number work

noun

simple arithmetic and similar mathematical procedures as used and studied at primary level Also called (esp formerly)sums

They did number work, counting their chickens and multiplying their eggs with sober intentness.

"Now the class in number work will recite," said the owl teacher, as she took a piece of blue chalk and went to the blackboard.

I don't write a bit well, and I never get the mental number-work right.

The current prices and approximate quantity needed for a meal made practical number work.

"A lot, I guess," said Flossie, who forgot all about the number-work she had studied for a little while in school.

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