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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... yards of broad- 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 ...
... yards of broad- 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 ...
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... yards of linen in 759 pieces , each piece con- taining 25 yards ? Ans . 18975 yards . 9. Sound is known to travel about 1142 feet in a second of time ; how far will it travel in 69 seconds ? 10. A man bought 36 city lots , at 475 ...
... yards of linen in 759 pieces , each piece con- taining 25 yards ? Ans . 18975 yards . 9. Sound is known to travel about 1142 feet in a second of time ; how far will it travel in 69 seconds ? 10. A man bought 36 city lots , at 475 ...
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... yards of cloth at 4 dollars a yard , and the balance in groceries ; how much did his gro- ceries cost him ? • 6. A sold a farm of 320 acres at 36 MULTIPLICATION . 51.
... yards of cloth at 4 dollars a yard , and the balance in groceries ; how much did his gro- ceries cost him ? • 6. A sold a farm of 320 acres at 36 MULTIPLICATION . 51.
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... 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 year , or 365 days ? Ans . 2240 dollars . 10. A man sold ...
... 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 year , or 365 days ? Ans . 2240 dollars . 10. A man sold ...
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... yards , for how much must I 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 ...
... yards , for how much must I 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 ...
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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...