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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... paid 12 dollars for both . 2. A farmer sold a pig for 3 dollars , and a calf for 8 dol- lars ; how much did he receive for both ? 3. A drover bought 5 sheep of one man , 9 of another , and 3 of another ; how many did he buy in all ? 4 ...
... paid 12 dollars for both . 2. A farmer sold a pig for 3 dollars , and a calf for 8 dol- lars ; how much did he receive for both ? 3. A drover bought 5 sheep of one man , 9 of another , and 3 of another ; how many did he buy in all ? 4 ...
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... Paid 16 dollars for a coat , and 7 dollars for a vest ; how much more did the coat cost than the vest ? 10. How many are 18 less 5 ? 11. How many are 20 less 14 ? 12. How many are 11 less 3 ? 20 less 9 ? 22 less 20 ? 17 less 8 ? 12 less ...
... Paid 16 dollars for a coat , and 7 dollars for a vest ; how much more did the coat cost than the vest ? 10. How many are 18 less 5 ? 11. How many are 20 less 14 ? 12. How many are 11 less 3 ? 20 less 9 ? 22 less 20 ? 17 less 8 ? 12 less ...
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... paid 645 dollars for a span of horses and a carriage , and sold them for 522 dollars ; how much did he lose ? 20. A man bought a mill for 3724 dollars , and sold it for 4856 dollars ; how much did he gain ? Ans . 1132 dollars . 21. A ...
... paid 645 dollars for a span of horses and a carriage , and sold them for 522 dollars ; how much did he lose ? 20. A man bought a mill for 3724 dollars , and sold it for 4856 dollars ; how much did he gain ? Ans . 1132 dollars . 21. A ...
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... paid at one time 2500 dollars , and at another 175 dollars ; what remained due ? Ans . 2525 dollars . 2. A traveler who was 1300 miles from home , traveled homeward 235 miles in one week , in the next 275 miles , in the next 325 miles ...
... paid at one time 2500 dollars , and at another 175 dollars ; what remained due ? Ans . 2525 dollars . 2. A traveler who was 1300 miles from home , traveled homeward 235 miles in one week , in the next 275 miles , in the next 325 miles ...
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... paid 750 dollars for fencing and other improvements ; he then sold it for 384 dollars less than it cost him ; how much did he receive for it ? Ans . 5131 dollars . 5. A forwarding merchant had in his warehouse 7520 bar- rels of flour ...
... paid 750 dollars for fencing and other improvements ; he then sold it for 384 dollars less than it cost him ; how much did he receive for it ? Ans . 5131 dollars . 5. A forwarding merchant had in his warehouse 7520 bar- rels of flour ...
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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...