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... bought 8 barrels of flour of a merchant , and 8 more of a miller . How many did he buy ? 6. Thomas gave 9 cents for a purse , and had 7 cents left to put in it . How many cents had he at first ? 7. A farmer sold 5 cows , and then had 6 ...
... bought 8 barrels of flour of a merchant , and 8 more of a miller . How many did he buy ? 6. Thomas gave 9 cents for a purse , and had 7 cents left to put in it . How many cents had he at first ? 7. A farmer sold 5 cows , and then had 6 ...
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... bought a small book for 6 cents , and David bought a large book for 56 cents . For how many cents must each boy sell his book , in order to get 4 cents more than he gave ? 4. Julia was returning from a walk in the garden , with 8 red ...
... bought a small book for 6 cents , and David bought a large book for 56 cents . For how many cents must each boy sell his book , in order to get 4 cents more than he gave ? 4. Julia was returning from a walk in the garden , with 8 red ...
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... ; she returned with 9 dollars . How much did she spend > A merchant bought a box of goods for 10 dollars and sold it for 14 dollars . How much did he gain 8. Jonathan is 7 years old , and bis brother 16 III ORAL ARITHMETIC .
... ; she returned with 9 dollars . How much did she spend > A merchant bought a box of goods for 10 dollars and sold it for 14 dollars . How much did he gain 8. Jonathan is 7 years old , and bis brother 16 III ORAL ARITHMETIC .
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... bought a book and a pencil for 19 cents : he gave 10 cents for the book ; what did the pencil cost ? 10. A man who owed a debt of 12 dollars , paid 5 dol- lars of it . How many dollars remained unpaid ? 11. John sold a knife for 18 ...
... bought a book and a pencil for 19 cents : he gave 10 cents for the book ; what did the pencil cost ? 10. A man who owed a debt of 12 dollars , paid 5 dol- lars of it . How many dollars remained unpaid ? 11. John sold a knife for 18 ...
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... bought some butter for 8 dollars , some cheese for 15 dollars , and some poultry for 12 dollars ; and then sold the whole for 39 dollars . gain or lose ? and how much ? Did he 23. John bought a penknife for 25 cents ; he exchanged it ...
... bought some butter for 8 dollars , some cheese for 15 dollars , and some poultry for 12 dollars ; and then sold the whole for 39 dollars . gain or lose ? and how much ? Did he 23. John bought a penknife for 25 cents ; he exchanged it ...
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Page 171 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 116 - When the divisor is 10, 100, 1000, fyc., cut off as many figures from the right hand of the dividend, as there are ciphers in the divisor; the other figures of the dividend will be the quotient, and the figures cut off will be the remainder.
Page 210 - RULE. — Multiply the length (in feet) by the width (in inches) and divide the product by 12 — the result will be the contents in square feet.
Page 87 - Suppose 2 men start from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 5 miles an hour and the other f as fast; — how far apart will they be in 11 hours ? 32.
Page 139 - Md the numbers of the lowest denomination together, and divide their sum by that number which is required of this denomination to make 1 of the next higher: write the remainder under the column added, and carry the quotient to the next column.
Page 186 - ... counted together, equal to the decimal places in the dividend. If there be not figures enough in the quotient to point off, prefix ciphers to supply the deficiency.
Page 111 - This 2 is a rejg 2 mainder; it shows that there are 2 hats, which cannot be divided into eights. 55. How many sheep, at 4 dollars a head, can a butcher, who has 747 dollars buy; and how many dollars will he have remaining ? 56- If 5 yards of cloth will make a suit of clothes, how many suits can be made from 96 yards; and how many yards will there be over ? 57. How many times is 6 contained in 4637; and how many are there over ? 58.
Page 182 - It shows that the number after it is to be subtracted from the number before it ; thus, 5 — 3 = 2.
Page 185 - RULE. Multiply as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the product point off as many figures for decimals as there are decimal places in loth factors.
Page 188 - How many times is .204 contained in 771 12? 42. How many times is 4.2 contained in 194.334 ? 43. How many times is 30.02 contained in 94.657? 44. How many times is .44 contained in .1606?