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... sell ? 3. If you should pay 9 cents for a book , and 4 cents for a pencil , how much would you pay for both ? 4. A farmer paid 10 dollars for a plough , and 9 dǝl- ars for a harrow . How much did he pay for both ? 5. A baker bought 8 ...
... sell ? 3. If you should pay 9 cents for a book , and 4 cents for a pencil , how much would you pay for both ? 4. A farmer paid 10 dollars for a plough , and 9 dǝl- ars for a harrow . How much did he pay for both ? 5. A baker bought 8 ...
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... 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 roses , and 68 white roses . She met her brother , who gave her 6 more red roses , and 6 white ones . How many of ...
... 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 roses , and 68 white roses . She met her brother , who gave her 6 more red roses , and 6 white ones . How many of ...
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... sell 3. A stable keeper owned 14 fine horses . ing off 3 of them , how many had he remaining ? 3 4. How many will remain , if we take 3 from 13 ? from 14 ? 3 from 15 ? 3 from 16 ? 3 from 17 ? 3 from 18 ? 3 from 19 ? 3 from 20 ? 3 from ...
... sell 3. A stable keeper owned 14 fine horses . ing off 3 of them , how many had he remaining ? 3 4. How many will remain , if we take 3 from 13 ? from 14 ? 3 from 15 ? 3 from 16 ? 3 from 17 ? 3 from 18 ? 3 from 19 ? 3 from 20 ? 3 from ...
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... sell it ? 4. A young man gave 23 dollars for a watch , and was obliged to sell it for 6 dollars less than he gave . For how much did he sell it ? 5. It was 4 years ago , that Samuel left the academy , and he was then 15 years old . How ...
... sell it ? 4. A young man gave 23 dollars for a watch , and was obliged to sell it for 6 dollars less than he gave . For how much did he sell it ? 5. It was 4 years ago , that Samuel left the academy , and he was then 15 years old . How ...
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... sell the tea , in order to gain 8 dollars ? 8. If I have 70 dollars on hand , and pay out 4 dollars to one man , 20 to another , and 30 to another , how many dollars shall I have remaining ? How 9. A gentleman travelled 8 miles before ...
... sell the tea , in order to gain 8 dollars ? 8. If I have 70 dollars on hand , and pay out 4 dollars to one man , 20 to another , and 30 to another , how many dollars shall I have remaining ? How 9. A gentleman travelled 8 miles before ...
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1-eighth 1-fifth 1-fourth 1-ninth 1-seventh 1-sixth 1-tenth 1-third 12 cents 12 dollars 30 dollars 50 cents 9 cents 9 dollars acre of land acre produce annum arithmetic barrels of flour bought bushels bushels of corn cask cents a pound ciphers column common denominator compound numbers contained cows cubic decimal dimes divided equally dividend divisor dollars apiece drams DRY MEASURE earn example expressed factors farmer farthings Federal money figure fraction gain gallons gave greatest common divisor hogshead horse hour hund hundred improper fraction inches lars lowest terms MEASURE merchant miles mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply Note to Teachers orange ounces paid pence perform piece quarts quills quire quotient Reduce remainder rods scholar SECTION sell share sheep shillings sold Solution square feet Subtract sugar Suppose tens thousand trader TROY WEIGHT units week whole number worth yard cost yards of cloth
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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?