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... . Mr. Day bought a barrel of flour for ten dollars , and sold it for two dollars more than he gave for it . how much did he receive for it ? 27. A boy having twelve walnuts , gave away five 10 [ SEC . I. INTELLECTUAL.
... . Mr. Day bought a barrel of flour for ten dollars , and sold it for two dollars more than he gave for it . how much did he receive for it ? 27. A boy having twelve walnuts , gave away five 10 [ SEC . I. INTELLECTUAL.
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... receive ? How many less did Ella give than Mary ? 3. Joseph had seven peaches ; David , seven ; and Thomas , nine . Joseph gave two to George , David gave him three , and Thomas gave him one ; how many peaches did each of the boys then ...
... receive ? How many less did Ella give than Mary ? 3. Joseph had seven peaches ; David , seven ; and Thomas , nine . Joseph gave two to George , David gave him three , and Thomas gave him one ; how many peaches did each of the boys then ...
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... receive for the apples ? // For the wood ? For both 7. What cost five yards of ribbon , at ten cents a yard 256 At nine cents ? 45 8. If I recite three lessons each day , how many shall I recite in six days ? In ten days ? 30 9. If four ...
... receive for the apples ? // For the wood ? For both 7. What cost five yards of ribbon , at ten cents a yard 256 At nine cents ? 45 8. If I recite three lessons each day , how many shall I recite in six days ? In ten days ? 30 9. If four ...
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... receive ? 8. In a certain orchard there are fifteen trees stand- ing in rows , and there are five trees in each row ; how many rows are there ? 9. I have twenty trees , standing in four equal rows ; how many trees are there in each row ...
... receive ? 8. In a certain orchard there are fifteen trees stand- ing in rows , and there are five trees in each row ; how many rows are there ? 9. I have twenty trees , standing in four equal rows ; how many trees are there in each row ...
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... receive for the 9 yards ? What for each yard ? 9. Bought 8 yards of cloth , at 5 dollars a yard , and sold all of it for 32 dollars ; did I gain or lose ? How much on the whole ? How much on a yard ? 10. Mr. Flint had 10 sheep in each ...
... receive for the 9 yards ? What for each yard ? 9. Bought 8 yards of cloth , at 5 dollars a yard , and sold all of it for 32 dollars ; did I gain or lose ? How much on the whole ? How much on a yard ? 10. Mr. Flint had 10 sheep in each ...
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12 cents 12 dollars 12 per cent 12 rods 15 cents 20 cents 9 cents 9 dollars acres apples cost barrel cost barrels of apples barrels of flour bushels of corn bushels of wheat cents a pound cents apiece cords of wood Count backward divided dollars a barrel dollars a yard earn eat 8 tons eight Eighteen eighths of 24 eleven equal feet Fifteen fifths flour cost Forty-eight Forty-nine furlongs gain gallons gave gills give half halves horses eat hour interest of $1 less five less six LESSON LESSON II lowest terms melon miles molasses months multiply ninths oranges paid peaches pears pecks pennyweights piece pint pound cost pupil quarts Reduce seven sheep six dollars sixths sold Solution square rods subtract tea for three tenths third of 12 third of three three dollars three fourths tons of hay trees Troy Weight twelve weeks worth yards of cloth
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Page 19 - It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. Thus 6 -i- 2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3.
Page 80 - NOTE. A Sovereign is a gold coin equal to a pound. A Guinea is 21 shillings. 13. How many farthings in 2d. ? In 3d. 2qr. ? 14. How many pence in 3s. ? In 2s. 9d. ? 15. How many pounds in 46s. ? In 65s. ? In 82s. 6d.? 16. Change l£ 2s.
Page 119 - J of $ ? 35. A man owning £ of a ship, sold ^ of his share ; what part of the whole ship did he sell ? What part had he left?
Page 36 - If 6 men can do a piece of work in 15 days, in how many days can 10 men do the same?
Page 101 - What was his age ? 6. Two thirds of 12 are 4 fifths of what number ? 7. A man being asked the age of his oldest son, replied that his youngest son was 8 years old, and that 3 fourths of the youngest son's age were just 2 sevenths of the age of his oldest son ; how old was the oldest son ? 8. Three fourths of 8 are 2 sevenths of what number? 9. A man being asked how many sheep he had, said that he had them in two pastures ; in one he had 32, and 5 eighths of these were 2 ninths of what he had in the...
Page 94 - IV. 1. A BOY having 12 peaches, kept 1 third of them himself, and divided the other 2 thirds equally among 4 of his companions ; how many did he give them apiece ? 2. Two thirds of 12 are how many times 4? 3. A boy having 21 apples, kept 2 sevenths of them himself, and divided the other 5 sevenths equally among 6 of his playmates ; how many did he keep for himself? How many did he give to each of his 6 playmates ? £ ** 4> ; 4.
Page 155 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor. The number which shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend is called the quotient.
Page 81 - TABLE. 16 drams, (drs.) make • 1 ounce, - marked - oz. 16 ounces ----- 1 pound, ----- Ib. 28 pounds ----- 1 quarter, ----- qr. 4 quarters ----- 1 hundred weight, - - cwt. 20 hundred weight - - 1 ton, ------ T.
Page 118 - A merchant owning ^ of a ship, sold ^ of his share ; what part of the ship did he sell ? What part did he keep ? 14.
Page 38 - One half of two cents is one cent. 3. Why ? Ans. Because, if we divide two cents into two equal parts, one of the parts is one cent.