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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... sell them ? Ans . 17865 dollars . 50. At the battle of Waterloo , which took place June 18th , 1815 , the estimated loss of the French was 40000 men ; of the Prussians , 38000 ; of the Belgians , 8000 ; of the Hano- verians , 3500 ; and ...
... sell them ? Ans . 17865 dollars . 50. At the battle of Waterloo , which took place June 18th , 1815 , the estimated loss of the French was 40000 men ; of the Prussians , 38000 ; of the Belgians , 8000 ; of the Hano- verians , 3500 ; and ...
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... sell to B ? Ans . 768 bushels of wheat , and 509 of corn . 8. A man traveled 6784 miles ; 2324 miles by railroad , 1570 miles in a stage coach , 450 miles on horseback , 175 miles on foot , and the remainder by steamboat ; how many ...
... sell to B ? Ans . 768 bushels of wheat , and 509 of corn . 8. A man traveled 6784 miles ; 2324 miles by railroad , 1570 miles in a stage coach , 450 miles on horseback , 175 miles on foot , and the remainder by steamboat ; how many ...
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... sell it in order to gain one dollar a yard ? Ans . 188 dollars . 4. A speculator who owned 500 acres , 17 acres , 98 acres , and 121 acres of land , sold 325 acres ; how many acres had he left ? Ans . 411 acres . 5. A dealer sold a ...
... sell it in order to gain one dollar a yard ? Ans . 188 dollars . 4. A speculator who owned 500 acres , 17 acres , 98 acres , and 121 acres of land , sold 325 acres ; how many acres had he left ? Ans . 411 acres . 5. A dealer sold a ...
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... selling 75 barrels to one man , 149 to another , 854 to another , and 287 to another ? Ans . 2159 barrels . 50. How many yards of muslin will it take to make dresses for a family of 7 girls , each girl having 3 dresses , and each dress ...
... selling 75 barrels to one man , 149 to another , 854 to another , and 287 to another ? Ans . 2159 barrels . 50. How many yards of muslin will it take to make dresses for a family of 7 girls , each girl having 3 dresses , and each dress ...
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... sell what part of the whole vessel will he sell ? of a dollar . of his share , 17. When oats are worth of a dollar per bushel , what is of a bushel worth ? 18. What will 7 pounds of tea cost , at g of a dollar per pound ? 19. What is ...
... sell what part of the whole vessel will he sell ? of a dollar . of his share , 17. When oats are worth of a dollar per bushel , what is of a bushel worth ? 18. What will 7 pounds of tea cost , at g of a dollar per pound ? 19. What is ...
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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...