Every Man His Own Teacher: Or, Lancaster's Theory of Education, Practically Displayed; Being an Introduction to Arithmetic, Written in Thirteen Parts. To which are Annexed Thirty-two Cards of Lessons, to be Suspended in the School-room Conformably to the Lancaster Plan ... |
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... cipher . Total in figures , 220 peaches . Write down in words Two hundred and twenty . 152 Pears . 343 444 561 324 444 2268 Prs . in all . LESSON 3 . Place the figures on your slate as they are on the card . Then say , 4 and 4 are 8 ...
... cipher . Total in figures , 220 peaches . Write down in words Two hundred and twenty . 152 Pears . 343 444 561 324 444 2268 Prs . in all . LESSON 3 . Place the figures on your slate as they are on the card . Then say , 4 and 4 are 8 ...
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... ciphers in the first column except a 5 , set down 5 and begin with the second column , thus , 4 and 6 are 10 and 7 are 17 and 6 are 23 , and 7 are 30 : set down 0 and carry three , because there are three tens in 30 . Third Column ...
... ciphers in the first column except a 5 , set down 5 and begin with the second column , thus , 4 and 6 are 10 and 7 are 17 and 6 are 23 , and 7 are 30 : set down 0 and carry three , because there are three tens in 30 . Third Column ...
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... 4 , and say , 7 times 4 are 28 ; set down 28 , then bring down the two ciphers to the right hand of 28 . Answer in words , Two thousand eight hundred . KEY TO CARD No. 11 . PROOF OF LESSON SIXTH 86 SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION .
... 4 , and say , 7 times 4 are 28 ; set down 28 , then bring down the two ciphers to the right hand of 28 . Answer in words , Two thousand eight hundred . KEY TO CARD No. 11 . PROOF OF LESSON SIXTH 86 SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION .
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... ciphers on the right hand side of the 4 . LESSON 7 . In 9460 dollars of 8 shillings each , how many shillings ? 8 Ans . 75680 shillings . Place the 8 under the 6 , take no notice of the cipher till you have multiplied the figures : say ...
... ciphers on the right hand side of the 4 . LESSON 7 . In 9460 dollars of 8 shillings each , how many shillings ? 8 Ans . 75680 shillings . Place the 8 under the 6 , take no notice of the cipher till you have multiplied the figures : say ...
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... ciphers at present : but say 9 times 2 are 18 - set down 18 and place as many ciphers on the right of 18 as there are in the multiplicand . Answer in words , One hundred and eighty thousand . PROOF OF LESSON EIGHTH . 9 ) 180000 20000 ...
... ciphers at present : but say 9 times 2 are 18 - set down 18 and place as many ciphers on the right of 18 as there are in the multiplicand . Answer in words , One hundred and eighty thousand . PROOF OF LESSON EIGHTH . 9 ) 180000 20000 ...
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100 dollars 50 cents acres Albany amount annex Answer in words ARITHMETIC Avoirdupois Baltimore begin borrow boys breadth bush bushels ciphers common multiplier Compound cost decimal diameter divide dividend Division divisor eight equal EXAMPLE farthings five foot four fourth number fourth term fractions gallons given sum half hundredths inches wide interest INTRODUCTION TO ARITHMETIC KEY TO CARD left side length LESSON 11 Lesson 1st Lesson 3rd Lesson 4th LESSON 9 Long Division Lynchburg monitor Multiplicand New-York OPERATION ounces pence poles pounds principal PROOF OF LESSON proportion quantity quotient and multiply rate per cent Reduce remain remain-carry require right side rods RULE scholars second column second term set down 9 seven shillings slates Square Root subtract superficial content Suppose tare Teacher tenths third term thousand thousandths twice Washington city wheel whole numbers yards
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Page 254 - ... when the third term is less than the first, and requires the fourth to be greater than the second...
Page 253 - Multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third ; the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the middle term was reduced into.
Page 203 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 38 - Frequent or old offenders are yoked together sometimes, by a piece of wood that fastens round all their necks: and, thus confined, they parade the school, walking backwards — being obliged to pay very great attention to their footsteps, for fear of running against any object that might cause the yoke to hurt their necks, or to keep from falling down.
Page 2 - Congress of the United States, entitled "an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the time therein mentioned." And also to an act entitled "an act supplementary to an act entitled an act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the...
Page 236 - Minute, . 60 Minutes. ..." 1 Degree, ... " °. 30 Degrees . . . . " 1 Sign, ... " s. 12 Signs, or 360 Degrees, the whole great Circle of the Zodiac.
Page 247 - Sir," said I, after puzzling a long time over "more requiring more and less requiring less" — "will you tell me why I sometimes multiply the second and third terms together and divide by the first — and at other times multiply the first and second and divide by the third?" "Why, because more requires more sometimes, and sometimes it requires less — to be sure. Haven't you read the rule, my boy?" " Yes, sir, I can repeat the rule, but I don't understand it.
Page 50 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 207 - Square Measure 144 square inches = 1 square, foot 9 square feet = 1...
Page 37 - This machine may weigh from four to six pounds, some more and some less. The neck is not pinched or closely confined — it is chiefly burthensome by the manner in which it encumbers the neck, when the delinquent turns to the right or left. While it rests on his shoulders, the equilibrium is preserved; but...