The Analysis of Written Arithmetic: Book First, Designed for Public and Private Schools, Containing Mental, Slate, and Blackboard Exercises |
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Page 122 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 223 - COUNTING. 12 units or things make 1 dozen. 12 dozen " 1 gross. 12 gross " 1 great gross. 20 units
Page 219 - O or small, be divided into 360 equal arcs, each arc is called a degree. The degree is divided into 60 minutes, and the minute into 60 seconds. The length of a degree, minute, or second, depends on the size of the circle.
Page 243 - The denominator shows the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided.
Page 166 - Britain. 4 farthings (qr, or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, " s. 20 shillings " 1 pound, or sovereign, £. 21 shillings " 1 guinea. OBS. 1. It is customary, at the present day, to express farthings in fractions of a penny. Thus, 1 qr. is written ;<!;•_
Page 97 - In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 11 ? 5. How many times is 6 contained in 1 ? In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4?
Page 182 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 192 - A Rectangle is a figure having four right angles, and its opposite sides equal.
Page 7 - When a figure occupies units' place, its simple and local values are the same. 2d. A digit or figure, if used in the second place, expresses tens; in the third place, hundreds; in the fourth place, thousands ; and so on. 3d. As 10 units make 1 ten, 10 tens 1 hundred, 10 hundreds 1 thousand, and 10 units of any order, or in any place, make one unit of the next higher order, or in the next place at the left, we readily see that the Arabic method of notation is based upon the following TWO GENERAL LAWS....
Page 90 - NOTE 1 . — When there is a remainder after dividing the last figure of the dividend, write it with the divisor underneath, with a line between them, at the right of the quotient.