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Second Book in Arithmetic; Comprising Four Years of Oral and Written Work in the Elements of Numbers - Softcover
Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ...Problems. 1. Eeduce 5 mi. 187 rd. 2 yd. 1 ft. 9 in. to inches. 2. Eeduce 25 sq. rd. 3 sq. yd. 8 sq. ft. to square inches Eeduce to units of the lowest denomination named Case II. Reduction Ascending. 331. Reduction Ascending is the process of changing a number to another of greater unit value. Changing feet to yards, rods, or miles is Reduction Ascending. Oral Work.--1. 72 inches are how many feet? 2. 72 inches are how many yards? 3. 96 inches are how many yards and feet? 4.. Reduce 207 inches to yards. 1 inch is of a foot, and 207 inches are feet, or 17 feet 3 inches; 1 foot is J of a yard, and 17 feet are y yards, or 5 yards 2 feet; and 5 yards 2 feet plus 3 inches are 5 yards 2 feet 3 inches. 8. 150 cubic feet to cords. 9. 1,000 rods to miles. 10. 320 pints to bushels. (5. 124 inches to yards. Change ) 6. 35 yards to rods. (7. 103 pints to gallons. 11. 100 cubic feet are how many cubic yards? 12. A well that is 40 feet deep is how many rods deep? 13. If you buy 1 pint of milk a day, how many quarts will you buy in 60 days? How many gallons? Reduction Ascending is performed by division. Written Work--222. Ex. Eeduce 1,532 ft. to units of higher denominations. Explanation.--I Process. divide 1,532 feet 3" 1,532ft. oeroftetTl 6. 6)610 yd. 2ft. (92 rd. 4 yd. yard, and obtain Jf-9 5 510 yards 2 feet. Jg Q I divide the 510 lift yards of this re-11.0 suit by 5.5, the number of yards,.../ „ „,,-.,-„ inl rod,and ob-Hence. 1,532ft. = 92 rd. 4 yd. 2 ft. tain 92 rods 4 yards. To this result I annex 2 feet, the first remainder, and I have 92 rods 4 yards 2 feet, the required result, I Problems. 1. How many feet and inches are 925 inches? 2. How many miles and rods are 2,000 rods? 3. How many square miles are 312,000...
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