Arithmetic Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction: Being a Sequel to Intellectual ArithmeticHilliard, Gray & Company, 1836 - 245 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 80
... rule can you make for finding the number of square inches , feet , yards , & c . in any rectangular figure ? Note . A figure with four sides , which has all its angles alike or right angles , is called a rectangle , and a rectangle is ...
... rule can you make for finding the number of square inches , feet , yards , & c . in any rectangular figure ? Note . A figure with four sides , which has all its angles alike or right angles , is called a rectangle , and a rectangle is ...
Σελίδα 82
... rule can you make for finding the number of solid inches or feet in any regular sólid body ? 40. How many solid inches in a block 12 inches long , 12 inches wide , and 12 inches thick ; that is , in a solid foot ? 41. A pile of wood 8 ...
... rule can you make for finding the number of solid inches or feet in any regular sólid body ? 40. How many solid inches in a block 12 inches long , 12 inches wide , and 12 inches thick ; that is , in a solid foot ? 41. A pile of wood 8 ...
Σελίδα 91
... rules divided into tenths of a foot , instead of inches . There is a method of performing examples of this kind called duodecimals , which will be explained hereafter , but it is not so convenient as decimals . 64. How many solid feet ...
... rules divided into tenths of a foot , instead of inches . There is a method of performing examples of this kind called duodecimals , which will be explained hereafter , but it is not so convenient as decimals . 64. How many solid feet ...
Σελίδα 95
... rule . Call every two shillings one tenth of a pound , every odd shilling five hundredths , and the number of farthings in the pence and farthings so many thousandths , adding one if the num- ber is between twelve and thirty - six , and ...
... rule . Call every two shillings one tenth of a pound , every odd shilling five hundredths , and the number of farthings in the pence and farthings so many thousandths , adding one if the num- ber is between twelve and thirty - six , and ...
Σελίδα 112
... rule for addition , therefore is , to begin with the charac- ters which express the lowest numbers and count all of each kind to gether without regard to their value , only observing that five Is make one V , and that two Vs make one X ...
... rule for addition , therefore is , to begin with the charac- ters which express the lowest numbers and count all of each kind to gether without regard to their value , only observing that five Is make one V , and that two Vs make one X ...
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25 dollars acres added annex answer Avoirdupois barrels of cider barrels of flour brandy bushels of corn called cents per lb chaldron cloth cost common denominator common divisors common fraction contained dend divided division dollars a barrel dolls equal expressed farthings feet long figure four gain gallons of wine greatest common divisor hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction inches long inches thick inches wide interest lars least common denominator least common multiple lowest terms merchant bought merchant sold miles mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply nine Note Operation partial dividend pence perform pounds Pythagoras quotient reduced remainder rods seven shillings sold a quantity square feet square inches subtraction sugar tens tenths third thousand thousandths tons undecillions units whole number worth write written yard cost yards of cloth zeros
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Σελίδα 21 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Σελίδα 180 - By examining the above examples, it will be found that this purpose is effected, by multiplying the numerator of the dividend, by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Σελίδα 232 - MONEY. 10 mills = 1 cent. 10 cents = 1 dime. 10 dimes = 1 dollar. 10 dollars = 1 eagle.
Σελίδα 13 - There is an orchard consisting of ten rows of trees, and nine trees in each row ; how many trees are there in the orchard ? 12.
Σελίδα 196 - In the multiplication of decimal fractions, multiply as in whole numbers, and from the product point off so many figures for decimals as there are decimal places in the multiplicand and multiplier counted together, and, if there are not so many figures in the product, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers.
Σελίδα 199 - If there are more decimal places in the divisor than in the dividend, what do you do ? What will the figures of the quotient then be ? § 132.
Σελίδα 168 - If the numerator and denominator of a fraction be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will remain unchanged.
Σελίδα 227 - A and B laid out equal sums of money in trade ; A gained a sum equal to } of his stock, and B lost 225 dollars ; then A's money was double that of B's ; what did each one lay out ? AM.