Common School Arithmetic

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Thompson, Brown & Company, 1876 - Arithmetic - 327 pages
 

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Page 42 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another.
Page 282 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 76 - TABLE. 60 Seconds (sec.) make 1 Minute, m. 60 Minutes " 1 Hour, h. 24 Hours
Page 76 - 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 294 - RULE. Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient, increased by 1, is the number of terms.
Page 38 - ... product. 74. Multiply 5723 by 2004. This is only carrying out the OPERATION. principle (in addition) of setting 5723 units under units, tens under tens, 2004 etc. The 2 of the multiplier is 2000> and 200° times 3 are 6000> ^ 4 4 g .•. the 6 of the partial product should be written in the thousands' a Product, 11468892 plac6) je directly under the 2 of the multiplier.
Page 69 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 275 - To involve a quantity that is already a power : RULE. Multiply the index of the given number by the index of the power to which it is to be raised. Thus, the 3d power of...
Page 74 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 62 - WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, dwt.

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