Written ArithmeticBrewer & Tileston, 1876 |
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... person whose name it bears , and of E. N. L. WALTON , former teacher in one of the State Normal Schools of Massachusetts ; and whatever mer- its or defects the book may be found to possess , may be attributed equally to each . Our ...
... person whose name it bears , and of E. N. L. WALTON , former teacher in one of the State Normal Schools of Massachusetts ; and whatever mer- its or defects the book may be found to possess , may be attributed equally to each . Our ...
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... person in 1865 who was born in 1789 ? Ans . 76 years . 13. If I had $ 625 in a bank , and withdrew $ 249 , what re- mained ? Ans . $ 376 42. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE , III . From 20000 take 9 . OPERATION . ( 1 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 10 ) ...
... person in 1865 who was born in 1789 ? Ans . 76 years . 13. If I had $ 625 in a bank , and withdrew $ 249 , what re- mained ? Ans . $ 376 42. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE , III . From 20000 take 9 . OPERATION . ( 1 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 9 ) ( 10 ) ...
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... persons , who are 200 miles apart , travel towards each other , one 46 miles , the other 51 miles a day ; how far apart will they be at the end of one day ? 2. If the above persons travel away from each other , how far apart will they ...
... persons , who are 200 miles apart , travel towards each other , one 46 miles , the other 51 miles a day ; how far apart will they be at the end of one day ? 2. If the above persons travel away from each other , how far apart will they ...
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... person by working 12 hours a day can do a piece of work in 37 days , in how many days can he do it working 1 hour a day ? 4 28. I have 5 bins , which contain 69 bushels each . What will be the capacity of a bin which will contain as ...
... person by working 12 hours a day can do a piece of work in 37 days , in how many days can he do it working 1 hour a day ? 4 28. I have 5 bins , which contain 69 bushels each . What will be the capacity of a bin which will contain as ...
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... person receives money , property , or services from another , he becomes indebted or is debtor for the amount he receives . The person who parts with the money , property , or services , is credited for the amount he has given , and ...
... person receives money , property , or services from another , he becomes indebted or is debtor for the amount he receives . The person who parts with the money , property , or services , is credited for the amount he has given , and ...
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Page 117 - 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 268 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 68 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 289 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called a circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre.
Page 306 - The sum of all the terms. Any three of which being given, the other two may be found.
Page 114 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a line, every part of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre ; as AEFGBD.
Page 278 - 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 306 - ... found. This gives rise to twenty distinct cases, a few of the more important of which will be here presented. NOTE I. — For the remaining cases, also for full discussions of Geometrical Progression and Annuities, the student is referred to works on Algebra.
Page 10 - L, fifty ; C, one hundred ; D, five hundred ; M, one thousand.
Page 248 - The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes and 4 and 6 are the means.