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... acres of land sold at different times 53.75 acres and 1765.25 acres . How much land has he remaining ? 5. The exports of the United States for the year ending June 30 , 1894 , amounted to $ 972861378 , and the imports to $ 740730293 ...
... acres of land sold at different times 53.75 acres and 1765.25 acres . How much land has he remaining ? 5. The exports of the United States for the year ending June 30 , 1894 , amounted to $ 972861378 , and the imports to $ 740730293 ...
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... acre , and the other containing 320 acres , at $ 37 per acre . What was the cost of both ? 2. If a man receives $ 1200 yearly salary , and pays $ 364 for board , $ 275 for clothing , $ 150 for books , and $ 187 for other expenses , how ...
... acre , and the other containing 320 acres , at $ 37 per acre . What was the cost of both ? 2. If a man receives $ 1200 yearly salary , and pays $ 364 for board , $ 275 for clothing , $ 150 for books , and $ 187 for other expenses , how ...
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... acres for another of 150 acres , valued at $ 40 an acre . What was the value per acre of the farm he sold ? 3. A farmer sold some wheat for $ 600 , and corn and oats to the amount of $ 750 . With the proceeds he bought 120 head of sheep ...
... acres for another of 150 acres , valued at $ 40 an acre . What was the value per acre of the farm he sold ? 3. A farmer sold some wheat for $ 600 , and corn and oats to the amount of $ 750 . With the proceeds he bought 120 head of sheep ...
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... acres of land . At how much was the land valued per acre ? 17. A and B were two candidates for an office . A received 205623 votes more than B , and the total number of votes cast for both was 575249. How many votes did each receive ...
... acres of land . At how much was the land valued per acre ? 17. A and B were two candidates for an office . A received 205623 votes more than B , and the total number of votes cast for both was 575249. How many votes did each receive ...
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... acre . How many acres of land did he purchase , and what was the total cost per acre ? 27. If an insurance company has 45 clerks in a room 49 ft . by 110 ft . , what is the average amount of floor space for each clerk ? 28. If the rent ...
... acre . How many acres of land did he purchase , and what was the total cost per acre ? 27. If an insurance company has 45 clerks in a room 49 ft . by 110 ft . , what is the average amount of floor space for each clerk ? 28. If the rent ...
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Page 489 - A cylinder is conceived to be generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides as an axis.
Page 399 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 429 - The Square Root of a number is one of the two equal factors that produce the number. Thus, the square root of 64 is 8, for 8 x 8 = 64.
Page 374 - 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, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.
Page 477 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 184 - Measures of length are used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5£ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.).
Page 432 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 402 - Sixty days after sight of this FIRST of EXCHANGE (Second and Third of same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 249 - RULE. — Multiply the length (in feet) by the width (in inches) and divide the product by 12 — the result will be the contents in square feet.
Page 374 - If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes toward discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due. If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus...