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... sold by the 100 , or 1000 , Bills of Goods sold , Reduction , Tables of Money , Weight , Measure , & c . Addition of Compound Numbers , Subtraction ,. Multiplication and Division , 89 93 FRACTIONS . COMMON , OF VULGAR . Their Notation ...
... sold by the 100 , or 1000 , Bills of Goods sold , Reduction , Tables of Money , Weight , Measure , & c . Addition of Compound Numbers , Subtraction ,. Multiplication and Division , 89 93 FRACTIONS . COMMON , OF VULGAR . Their Notation ...
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... sold by the 100 , or 1000 , Bills of Goods sold , Reduction , Tables of Money , Weight , Measure , & c . 69-82 Addition of Compound Numbers , Subtraction , Multiplication and Division , **** 0229 57 6.4 68 69 85 89 FRACTIONS . COMMON ...
... sold by the 100 , or 1000 , Bills of Goods sold , Reduction , Tables of Money , Weight , Measure , & c . 69-82 Addition of Compound Numbers , Subtraction , Multiplication and Division , **** 0229 57 6.4 68 69 85 89 FRACTIONS . COMMON ...
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... sold it so as to gain 9 cents ; how many cents did he get for it ? 4. Frank gave 15 walnuts to one boy , 8 to another , and had 7 left ; how many walnuts had he at first ? 5. A man bought a chaise for 54 dollars ; he expended 8 dollars ...
... sold it so as to gain 9 cents ; how many cents did he get for it ? 4. Frank gave 15 walnuts to one boy , 8 to another , and had 7 left ; how many walnuts had he at first ? 5. A man bought a chaise for 54 dollars ; he expended 8 dollars ...
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... sold a cow for 16 dollars , some corn for 20 dol- lars , wheat for 25 dollars , and butter for 5 dollars ; how many dollars must he receive ? The putting together two or more numbers , ( as in the foregoing examples , ) so as to make ...
... sold a cow for 16 dollars , some corn for 20 dol- lars , wheat for 25 dollars , and butter for 5 dollars ; how many dollars must he receive ? The putting together two or more numbers , ( as in the foregoing examples , ) so as to make ...
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... sold it so as to gain 550 dollars ; what did I sell the farm for ? 2316 + 550 how many ? Hitherto the amount of any one column , when added up , has not exceeded 9 ; consequently has been expressed by a single figure . But it will ...
... sold it so as to gain 550 dollars ; what did I sell the farm for ? 2316 + 550 how many ? Hitherto the amount of any one column , when added up , has not exceeded 9 ; consequently has been expressed by a single figure . But it will ...
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Page 106 - Divide the denominator by the whole number, when it can be done without a remainder ; otherwise, multiply the numerator by it, and under the product write the denominator, which may then be reduced to a whole or mixed number.
Page 146 - The rate of interest upon the loan or forbearance of any money, goods or things in action...
Page 106 - Multiply together the numerators for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 236 - A man was hired 50 days on these conditions. — that, for every day he worked, he should receive $ '75, and, for every day he was idle, he should forfeit $ '25 ; at the expiration of the time, he received $ 27'50 ; how many days did he work...
Page 96 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction ; to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 209 - 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 213 - Hence, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 236 - B, by spending $ 30 per annum more than A, at the end of 8 years finds himself $40 in debt; what is their income, and what does each spend per annum ? Ans.
Page 133 - 03, the same as before. IT 73. The foregoing examples and remarks are sufficient to establish the following RULE. In the division of decimal fractions, divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off...
Page 2 - Decedents," and to repeal said original sections, -and to repeal sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven...