The Progressive Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Theory of Numbers, in Connection with Concise Analytic and Synthetic Methods of Solution, and Designed as a Complete Text-book on this Science : for Common Schools and Academies |
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... cloth , 650 yards of muslin , 2100 yards of flannel , and 250 yards of silk ; how many yards in all ? 25. Five persons deposited money in the same bank ; the first , 5897 dollars ; the second , 12980 dollars ; the third , 65973 dollars ...
... cloth , 650 yards of muslin , 2100 yards of flannel , and 250 yards of silk ; how many yards in all ? 25. Five persons deposited money in the same bank ; the first , 5897 dollars ; the second , 12980 dollars ; the third , 65973 dollars ...
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... clothing , 75 dollars for books , and 50 dollars for other expenses , how much will he have left at the end of the year ? Ans . 10 dollars . 5. A farmer sold 184 bushels of wheat at 2 dollars a bushel , for which he received 67 yards of ...
... clothing , 75 dollars for books , and 50 dollars for other expenses , how much will he have left at the end of the year ? Ans . 10 dollars . 5. A farmer sold 184 bushels of wheat at 2 dollars a bushel , for which he received 67 yards of ...
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... cloth , each bale containing 26 pieces , and each piece 43 yards ; how many yards of cloth did he buy ? Ans . 15652 yards . 9. If a man have an income of 3700 dollars a year , and his daily expenses be 4 dollars ; what will he save in a ...
... cloth , each bale containing 26 pieces , and each piece 43 yards ; how many yards of cloth did he buy ? Ans . 15652 yards . 9. If a man have an income of 3700 dollars a year , and his daily expenses be 4 dollars ; what will he save in a ...
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... cloth containing 47 yards , for how much must I sell it in order to gain one dollar a yard ? Ans . 188 dollars . 4 ... clothes , 12 dollars for tuition , 5 dollars for books , and 7 dollars for pocket money , what would be the expenses ...
... cloth containing 47 yards , for how much must I sell it in order to gain one dollar a yard ? Ans . 188 dollars . 4 ... clothes , 12 dollars for tuition , 5 dollars for books , and 7 dollars for pocket money , what would be the expenses ...
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... cloth at 4 dollars a yard , and the balance in money ; how many dollars did he receive ? Ans . 88 dollars . 44. A cistern whose capacity is 840 gallons has two pipes ;. through one pipe 60 gallons run into it in an hour , and through ...
... cloth at 4 dollars a yard , and the balance in money ; how many dollars did he receive ? Ans . 88 dollars . 44. A cistern whose capacity is 840 gallons has two pipes ;. through one pipe 60 gallons run into it in an hour , and through ...
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Page 54 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 162 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 304 - Pythagoras' theorem states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.
Page 161 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 81 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Numbers prime to each other are such as have no common divisor. NOTE. A common divisor is sometimes called a Common Measure ; and the greatest common divisor, the Greatest Common Measure.
Page 266 - Three numbers may be in proportion when the first is to the second as the second is to the third.
Page 97 - To reduce fractions to their lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other; that is, when both terms have no common divisor. 1. Reduce the fraction -|| to its lowest terms.
Page 242 - TABLE, Showing the amount of $1, or £1, at 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 per cent , compound interest, for any number of years, from 1 to 20.
Page 256 - 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 189 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees...