Excerpt from Practical Arithmetic, or a Complete Exercise-Book: For the Use of Schools Books upon the subject of arithmetic have been, of late, very numerous; but whether the subject has been wholly exhausted or not, I leave to be considered. To me it appeared, that there was room for improvement both in matter and form and whether I have affected it, in any degree, must also remain to be considered. The improvement to which I advert, and would be understood chiefly to mean, is in arithmetic as it relates to schools, in which should be comprised all the rules upon that science, expressed in a concise, comprehensive, and methodical manner, with the first example under each, wrought out at large according to the rule, and the rest 'in question and answer. This is the plan which I have prosecuted in the following work. The method, perhaps, may not suit some, though it appeared to me to be the best; however, the rules may be transcribed in any other arrangement at pleasure. The work is large, comprehended in a small compass, and almost entirely new. Being conscious that the following compendium will stand or fall according to its merit or demerit, I therefore, without any recommendation, submit it to the examina tion of an impartial public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.