The Pupil's Arithmetic, Whereby the Practical Use of Figures is Demonstrated in a Series of Original Quesitons Adapted to the Capacities of Youth |
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... yards of cloth , at six dollars per yard ? 50. If a man travel nine miles an hour ; how many miles will he travel in five hours ? 51 There is an orchard consisting of nine rows of trees , and seven trees in a row ; how many trees are ...
... yards of cloth , at six dollars per yard ? 50. If a man travel nine miles an hour ; how many miles will he travel in five hours ? 51 There is an orchard consisting of nine rows of trees , and seven trees in a row ; how many trees are ...
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... yards of cloth will make coats for 1765 soldiers , if it take four yards to make one coat ? 23. What will 297 acres of land cost , at six- teen dollars per acre for 133 acres , and nine- teen dollars per acre for the remainder ? 24. A ...
... yards of cloth will make coats for 1765 soldiers , if it take four yards to make one coat ? 23. What will 297 acres of land cost , at six- teen dollars per acre for 133 acres , and nine- teen dollars per acre for the remainder ? 24. A ...
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... yards of cloth , at five dollars per yard ? 3. A man bought 8 oxen at thirty - eight dol- lars each , 6 cows at nineteen dollars each , and 14 steers at 9 dollars each ; but not being able to pay for the whole at the time , he gave his ...
... yards of cloth , at five dollars per yard ? 3. A man bought 8 oxen at thirty - eight dol- lars each , 6 cows at nineteen dollars each , and 14 steers at 9 dollars each ; but not being able to pay for the whole at the time , he gave his ...
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... yards of cloth ; how much was one yard worth ? 3. If a man travel three miles in an hour , how many hours would it take to travel nine miles ? 4. How many yards of cloth , at three dollars per yard , can you buy for fifteen dollars ? 5 ...
... yards of cloth ; how much was one yard worth ? 3. If a man travel three miles in an hour , how many hours would it take to travel nine miles ? 4. How many yards of cloth , at three dollars per yard , can you buy for fifteen dollars ? 5 ...
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... yards of cloth cost at 5 dol- per yard ? -How much is 3 quarters of 5 ? 6. When hay is ninety cents per hundred , how much can be bought for eighteen dollars and 45 cents ? NOTE . One dollar is 100 cents ; and 8 dollars is eight times ...
... yards of cloth cost at 5 dol- per yard ? -How much is 3 quarters of 5 ? 6. When hay is ninety cents per hundred , how much can be bought for eighteen dollars and 45 cents ? NOTE . One dollar is 100 cents ; and 8 dollars is eight times ...
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Page 182 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 170 - A farmer being asked how many sheep he had, answered, that he 'had them in five fields, in the first he had...
Page 179 - To reduce fractions having different denominators to equivalent fractions having a common denominator. RULE. Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own, for the new numerators, and all the denominators together for a common denominator.
Page 189 - Jins. 216 feet. 20. \Vhat difference is there between the interest of 500/. at 5 per cent. for 12 years, and the discount of the same sum, at the same rate, and for the same time ? ^ns.
Page 97 - Flemish ell, yard, quarter of a yard, and nail. 4 nails (na.) make 1 quarter of a yard qr. 4 quarters - - - 1 yard - - - - yd. 3 quarters - - - 1 ell Flemish - - E.
Page 120 - Divide as in division of simple numbers, each denomination in its order, beginning with the highest. If there be a remainder...
Page 30 - ... are 24 3 times 1 are 3 3 times 2 are 6 3 times 3 are 9 3 times 4 are 12 3 times 5 are 15 3 times 6 are 18 3 times 7 are 21 3 times 8 are 24 3 times 9 are...
Page 103 - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November ; February twenty-eight alone, all the rest have thirtyone.
Page 164 - There is a fish, whose head is 10 feet long ; his tail is as long as his head and half the length of his body, and his body as long as the head and tail : What is the whole length of the fish ? Ans.
Page 132 - If at any time there be a remainder, or the decimal places in the divisor be more than those in the dividend, cyphers may be annexed to the dividend or to the remainder,, and the quotient carried on to any degree of exactness, EXAMPLES.