Elementary ArithmeticHarper & Brothers, 1878 |
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... LAND 34 ACRES 65 MEADOW PASTURE 24 ACRES & ACRES TILLED LAND | 37 ACRES YARD ORCHARD 10 ACRES ARDEN 34. On this map of a farm , how many acres of wood- land on both sides of Wil- low Pond ? ( See Manual p . 215. ) 35. How many acres of ...
... LAND 34 ACRES 65 MEADOW PASTURE 24 ACRES & ACRES TILLED LAND | 37 ACRES YARD ORCHARD 10 ACRES ARDEN 34. On this map of a farm , how many acres of wood- land on both sides of Wil- low Pond ? ( See Manual p . 215. ) 35. How many acres of ...
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... land had he left ? school ? 89 acres . 37. In a certain village school - district are 447 children , of whom only 298 attend school . How many do not attend 149 children . 38. A provision dealer receiving an order for 525 barrels of ...
... land had he left ? school ? 89 acres . 37. In a certain village school - district are 447 children , of whom only 298 attend school . How many do not attend 149 children . 38. A provision dealer receiving an order for 525 barrels of ...
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... land , at $ 635 per How much did the land cost him ? acre . 23. Nine cars of a freight train are loaded with flour , and each car contains 96 barrels . How many barrels of flour on the train ? 864 . 24. How many pounds in 6 barrels of ...
... land , at $ 635 per How much did the land cost him ? acre . 23. Nine cars of a freight train are loaded with flour , and each car contains 96 barrels . How many barrels of flour on the train ? 864 . 24. How many pounds in 6 barrels of ...
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... of $ 16,236 ? Quotient , 8,347 . $ 2,706 . 32. If a tract of 1,435 acres of land be divided into 7 equal farms , how many acres will there be in each farm ? 33. Divide 47,565 by 5 . 34. Divide 2,751,075 by 72 INTEGERS .
... of $ 16,236 ? Quotient , 8,347 . $ 2,706 . 32. If a tract of 1,435 acres of land be divided into 7 equal farms , how many acres will there be in each farm ? 33. Divide 47,565 by 5 . 34. Divide 2,751,075 by 72 INTEGERS .
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... land . How many bushels did the land yield per acre ? 42. How many barrels of flour , at $ 8 a barrel , can be bought for $ 26,120 ? 3,265 . 43. Two men , owning a ship , sold it to 3 others for $ 13,050 . How much did each seller ...
... land . How many bushels did the land yield per acre ? 42. How many barrels of flour , at $ 8 a barrel , can be bought for $ 26,120 ? 3,265 . 43. Two men , owning a ship , sold it to 3 others for $ 13,050 . How much did each seller ...
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Page 177 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 78 - Cut off the ciphers from the divisor, and the same number of figures from the right of the dividend.
Page 138 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Page 55 - Zeros at the right of the partial products, since they do not affect the result of the addition, should be omitted as in (2). Care must be taken, however, to put the right-hand figure of each partial product directly under the figure of the multiplier used to obtain it.
Page 32 - It shows that the number after it is to be subtracted from the number before it.
Page 78 - III. Multiply the divisor by this quotient figure, subtract the product from the partial dividend, and to the remainder annex the next figure of the dividend.
Page 64 - It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. The expression 6 -H 2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3.
Page 183 - This quotient may be obtained by multiplying the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient Hence, the Rule.
Page 41 - RULE. — Place the less number under the greater, so that units of the same order shall stand in the same column. Commencing at the right hand, subtract each figure of the subtrahend from the figure above it.
Page 79 - Then divide the remaining figures of the dividend by the remaining figures of the divisor.