The North American Practical School Arithmetic: Particularly Adapted to the Mercantile, Mechanical, and Agricultural Business of the United States |
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... yards , thirty - six yards , and two hundred and forty yards ? Ans . 300 yds . 33. How many are 364 lbs . , 562 lbs . , 764 lbs . , 962 lbs . , 782 lbs . , 960 lbs . , 788 lbs . , and 904 lbs . ? 34. Add the number of days in each of ...
... yards , thirty - six yards , and two hundred and forty yards ? Ans . 300 yds . 33. How many are 364 lbs . , 562 lbs . , 764 lbs . , 962 lbs . , 782 lbs . , 960 lbs . , 788 lbs . , and 904 lbs . ? 34. Add the number of days in each of ...
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... yards , yards , into one amount . Ans . 5168.1 . 149.625 lbs . , 237.375 Ans . 5168.6 lbs . 572.125 yards , 628.875 Ans . 1792 yds . TABLE OF FEDERAL , OR UNITED STATES MONEY . 10 mills 10 cents 10 dimes or 100 cents 10 dollars make 1 ...
... yards , yards , into one amount . Ans . 5168.1 . 149.625 lbs . , 237.375 Ans . 5168.6 lbs . 572.125 yards , 628.875 Ans . 1792 yds . TABLE OF FEDERAL , OR UNITED STATES MONEY . 10 mills 10 cents 10 dimes or 100 cents 10 dollars make 1 ...
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... yards in 4 pieces of calico , as follows : 221 yds . , 23 yds . , 25 yds . , and 257 yds . ? Ans . 96.75 , or 96 yds . What is the rule for adding dollars , cents , and mills ? 54. How many cwt . in 12 cwt . , 2 * ADDITION . 17 Addition ...
... yards in 4 pieces of calico , as follows : 221 yds . , 23 yds . , 25 yds . , and 257 yds . ? Ans . 96.75 , or 96 yds . What is the rule for adding dollars , cents , and mills ? 54. How many cwt . in 12 cwt . , 2 * ADDITION . 17 Addition ...
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... yards in a piece ; how many yards ? Ans . 8304 yds . 57. In a certain city there are 3482 blocks of houses , and 48 houses in a block ; how many houses ? Ans . 167136 houses . IV . When there are ciphers on the right of either or both ...
... yards in a piece ; how many yards ? Ans . 8304 yds . 57. In a certain city there are 3482 blocks of houses , and 48 houses in a block ; how many houses ? Ans . 167136 houses . IV . When there are ciphers on the right of either or both ...
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... yards of cloth at $ 2 62cts . and 5m . per yard ? Ans . $ 31.50 . VII . To multiply eighths , quarters , and halves 28 ARITHMETIC . Multiplication of integers Multiplication of integers and decimals.
... yards of cloth at $ 2 62cts . and 5m . per yard ? Ans . $ 31.50 . VII . To multiply eighths , quarters , and halves 28 ARITHMETIC . Multiplication of integers Multiplication of integers and decimals.
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Page 43 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator for a new numerator, under which draw a line and place the denominator. EXAMPLES. 9. Reduce 2| to an improper fraction.
Page 139 - 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 11 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 34 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 43 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.
Page 217 - PROBLEM I. The first term, the last term, and the number of terms being given, to find the sum of all the terms.
Page 216 - ... dollars. How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? Ans.
Page 46 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 193 - 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 215 - If the errors are alike, divide the difference of the products by the difference of the errors, and the quotient will be the answer.