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... sold it for ten dollars ; how much did he gain ? 16. A man bought a sled for ten dollars , and sold it for seven ; how much did he lose ? 17. A man owing ten dollars , paid four dollars ; how much did he still owe ? 18. A man owing ten ...
... sold it for ten dollars ; how much did he gain ? 16. A man bought a sled for ten dollars , and sold it for seven ; how much did he lose ? 17. A man owing ten dollars , paid four dollars ; how much did he still owe ? 18. A man owing ten ...
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... sold it again for fourteen dollars ; how much did he lose ? 15. A farmer bought a colt for fifteen dollars ; he paid five dollars for keeping it , and then sold it for twenty - three dollars ; how much did he gain ? 16. Ten boys and ...
... sold it again for fourteen dollars ; how much did he lose ? 15. A farmer bought a colt for fifteen dollars ; he paid five dollars for keeping it , and then sold it for twenty - three dollars ; how much did he gain ? 16. Ten boys and ...
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... sold it for thirty- two cents ; how much did he gain by the bargains ? 9. A man bought a cow for eighteen dollars ; he paid nine dollars for pasturing her , and then sold her for twenty - five dollars ; how much did he lose by the ...
... sold it for thirty- two cents ; how much did he gain by the bargains ? 9. A man bought a cow for eighteen dollars ; he paid nine dollars for pasturing her , and then sold her for twenty - five dollars ; how much did he lose by the ...
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... sold the coat for twenty - seven dollars ; how much did he gain on the coat ? LESSON VII . 1. If one lemon is worth two cents , what are two lemons worth ? What are three worth ? 2. What cost two oranges , at three cents apiece ? 3 ...
... sold the coat for twenty - seven dollars ; how much did he gain on the coat ? LESSON VII . 1. If one lemon is worth two cents , what are two lemons worth ? What are three worth ? 2. What cost two oranges , at three cents apiece ? 3 ...
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... Sold a sheep for six dollars and a shote for ten dollars , and afterward paid three dollars for a pig ; how many ... sold six doves at twelve cents apiece , and bought five chickens at ten cents apiece ; how much money had he left ? 25 ...
... Sold a sheep for six dollars and a shote for ten dollars , and afterward paid three dollars for a pig ; how many ... sold six doves at twelve cents apiece , and bought five chickens at ten cents apiece ; how much money had he left ? 25 ...
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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.
Page 65 - Two men depart from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of...
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.