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... pounds of meat , to another 5789 pounds , to another 10796 pounds , to an- other 498 pounds , and to another 910 pounds ; -how many pounds did he sell in all ? Ans . 18371 pounds . 12. A , B , C and D enter into partnership ; A puts in ...
... pounds of meat , to another 5789 pounds , to another 10796 pounds , to an- other 498 pounds , and to another 910 pounds ; -how many pounds did he sell in all ? Ans . 18371 pounds . 12. A , B , C and D enter into partnership ; A puts in ...
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... pounds of pork , sold 19099 pounds of it ; how many pounds had he remaining ? Ans . 58998 pounds . 1 11. Our national independence was declared in the year 1776 ; how many years from that period to 1815 , the close of the last war with ...
... pounds of pork , sold 19099 pounds of it ; how many pounds had he remaining ? Ans . 58998 pounds . 1 11. Our national independence was declared in the year 1776 ; how many years from that period to 1815 , the close of the last war with ...
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... pounds of wool , at 5 dimes a pound ? Ans 1875 dimes 4. What cost 279 oranges , at 6 cents a piece ? Ans . 1674 ... pounds of flour ; how Ans . 980 pounds . dollars a piece ; how Ans . 700 dollars . 9. In 1 mile there are 1760 yards ...
... pounds of wool , at 5 dimes a pound ? Ans 1875 dimes 4. What cost 279 oranges , at 6 cents a piece ? Ans . 1674 ... pounds of flour ; how Ans . 980 pounds . dollars a piece ; how Ans . 700 dollars . 9. In 1 mile there are 1760 yards ...
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... pounds of opium , at 9 dollars a pound ? Ans . 881064 dollars . CASE II . ART . 33. To multiply one number by another , when the multiplier consists of any number of figures , we have the following GENERAL RULE FOR MULTIPLICATION . 1 ...
... pounds of opium , at 9 dollars a pound ? Ans . 881064 dollars . CASE II . ART . 33. To multiply one number by another , when the multiplier consists of any number of figures , we have the following GENERAL RULE FOR MULTIPLICATION . 1 ...
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... pounds of flour are there in 497 barrels , there being 196 pounds in each barrel ? Ans . 97412 pounds . 10. What would be the value of 137 shares of road stock Ans . 17125 dollars . at 125 dollars a share ? 11. How many pages are there ...
... pounds of flour are there in 497 barrels , there being 196 pounds in each barrel ? Ans . 97412 pounds . 10. What would be the value of 137 shares of road stock Ans . 17125 dollars . at 125 dollars a share ? 11. How many pages are there ...
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Page 192 - If the payment be less than the Interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal ; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due...
Page 85 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day...
Page 79 - Weight is used in weighing groceries ana all coarse articles ; as, sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese, flour, hay; &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters, or 100 Ibs. " 1 hundred weight, " cwt. 20 hundred weight " 1 ton,
Page 6 - Romans, employs in expressing numbers seven capital letters, viz. : I for one ; V for five ; X for ten ; L for fifty ; C for one hundred ; D for five hundred ; M for one thousand.
Page 189 - Given the principal, the time, and the interest, to find the rate per cent. RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of the given principal, for the given time, at one per cent.
Page 63 - Place the sum down as in the last example, then mark off from the right of the dividend as many figures as there are ciphers in the divisor...
Page 117 - RULE. — Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator ; then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 277 - A person looking on his watch, was asked, what was the time of the .day ; he answered, it is between 4 and 5 ; but A more particular answer being required, he said, that the hour and minute hands were then exactly together.
Page 192 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 233 - Multiply the last term by the ratio, from the product subtract the first term, and divide the remainder by the ratio, less 1; the quotient will be the sum of the series required.