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... 26. Mr. Day bought a barrel of flour for ten dollars , and sold it for two dollars more than he gave for it how much did he receive for it ? 27. A boy having twelve walnuts , gave away five 10 [ SEC . I. INTELLECTUAL.
... 26. Mr. Day bought a barrel of flour for ten dollars , and sold it for two dollars more than he gave for it how much did he receive for it ? 27. A boy having twelve walnuts , gave away five 10 [ SEC . I. INTELLECTUAL.
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... receive ? How many less did Ella give than Mary ? 3. Joseph had seven peaches ; David , seven ; and Thomas , nine . Joseph gave two to George , David gave him three , and Thomas gave him one ; how many peaches did each of the boys then ...
... receive ? How many less did Ella give than Mary ? 3. Joseph had seven peaches ; David , seven ; and Thomas , nine . Joseph gave two to George , David gave him three , and Thomas gave him one ; how many peaches did each of the boys then ...
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... receive for the apples ? For the wood ? For both ? 7. What cost five yards of ribbon , at ten cents a yard ? At nine cents ? 8. If I recite three lessons each day , how many shall I recite in six days ? In ten days ? 9. If four bushels ...
... receive for the apples ? For the wood ? For both ? 7. What cost five yards of ribbon , at ten cents a yard ? At nine cents ? 8. If I recite three lessons each day , how many shall I recite in six days ? In ten days ? 9. If four bushels ...
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... receive ? 8. In a certain orchard there are fifteen trees stand- ing in rows , and there are five trees in each row ; how many rows are there ? 9. I have twenty trees , standing in four equal rows ; how many trees are there in each row ...
... receive ? 8. In a certain orchard there are fifteen trees stand- ing in rows , and there are five trees in each row ; how many rows are there ? 9. I have twenty trees , standing in four equal rows ; how many trees are there in each row ...
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... receive for the 9 yards ? What for each yard ? 9. Bought 8 yards of cloth , at 5 dollars a yard , and sold all of it for 32 dollars ; did I gain or lose ? How much on the whole ? How much on a yard ? 10. Mr. Flint had 10 sheep in each ...
... receive for the 9 yards ? What for each yard ? 9. Bought 8 yards of cloth , at 5 dollars a yard , and sold all of it for 32 dollars ; did I gain or lose ? How much on the whole ? How much on a yard ? 10. Mr. Flint had 10 sheep in each ...
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$4 a yard 12 cents 12 dollars 12 per cent 12 rods 20 cents 30 days 9 cents 9 dollars acres apples cost asked the age barrel cost barrel of flour barrels of apples bushels of corn bushels of oats bushels of wheat cents a pound cents apiece cords of wood Count backward cows divided dollars a barrel dollars a yard earn eight Eighteen eighths of 24 eleven equal feet fifths flour cost Forty-eight Forty-nine fraction furlongs gain gallons gave gills give half halves horses eat hound hour interest of $1 less 9 less six LESSON LESSON II lowest terms melon miles MINUEND molasses months multiply nine ninths oranges paid peaches pears pecks pennyweights PHILLIPS ACADEMY piece pint pound cost pupil quarts Reduce seven sevenths of 21 sheep sixths sold Solution square rods subtract tenths third three fourths trees Troy Weight twelve weeks worth yards of cloth
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Page 100 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 96 - Jyd. of cloth cost ? 4. If 2yd. 3qr. Ina. of cloth are required for 1 coat, how many yards are required for 4 coats ? 5.
Page 76 - An IMPROPER FRACTION is one whose numerator equals or exceeds its denominator ; as, -f, |, f.
Page 27 - It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. Thus 6 -i- 2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3.
Page 133 - A man, owning £ of a ship, sold £ of his share ; what part of the whole ship did he sell 1 What part had he left?
Page 49 - Ten are how many times two ? 15. Nine are how many times two ? Remark. When any thing, or any number, is divided into three equal parts, one of those parts is called the third part of the thing or number. When it is divided into four equal parts, one part is called \hefourth part, and so on.
Page 65 - If 4 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 3 men do twice as much work ? 15.
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Page 171 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor. The number which shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend is called the quotient.
Page 91 - ... is § of what number ? 46. A horse traveled 4 miles in £ of an hour ; how far, at the same rate, would he travel in an hour ? 47. 4 is | of what number ? 48.