The Pupil's Arithmetic, Whereby the Practical Use of Figures is Demonstrated in a Series of Original Quesitons Adapted to the Capacities of YouthLincoln & Edmands, 1830 - 191 páginas |
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12 dollars 16 shillings 25 dollars 40 dollars acres of land amount apples barrels of flour boy bought bushels casks ciphers circumference common denominator composite number compound interest contain cords cows cubic inches decimal Decimal Fractions diameter difference divided dividend divisor dollars per acre dollars per barrel dollars per hogshead DRY MEASURE eight EXAMPLES expressed farthings feet figure five four fourth fraction furlongs gain gallons gave guineas half horse hundred weight lars length lowest terms merchant bought miles minuend moidore months multiplicand Multiply nine NOTE oranges ounces oxen paid pence pint pounds quarters quarts questions quotient reduced remainder right hand rods Rule SETH DAVIS seven six dollars sold square square miles subtract subtrahend tained third thousand tion Troy Weight twenty Vulgar Fraction whole number worth yards of cloth
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Página 182 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Página 170 - A farmer being asked how many sheep he had, answered, that he 'had them in five fields, in the first he had...
Página 179 - To reduce fractions having different denominators to equivalent fractions having a common denominator. RULE. Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own, for the new numerators, and all the denominators together for a common denominator.
Página 189 - Jins. 216 feet. 20. \Vhat difference is there between the interest of 500/. at 5 per cent. for 12 years, and the discount of the same sum, at the same rate, and for the same time ? ^ns.
Página 97 - Flemish ell, yard, quarter of a yard, and nail. 4 nails (na.) make 1 quarter of a yard qr. 4 quarters - - - 1 yard - - - - yd. 3 quarters - - - 1 ell Flemish - - E.
Página 120 - Divide as in division of simple numbers, each denomination in its order, beginning with the highest. If there be a remainder...
Página 30 - ... 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...
Página 103 - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November ; February twenty-eight alone, all the rest have thirtyone.
Página 164 - There is a fish, whose head is 10 feet long ; his tail is as long as his head and half the length of his body, and his body as long as the head and tail : What is the whole length of the fish ? Ans.
Página 132 - If at any time there be a remainder, or the decimal places in the divisor be more than those in the dividend, cyphers may be annexed to the dividend or to the remainder,, and the quotient carried on to any degree of exactness, EXAMPLES.