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... acres , ano- ther 23 acres , and the other 47 acres ; how many acres are there in the whole ? Ans . 82 . 7. A person killed an ox , the meat of which weighed 642 pounds , the hide 105 pounds , and the tallow 92 pounds ; what did they ...
... acres , ano- ther 23 acres , and the other 47 acres ; how many acres are there in the whole ? Ans . 82 . 7. A person killed an ox , the meat of which weighed 642 pounds , the hide 105 pounds , and the tallow 92 pounds ; what did they ...
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... acres pro- duced 1020 bushels of corn , how much was that per acre ? Ans . 30 bush . 11. What number must I multiply by 25 , that the pro- duct may be 625 ? Ans . 25 . 12. If a certain number of men , by paying 33 dollars each , paid ...
... acres pro- duced 1020 bushels of corn , how much was that per acre ? Ans . 30 bush . 11. What number must I multiply by 25 , that the pro- duct may be 625 ? Ans . 25 . 12. If a certain number of men , by paying 33 dollars each , paid ...
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... acres of land , and in 1820 contained 235000 inhabitants , what was the average quanti- ty of land to each person ? Ans . 24 acres . 20. The distance of the moon from the earth is 240000 miles , and the diameter , or | distance through ...
... acres of land , and in 1820 contained 235000 inhabitants , what was the average quanti- ty of land to each person ? Ans . 24 acres . 20. The distance of the moon from the earth is 240000 miles , and the diameter , or | distance through ...
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... acres . 13. The sum of two num- bers is 75 , and their difference is 15 , what are the numbers ? the less . 30 + 15 ... acres , how many bushels was that to the acre ? Ans . 41 . 18. If I plant in 14 rows 2072 fruit trees , and set the ...
... acres . 13. The sum of two num- bers is 75 , and their difference is 15 , what are the numbers ? the less . 30 + 15 ... acres , how many bushels was that to the acre ? Ans . 41 . 18. If I plant in 14 rows 2072 fruit trees , and set the ...
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... acre ? against the estate are $ 1254 . 65 ; the remainder , after de- ducting a legacy of $ 3075 , is divided equally among his 6 sons ; what is each son's share ? Ans . $ 5111.725 . 6. If 12 acres of land cost 8. $ 2 how much ? Ans ...
... acre ? against the estate are $ 1254 . 65 ; the remainder , after de- ducting a legacy of $ 3075 , is divided equally among his 6 sons ; what is each son's share ? Ans . $ 5111.725 . 6. If 12 acres of land cost 8. $ 2 how much ? Ans ...
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Page 76 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 109 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 97 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 74 - Is when the several shares of stock are continued in trade an equal term of time. RULE. As the whole stock is to the whole gain or loss : so is each man's particular stock, to his particular share of the gain or loss.
Page 105 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 67 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 68 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 120 - RULE. Multiply all the terms of the natural series of numbers, from 1 up to the given number, continually together, and the last product will be the answer required. ExAMPLEs.
Page 89 - Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.