Unitary Arithmetic: Embodying the First Book of Arithmetic of the Irish National Board with a Full Exposition of the Unitary System Or Method of Working Arithmetic Without Rules, with Numerous Additional Examples, and Selections from Examination Papers Set at the College of Preceptors, the London University, the Civil Service, and Oxford and Cambridge Local ExaminationsLongmans, Green & Company, 1882 |
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... persons died ; in the second two were washed overboard ; the third vessel was wrecked and all on board perished ; how many got safe to America ? 6. A little boy went to the Zoological Gardens to see the animals ; he laid his hat on the ...
... persons died ; in the second two were washed overboard ; the third vessel was wrecked and all on board perished ; how many got safe to America ? 6. A little boy went to the Zoological Gardens to see the animals ; he laid his hat on the ...
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... persons ; what would be the population of that parish ? 69. A father has five children , their food and clothing costs him twopence each a - day ; how many pence each does the sup- port of the children come to in the year ? 70. There ...
... persons ; what would be the population of that parish ? 69. A father has five children , their food and clothing costs him twopence each a - day ; how many pence each does the sup- port of the children come to in the year ? 70. There ...
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... person travel in 34 years , sup posing he travels 9 miles per day , and there are 365 days in the year ? SIMPLE DIVISION . Division is the method of finding how often one number is contained in another . Case I. - When the Divisor does ...
... person travel in 34 years , sup posing he travels 9 miles per day , and there are 365 days in the year ? SIMPLE DIVISION . Division is the method of finding how often one number is contained in another . Case I. - When the Divisor does ...
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... persons . 94. What is the ninth of £ 6037 ? 95. A ship sailed in four weeks 1262 miles ; how much is that per day ? 96. If a vessel contains 648 gallons of water ; how long will it take to discharge it all , at the rate of 18 gallons an ...
... persons . 94. What is the ninth of £ 6037 ? 95. A ship sailed in four weeks 1262 miles ; how much is that per day ? 96. If a vessel contains 648 gallons of water ; how long will it take to discharge it all , at the rate of 18 gallons an ...
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... person went to market and laid out on the purchase of tea £ 2 , 16s . 7d .; on coffee £ 2 , 78. 82d .; on sugar £ 3 , 14s . Od .; on beef £ 2 , 168. 6d .; on mutton 378 .; on veal 9s . 74d .; on various other articles £ 3 , 15s . 7ąd ...
... person went to market and laid out on the purchase of tea £ 2 , 16s . 7d .; on coffee £ 2 , 78. 82d .; on sugar £ 3 , 14s . Od .; on beef £ 2 , 168. 6d .; on mutton 378 .; on veal 9s . 74d .; on various other articles £ 3 , 15s . 7ąd ...
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acres added ADDITION amount annum Arithmetic bill Books Bought bushels called cent circulating cloth common compound interest contained cost crown decimal decimal places denominator difference digit discount Divide dividend divisible divisor equal EXAMPLE Express farthings feet figures Find the value four hundred fourth gain gallons given gross guineas horses hundred inches integer interest lowest terms MEASURE method miles millions mixed number months Multiply nine ounce paid pair pence perches person piece places pound present principal proportional pupil quantity questions quotient receive Reduce remainder result roods root RULE seven hundred share shillings simple six hundred sold square subtract sugar tare third thousand tons vulgar fraction week weight whole worth write yards
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Page 92 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 60 - DISCOUNT. DISCOUNT is an allowance made for the payment of money before it is due. The present worth of a debt payable at some future...
Page 96 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 92 - Rule. — Divide the numerator by the denominator, the quotient will be the whole number...
Page 79 - RULE. Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, then extract the square root of the numerator for a new numerator, and the square root of the denominator for a new denominator. If...
Page 9 - 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. mi.) Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu.