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... pounds each ; the hide weighed sixty - three pounds ; and the tallow seventy - six pounds . What was the whole weight of the cow ? 16. A man bought a barrel of flour for 6 dollars , and sold it so as to gain 2 dollars . How much did he ...
... pounds each ; the hide weighed sixty - three pounds ; and the tallow seventy - six pounds . What was the whole weight of the cow ? 16. A man bought a barrel of flour for 6 dollars , and sold it so as to gain 2 dollars . How much did he ...
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... pound ? 4. What will seventeen pounds of beef cost , at five cents a pound ? 5. What will five cows cost at 19 dollars apiece ? 6. What will 3 oxen cost at 47 dollars apiece ? 7. What cost 15 yards of cloth at 8 dollars a yard ? 8. What ...
... pound ? 4. What will seventeen pounds of beef cost , at five cents a pound ? 5. What will five cows cost at 19 dollars apiece ? 6. What will 3 oxen cost at 47 dollars apiece ? 7. What cost 15 yards of cloth at 8 dollars a yard ? 8. What ...
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... pounds , at 7 cents a pound . How much did it cost ? 35. How many are 3 times 784 ? 36. How many are 5 times 1,328 ? 37. How many are nine times 87,436 ? 38. Multiply 2,487 by 8 . 39. Multiply 820,438 by 7 . 40. Multiply 13,052,068 by 5 ...
... pounds , at 7 cents a pound . How much did it cost ? 35. How many are 3 times 784 ? 36. How many are 5 times 1,328 ? 37. How many are nine times 87,436 ? 38. Multiply 2,487 by 8 . 39. Multiply 820,438 by 7 . 40. Multiply 13,052,068 by 5 ...
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... pounds of tobacco cost , at 23 cents a pound ? 45. What would 28 pounds of sugar cost , at 13 cents a pound ? 46. What would 59 bushels of potatoes cost , at 38 cents a bushel ? 47. What costs 1 hhd . of molasses at 37 cents a gal- lon ...
... pounds of tobacco cost , at 23 cents a pound ? 45. What would 28 pounds of sugar cost , at 13 cents a pound ? 46. What would 59 bushels of potatoes cost , at 38 cents a bushel ? 47. What costs 1 hhd . of molasses at 37 cents a gal- lon ...
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... pounds of coffee cost at $ 0.27 a pound ? 21. What will 100 sheep cost at $ 8.45 apiece ? 22. What will 1,000 yards of cloth cost at $ 0.35 a yard ? 23. Multiply 5 by 10 32. Multiply 90 by 100 24 . 47 10 33 . 4 1,000 25 . 30 10 84 . 73 ...
... pounds of coffee cost at $ 0.27 a pound ? 21. What will 100 sheep cost at $ 8.45 apiece ? 22. What will 1,000 yards of cloth cost at $ 0.35 a yard ? 23. Multiply 5 by 10 32. Multiply 90 by 100 24 . 47 10 33 . 4 1,000 25 . 30 10 84 . 73 ...
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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.