Smith's Inductive Arithmetic and Federal Calculator on a New, Interesting and Instructive Plan ...D. Burgess & Company, 1855 |
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... pounds of wool worth 4 dollars , and two lambs worth 3 dollars each ; how much more did he get for the lambs than the wool ? How much for both ? 8. How much more money did the boy get for his strawberries and onions , in question 5 ...
... pounds of wool worth 4 dollars , and two lambs worth 3 dollars each ; how much more did he get for the lambs than the wool ? How much for both ? 8. How much more money did the boy get for his strawberries and onions , in question 5 ...
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... pounds of honey will it take to pay Eli's wages for 5 hours , at 6 cents per hour , honey being 10 cents per pound ? How much is 3 times 10 ? 3. Here are more of the boys ' birds ,. 24 ARITHMETIC . MENTAL Multiplication.
... pounds of honey will it take to pay Eli's wages for 5 hours , at 6 cents per hour , honey being 10 cents per pound ? How much is 3 times 10 ? 3. Here are more of the boys ' birds ,. 24 ARITHMETIC . MENTAL Multiplication.
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... will this long eared creature gain in a fortnight , if he should be put into the barn and have something given him to eat , if he gain two pounds a day , Sundays and all ? 7. If the interest of one dollar for one year. 28 ARITHMETIC .
... will this long eared creature gain in a fortnight , if he should be put into the barn and have something given him to eat , if he gain two pounds a day , Sundays and all ? 7. If the interest of one dollar for one year. 28 ARITHMETIC .
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... cents buy ? 96 cents ? 17. How many spelling - books will 18 cents buy , if one cost 9 cents ? 18. How many fish can you buy for 20 cents , if one cost 10 cents ? LESSON XVII . 1. How many pounds of butter can. DIVISION . 35.
... cents buy ? 96 cents ? 17. How many spelling - books will 18 cents buy , if one cost 9 cents ? 18. How many fish can you buy for 20 cents , if one cost 10 cents ? LESSON XVII . 1. How many pounds of butter can. DIVISION . 35.
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Roswell Chamberlain Smith. LESSON XVII . 1. How many pounds of butter can you buy for 24 cents , when the price is 12 cents for one pound ? How many pounds for 132 cents ? 2. A father having 24 books , gave 3 to each of his children ...
Roswell Chamberlain Smith. LESSON XVII . 1. How many pounds of butter can you buy for 24 cents , when the price is 12 cents for one pound ? How many pounds for 132 cents ? 2. A father having 24 books , gave 3 to each of his children ...
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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.