Intellectual Arithmetic: Or, An Analysis of the Science of Numbers, with Especial Reference to Mental Training and Development |
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Page 63 - AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. 25 Pounds „ " 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred-weight, cwt. 20 Hundred-weight
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Page 40 - In an orchard there are 16 rows of trees and 10 trees in each row; how many trees are there in the orchard ? 11.
Page 67 - 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.
Page 61 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 152 - ... dollars. How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? Ans.
Page 146 - ... dollars for 2 months, and B, 5 dollars for 3 months: they gain 81 dollars : what is the share of each? 24. Two barrels of flour, costing 12 dollars, are' consumed by three persons ; the first ate from them 2 months, the second 3 months, and the third 5 months : how much should be paid by each ? 25. Three persons hire a pasture for sheep, for which they pay 12 dollars. The second puts in twice as many sheep at the first, and the third three times as many as the first ; but the sheep belonging...
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Page 107 - Ib. at the same rate ? 7. A locomotive goes 3 miles in 4 minutes. How far does it go in an hour? 8. 4 horses can eat a certain quantity of hay in 10 months. How long will it last 20 horses? 9. 12 men can do a piece of work in 15 days. How long will 36 men require?
Page 53 - When any number or thing is divided into two equal parts, one of the parts is called one half, and is written thus: £. 2.