Smith's Inductive Arithmetic and Federal Calculator on a New, Interesting and Instructive Plan ...D. Burgess & Company, 1855 |
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... Months . 134 Interest for Days .. .135 Interest for Years , Months and Days . Percentage 137 138 Miscellaneous Questions .. .139 Drill Questions .. .142 General Exercises .. .144 WE cannot better explain the general plan of this work ...
... Months . 134 Interest for Days .. .135 Interest for Years , Months and Days . Percentage 137 138 Miscellaneous Questions .. .139 Drill Questions .. .142 General Exercises .. .144 WE cannot better explain the general plan of this work ...
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... months ago , and that sad loss quite overpowered him . 2. Mary is now going to bed , before the sun is quite down , as you may see her looking at the beautiful sun that is about setting . 3. Joseph wants to kiss Mary before she goes to ...
... months ago , and that sad loss quite overpowered him . 2. Mary is now going to bed , before the sun is quite down , as you may see her looking at the beautiful sun that is about setting . 3. Joseph wants to kiss Mary before she goes to ...
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... month ; how much will a man have a week , that has 48 dollars a month ? 20. Mary is hemming a handkerchief that cost , by the piece , 60 cents ; there are 6 in the piece ; how much is that for each ? 21. How much will the 30 lines of ...
... month ; how much will a man have a week , that has 48 dollars a month ? 20. Mary is hemming a handkerchief that cost , by the piece , 60 cents ; there are 6 in the piece ; how much is that for each ? 21. How much will the 30 lines of ...
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... month ? 2. A man in Australia , that had been very fortunate in finding a lump of gold , went into a store to purchase a dress for his wife . He looked rather rusty , and was shown a plain silk . He said he wanted the best they had ...
... month ? 2. A man in Australia , that had been very fortunate in finding a lump of gold , went into a store to purchase a dress for his wife . He looked rather rusty , and was shown a plain silk . He said he wanted the best they had ...
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... month that takes his regular morning dram , ( at 6 cents each , ) ? 11. An old toper expended 60 dollars yearly for ... months . They generally lasted a week or more , during which he drank a quart of adulterated liquor a day . 13. How ...
... month that takes his regular morning dram , ( at 6 cents each , ) ? 11. An old toper expended 60 dollars yearly for ... months . They generally lasted a week or more , during which he drank a quart of adulterated liquor a day . 13. How ...
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Page 115 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 121 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.
Page 67 - TABLE. 144 Square Inches (sq. in.) make 1 Square Foot sq. ft. 9 Square Feet " 1 Square Yard sq. yd. 30} Square Yards
Page 130 - RULE. — Write the less compound number under the greater, so that units of the same denomination shall stand in the same column. Subtract as in subtraction of simple numbers. If any number in the subtrahend is larger than that above it, add to the upper number as many units as make one of the next higher denomination before subtracting, and carry one to the next lower number before subtracting it.
Page 121 - An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator ; as, f , -J.