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... equal to 27 yards that is I yd . wide ? 39. If a piece of cloth that is 1 qr . wide is worth $ 67.25 , what is a piece containing the same number of yards of the same kind of cloth worth , that is 1 yd . wide ? 40. If a bushel of wheat ...
... equal to 27 yards that is I yd . wide ? 39. If a piece of cloth that is 1 qr . wide is worth $ 67.25 , what is a piece containing the same number of yards of the same kind of cloth worth , that is 1 yd . wide ? 40. If a bushel of wheat ...
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... equal in value to the Spanish and American dollar . But a dollar is called six shilling in New Eng- land ; eight shillings in New York ; and 7s . 6d . in New Jersey . The English guinea is equal to 28s . in New England currency . The ...
... equal in value to the Spanish and American dollar . But a dollar is called six shilling in New Eng- land ; eight shillings in New York ; and 7s . 6d . in New Jersey . The English guinea is equal to 28s . in New England currency . The ...
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... equal number , may be filled . with a pipe of wine ? Note . Three vessels , the first containing a pint , the second a quart , and the third two quarts , are the same as one vessel containing 3 qts . 1 pt . The question is the same as ...
... equal number , may be filled . with a pipe of wine ? Note . Three vessels , the first containing a pint , the second a quart , and the third two quarts , are the same as one vessel containing 3 qts . 1 pt . The question is the same as ...
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... equal parts ; what part of the whole apple would each part be ? 18. If you divide of a bushel of corn equally be- tween 2 men , how much would you give them apiece ? 19. What is of ? 20. If you divide of a bushel of grain between two ...
... equal parts ; what part of the whole apple would each part be ? 18. If you divide of a bushel of corn equally be- tween 2 men , how much would you give them apiece ? 19. What is of ? 20. If you divide of a bushel of grain between two ...
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... equal quantity in each box . How much must he put into each box ? 8. In 4,847 gallons of wine , how may hogsheads ? 9. At $ 48.00 a barrel , how many barrels of brandy may be bought for $ 687.43 ? 10. At $ 90.00 a ton , how many tons of ...
... equal quantity in each box . How much must he put into each box ? 8. In 4,847 gallons of wine , how may hogsheads ? 9. At $ 48.00 a barrel , how many barrels of brandy may be bought for $ 687.43 ? 10. At $ 90.00 a ton , how many tons of ...
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Page 26 - ENGLISH MONEY. 4 farthings (qr.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence 1 shilling s. 20 shillings 1 pound £ 21 shillings 1 guinea.
Page 199 - By examining the above examples, it will be found that this purpose is effected, by multiplying the numerator of the dividend, by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 8 - What cost 794 barrels of flour at 9 dollars a barrel ? 11. There is an orchard consisting of 9 rows of trees, and there are 57 trees in each row. How many trees are there in the orchard. 12. A man bought 8 pieces of cloth, each piece containing 38 yards, at 7 dollars a yard. How many yards were there, and what did he give for the whole ? 13.
Page 85 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, or in any other form containing an equal quantity, ii nailed a cord of wood.
Page 15 - A at the rate of 38 miles in a day, and B at the rate of 42 miles a day. How far apart will they be at the end of the first day ? How far at the end of 15 days ! 9.
Page ii - District Clerk's Office. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the seventh day of May, AD 1828, in the fifty-second year of the Independence of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SG Goodrich, of the said District, has deposited in this office the...
Page 17 - AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces 1 pound Ib. 28 pounds 1 quarter qr. 4 quarters 1 hundred weight cwt. 20 hundred weight 1 ton T.
Page 186 - It appears from the above reasoning, that if both the numerator and denominator of any fraction be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will remain the same.
Page 14 - ... 5. If 70 men can do a piece of work in 83 days, how many men will it take to do it in one day ? 6.
Page 213 - It is evident from what we have seen in adding and subtracting decimals, that in this case there must be as many decimal places in the product, as there are in the multiplicand. It may perhaps be more satisfactory if we analyze it.