The Psychology of ArithmeticThorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)
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The Psychology of Arithmetic
Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)
Arithmetic -- Study and teaching
32 3 × 2 = .... _Where do you write the 6?_
3 3 × 3 = .... _Where do you write the 9?_
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4. Prove that 128, 64, and 96 are right by adding four 32s, two 32s,
and three 32s.
32
32 32
32 32 32
32 32 32
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Multiplication
You #multiply# when you find the answers to questions like
How many are 9 × 3?
How many are 3 × 32?
How many are 8 × 5?
How many are 4 × 42?
1. Read these lines. Say the right numbers where the dots are:
If you #add# 3 to 32, you have .... 35 is the #sum#.
If you #subtract# 3 from 32, the result is .... 29 is the
#difference# or #remainder#.
If you #multiply# 3 by 32 or 32 by 3, you have .... 96 is the
#product#.
Find the products. Check your answers to the first line by adding.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
41 33 42 44 53 43 34 24
3 2 4 2 3 2 2 2
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10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
43 52 32 23 41 51 14
3 3 3 3 2 4 2
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17. 213 _Write the 9 in the ones column._
3 _Write the 3 in the tens column._
--- _Write the 6 in the hundreds column._
_Check your answer by adding._ Add
213
213
213
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18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
214 312 432 231 132 314 243
2 3 2 3 3 2 2
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SHORT DIVISION: DEDUCTIVE EXPLANATION
Divide 1825 by 4
Divisor 4 |1825 Dividend
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456-1/4
Quotient
EXPLANATION.--For convenience we write the divisor at the left of
the dividend, and the quotient below it, and begin at the left to
divide. 4 is not contained in 1 thousand any thousand times,
therefore the quotient contains no unit of any order higher than
hundreds. Consequently we find how many times 4 is contained in the
hundreds of the dividend. 1 thousand and 8 hundreds are 18
hundreds. 4 is contained in 18 hundreds 4 hundred times and 2
hundreds remaining. We write the 4 hundreds in the quotient. The 2
hundreds we consider as united with the 2 tens, making 22 tens. 4
is contained in 22 tens 5 tens times, and 2 tens remaining. We
write the 5 tens in the quotient, and the remaining 2 tens we
consider as united with the 5 units, making 25 units. 4 is
contained in 25 units 6 units times and 1 unit remaining. We write
the 6 units in the quotient and indicate the division of the
remainder, 1 unit, by the divisor 4.
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