The Illustrative Practical Arithmetic ...Brewer and Tileston, 1873 - Arithmetic |
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... dollars to one person , 2 to another , 22 to another , and 21 to another ; how many dollars did she owe ? Ans . 58 dollars . 58. How many sheep are 23 sheep , 11 sheep , and 34 sheep added together ? 59. Add together 211 books , 4 books ...
... dollars to one person , 2 to another , 22 to another , and 21 to another ; how many dollars did she owe ? Ans . 58 dollars . 58. How many sheep are 23 sheep , 11 sheep , and 34 sheep added together ? 59. Add together 211 books , 4 books ...
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... Dollars . Trees . Books . 381 981 1486 5678 3579 576 654 7890 9876 1357 287 782 8901 5432 9135 781 407 2345 1987 7913 809 554 6789 6543 2468 763 273 1234 1298 4862 3,597 3,651 28,645 30,814 29,314 ( 75. ) ( 76. ) ( 77. ) 517 +9162 + ...
... Dollars . Trees . Books . 381 981 1486 5678 3579 576 654 7890 9876 1357 287 782 8901 5432 9135 781 407 2345 1987 7913 809 554 6789 6543 2468 763 273 1234 1298 4862 3,597 3,651 28,645 30,814 29,314 ( 75. ) ( 76. ) ( 77. ) 517 +9162 + ...
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... dollars , sugar worth 193 dollars , cheese worth 219 dollars , butter worth 85 dollars , and miscellaneous articles worth 528 dollars ; what was his entire stock worth ? 94. Mrs. Clarke spent 38 dollars for dress silk , 17 dol- lars for ...
... dollars , sugar worth 193 dollars , cheese worth 219 dollars , butter worth 85 dollars , and miscellaneous articles worth 528 dollars ; what was his entire stock worth ? 94. Mrs. Clarke spent 38 dollars for dress silk , 17 dol- lars for ...
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... dollars for his horse , and 124 dollars for his oxen ; how many more dollars did he pay for his horse than for his oxen ? Ans . 151 dollars . 12. How many more sheep are there in a flock of 389 sheep than in a flock of 278 sheep ? Ans ...
... dollars for his horse , and 124 dollars for his oxen ; how many more dollars did he pay for his horse than for his oxen ? Ans . 151 dollars . 12. How many more sheep are there in a flock of 389 sheep than in a flock of 278 sheep ? Ans ...
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... dollars gave 257 dollars for a horse ; how many dollars had he left ? OPERATION . ( 2 ) ( 9 ) ( 10 ) 300 257 4 3 Explanation . In this example , as there are no units and no tens in the minuend , we change one of the 3 hundreds ...
... dollars gave 257 dollars for a horse ; how many dollars had he left ? OPERATION . ( 2 ) ( 9 ) ( 10 ) 300 257 4 3 Explanation . In this example , as there are no units and no tens in the minuend , we change one of the 3 hundreds ...
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Page 167 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 125 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 168 - The circumference of a circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds are designated by the characters °, ', ". Thus 23° 14' 35" is read 23 degrees, 14 minutes, and 35 seconds.
Page 160 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards — 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 155 - Troy weight are weighed gold,* silver, jewels, and all iquors. The denominations are pounds, ounces, pennyweights, and grains. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) make 1 pennyweight, marked pwt. 20 pennyweights - - 1 ounce, ----- oz. 12 ounces - - - - 1 pound, ----- lb.
Page 166 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal. 31£ gallons ------ 1 barrel, - - - bar.
Page 174 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 67 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 153 - Rule. — Multiply the number of the highest denomination given by the number required of the next lower denomination to make one of that higher, and to the product add the number, if any, of the lower denomination. Proceed in like manner till the whole is reduced to the required denomination.
Page 237 - RULE. — Divide the given sum by the amount of $ 1 for the given time and rate, and the quotient will be the PRESENT WORTH.