Smith's Inductive Arithmetic and Federal Calculator on a New, Interesting and Instructive Plan ...D. Burgess & Company, 1855 |
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... wood , for which he gave 20 shillings ( See pony , Lesson IX . ) 19. How many pounds were his whole expenses on the road , including the boy's help ? 20. How much did the drover make on the whole lot ? Find how much all the horses cost ...
... wood , for which he gave 20 shillings ( See pony , Lesson IX . ) 19. How many pounds were his whole expenses on the road , including the boy's help ? 20. How much did the drover make on the whole lot ? Find how much all the horses cost ...
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... wood , timber , stones , masonry , & c . A CUBE is a solid , whose length , breadth , and thickness are all equal . [ See Cubical blocks , in the 3d book . ] 1728 cubic inches [ c . in . ] make 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet • 50 cu . ft ...
... wood , timber , stones , masonry , & c . A CUBE is a solid , whose length , breadth , and thickness are all equal . [ See Cubical blocks , in the 3d book . ] 1728 cubic inches [ c . in . ] make 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet • 50 cu . ft ...
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... wood with the horses . 23. He hired Charles to cut for him a pile of wood 8 feet long , 4 feet wide , and 8 feet high , at 50 cents a cord ; how much money did he pay him ? 24. How much did James get for the wood , he having sold for 7 ...
... wood with the horses . 23. He hired Charles to cut for him a pile of wood 8 feet long , 4 feet wide , and 8 feet high , at 50 cents a cord ; how much money did he pay him ? 24. How much did James get for the wood , he having sold for 7 ...
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... woods ) how may pounds did he get in all ? 7. At a hunting match , the parties chose sides , ( as they call it ) ; they hunted three days ; one side counted , of different kinds of game , 598 , the other 613 ; how many did both have ? 8 ...
... woods ) how may pounds did he get in all ? 7. At a hunting match , the parties chose sides , ( as they call it ) ; they hunted three days ; one side counted , of different kinds of game , 598 , the other 613 ; how many did both have ? 8 ...
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... wood ? Ans . 10. How many seconds in 1 week , 1 day , 1 hour , 1 minute , 1 second ? Ans . 11. How many months old are you up sent month ? to the pre- LESSON XXIV . REDUCTION ASCENDING . ( SEE THE TABLES REDUCTION OF COMPOUND NUMBERS ...
... wood ? Ans . 10. How many seconds in 1 week , 1 day , 1 hour , 1 minute , 1 second ? Ans . 11. How many months old are you up sent month ? to the pre- LESSON XXIV . REDUCTION ASCENDING . ( SEE THE TABLES REDUCTION OF COMPOUND NUMBERS ...
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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.