελίδα 44 - ... are 24 3 times 1 are 3 3 times 2 are 6 3 times 3 are 9 3 times 4 are 12 3 times 5 are 15 3 times 6 are 18 3 times 7 are 21 3 times 8 are 24 3 times 9 are...
Σελίδα 96 - A sheet of paper folded in two leaves is called a. folio. A sheet folded in four leaves is called a quarto, or 4to. A sheet folded in eight leaves is called an octavo, or 8vo. A sheet folded in twelve leaves is called a duodecimo, or 12mo. A sheet folded in eighteen leaves is called an 18mo. A sheet folded in twenty-four leaves is called a 24mo.

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