The First Steps in Numbers: Designed to Lead the Pupil to a Thorough Practical Acquaintance, with the Elementary Operations of Numbers, and the Application of the Decimal SystemSanborn, Carter & Bazin, 1855 |
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Page 102 - MEASURE 1,728 cubic inches 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet 1 cubic yard 16 cubic feet 1 cord foot 8 cord feet 1 cord...
Page 102 - Minutes = 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 102 - I 91uare rod' 40 square rods, 1 square rood. 4 square roods, 1 square acre, 640 square acres, . 1 square mile. 10. Solid, or Cubic Measure. 1728 solid inches make 1 solid foot.
Page 102 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel.
Page 40 - We have seen that multiplying by a whole number is taking the multiplicand as many times as there are units in the multiplier.
Page 102 - Also, 4 inches are 1 hand; 6 feet 1 fathom; -40 rods 1 furlong ; 8 furlongs 1 mile ; 3 miles 1 league.
Page 99 - When a=30 and b= 14 ? 5. If a barrel of apples costs $3, what will 3 barrels cost? 4 barrels? 12 barrels? n barrels? 6. If there are 4 rows of apple-trees in an orchard and 8 trees in each row, how many trees are there in the orchard? How many trees are there in an orchard with b rows of 8 trees each ? How many trees are there in an orchard with b rows of a trees each? How is the product of a and b written ? 7.
Page 55 - How many yards of cloth at $| a yard can be bought for $5 ? |2^ ? $8 ? $121- ? 11. If it takes \ of a yard of cloth to make an apron, how many aprons can be made from 6 yards ? 12. In 3f Ib. how many ounces ? 13. At f of a cent apiece, what will 2 dozen eggs cost ? 14. I divided \\ Ib. of candy among 5 boys. How many ounces did each boy have ? 15. If ^ yd. of cloth costs 60 /, how much will 1 yd.
Page 47 - Drill should be given upon these and similar problems until the pupils are familiar with the language forms used in the analysis. The written form should be taken up after the oral form has been mastered. Apply these forms to similar problems on the succeeding pages of the text. 151.
Page 49 - ... 5 are 25 5 times 11 are 55 5 times 6 are 30 5 times 12 are 60 5. If one book costs 4 cents, how many cents must I pay for 5 books? 6. If one line of printing contains 7 words, how many words are there in 5 such lines? 7. If a man can walk six miles in one hour, how far can he walk in 5 hours? 8. If in one quart there are 2 pints, how many pints are there in 5 quarts? 9. Write the table of five times on the slate or blackboard. using X and =. WRITTEN EXERCISES. 31 42 64 324 603 240 304 906 _5__5_5__5...