Excerpt from An Exercise Book in Arithmetic: Oral and Written; For Supplementary or Independent Use in Higher Grades, Normal Schools, and General Review Classes This Book of Exercises in Arithmetic is written to supply a demand for just such a book in the higher grades, in normal schools, and in general review courses. A general course in arithmetic should not attempt to meet the needs of a particular vocation, but should aim rather to develop. 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.