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... quantity as one fourth of three whole things . If you have three apples , and take one fourth out on each , how much will you have , and how will you express it in figures ? If you divide one apple into four parts , and take three of ...
... quantity as one fourth of three whole things . If you have three apples , and take one fourth out on each , how much will you have , and how will you express it in figures ? If you divide one apple into four parts , and take three of ...
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... quantity he gave away , and the quantity he kept ? If a man had three apples , and cut out a fourth part of each , and gave it away , how do you express what he gave away ? If a man had twelve oranges , and one sixths of each was ...
... quantity he gave away , and the quantity he kept ? If a man had three apples , and cut out a fourth part of each , and gave it away , how do you express what he gave away ? If a man had twelve oranges , and one sixths of each was ...
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... quantity must be added to the subtrahend . 1 of the order of tenths is the same as 10 hundredths , we therefore add 1 to the 5 tenths , making it 6 tenths . 6 tenths cannot be taken from 3 tenths , we therefore add 10 to the minuend ...
... quantity must be added to the subtrahend . 1 of the order of tenths is the same as 10 hundredths , we therefore add 1 to the 5 tenths , making it 6 tenths . 6 tenths cannot be taken from 3 tenths , we therefore add 10 to the minuend ...
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... quantity to the minuend in one order , and the same quantity to the subtrahend in another order ? Give an example . If you wish to subtract 1 yd . 3 quarters , from 5 yds . 2 qrs . can you subtract the 3 qrs . from the 2 qrs . ? What ...
... quantity to the minuend in one order , and the same quantity to the subtrahend in another order ? Give an example . If you wish to subtract 1 yd . 3 quarters , from 5 yds . 2 qrs . can you subtract the 3 qrs . from the 2 qrs . ? What ...
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... quantity must be added to the subtrahend ; therefore car . ry 1 shilling to the 19 , which makes 20. This cannot be subtracted from 15 ; therefore add to the 15 as many of this order , as are required to make one unit of the next higher ...
... quantity must be added to the subtrahend ; therefore car . ry 1 shilling to the 19 , which makes 20. This cannot be subtracted from 15 ; therefore add to the 15 as many of this order , as are required to make one unit of the next higher ...
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Page 42 - Cardinal numbers: 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8...
Page 16 - Minute, . 60 Minutes. ..." 1 Degree, ... " °. 30 Degrees . . . . " 1 Sign, ... " s. 12 Signs, or 360 Degrees, the whole great Circle of the Zodiac.
Page 262 - Any three of the five following things being given, the other two may be found. 1. The first term. 2. The last term. 3. The number of terms.
Page 127 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 251 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 96 - To subtract fractions reduce the fractions to forms having a common denominator, if they have not that form, and subtract the numerator of the subtrahend from the numerator of the minuend, and place the remainder over the common denominator.
Page 275 - Iris head and £ the length of his body, and his body is as long as his head and tail ; what is the length of the fish? The pupil will perceive, that the length of the body is £ the length of the fish. Ans. 32 feet.
Page 253 - RULE. 1. Separate the given number into periods of three figures each, beginning at the units place.
Page 14 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 270 - Two men depart from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of...