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... quantity of salt , for 18 dollars , and sold it for 7 dollars more than I gave for it ; how much did I sell it for ? 18. A man bought three hogsheads of molasses for 132 dollars , and sold it so as to gain 25 dollars ; how much did he ...
... quantity of salt , for 18 dollars , and sold it for 7 dollars more than I gave for it ; how much did I sell it for ? 18. A man bought three hogsheads of molasses for 132 dollars , and sold it so as to gain 25 dollars ; how much did he ...
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... quantity of provision will last 324 men 7 days , how many men will it last one day ? 33. A garrison of 527 men have provision sufficient to last 47 days , if each man is allowed 15 oz . a day ; how many days would it last if each man ...
... quantity of provision will last 324 men 7 days , how many men will it last one day ? 33. A garrison of 527 men have provision sufficient to last 47 days , if each man is allowed 15 oz . a day ; how many days would it last if each man ...
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... quantity of goods for 243 dollars , and sold them so as to gain 15 per cent .; how much did he gain , and how much did he sell them for ? 54. A merchant bought a quantity of goods for $ 843.00 ; how much must he sell them for to gain 23 ...
... quantity of goods for 243 dollars , and sold them so as to gain 15 per cent .; how much did he gain , and how much did he sell them for ? 54. A merchant bought a quantity of goods for $ 843.00 ; how much must he sell them for to gain 23 ...
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... quantity of wine for 753 dollars , but not being so good as he expected , he was willing to lose 87 dollars in the sale of it ; how much did he sell it for ? 15. A man owing two thousand , six hundred and forty - three dollars , paid at ...
... quantity of wine for 753 dollars , but not being so good as he expected , he was willing to lose 87 dollars in the sale of it ; how much did he sell it for ? 15. A man owing two thousand , six hundred and forty - three dollars , paid at ...
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... quantity of tobacco for $ 250.00 , and sold it so as to gain of the first cost how much did he sell it for ? 141. A merchant bought 1 hhd . of wine for $ 80.00 ; how much must be sell it for to gain $ 15.00 ? How much will that be a ...
... quantity of tobacco for $ 250.00 , and sold it so as to gain of the first cost how much did he sell it for ? 141. A merchant bought 1 hhd . of wine for $ 80.00 ; how much must be sell it for to gain $ 15.00 ? How much will that be a ...
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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.