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... cost of the American army for five successive years , commencing in 1812 , was $ 12187046 , $ 19906362 , $ 20608366 , $ 15394700 and $ 16475412 ; what was the cost for five years ? 32 . 5487962 276 997867985 98746958 347 697842 ...
... cost of the American army for five successive years , commencing in 1812 , was $ 12187046 , $ 19906362 , $ 20608366 , $ 15394700 and $ 16475412 ; what was the cost for five years ? 32 . 5487962 276 997867985 98746958 347 697842 ...
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... cost of taking and printing the census of the United States in 1790 , was $ 44377.28 ; in 1800 , $ 66109.04 ; in 1810 , $ 178444.67 ; in 1820 , $ 208525.99 ; in 1830 , $ 378545.13 ; in 1840 , $ 832370.95 ; in 1850 , $ 1318027.53 . What ...
... cost of taking and printing the census of the United States in 1790 , was $ 44377.28 ; in 1800 , $ 66109.04 ; in 1810 , $ 178444.67 ; in 1820 , $ 208525.99 ; in 1830 , $ 378545.13 ; in 1840 , $ 832370.95 ; in 1850 , $ 1318027.53 . What ...
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... cost for five years ? how much less than the cost of the American army for the five years 1812-16 ? ( Art . 34 , Ex . 31. ) 5. Methuselah lived 969 years ; how much longer is that than from the settlement of Boston in 1630 to the ...
... cost for five years ? how much less than the cost of the American army for the five years 1812-16 ? ( Art . 34 , Ex . 31. ) 5. Methuselah lived 969 years ; how much longer is that than from the settlement of Boston in 1630 to the ...
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... cost 11 pounds of beef at 14 cents per pound ? EXPLANATION . - 11 pounds will cost 11 times as many cents as 1 pound , .. , since 1 pound costs 14 cents , 11 pounds will cost 11 times 14 cents 154 cents = $ 1.54 , Ans . 57. What cost 98 ...
... cost 11 pounds of beef at 14 cents per pound ? EXPLANATION . - 11 pounds will cost 11 times as many cents as 1 pound , .. , since 1 pound costs 14 cents , 11 pounds will cost 11 times 14 cents 154 cents = $ 1.54 , Ans . 57. What cost 98 ...
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... cost $ 157 , what will 74bbl . cost ? 13. If 2 cords of wood will pay for 333 gallons of molasses , what quantity of wood will pay for 7 times 33 gallons of molasses ? Ans . 183 cords . 14. If of a bushel of oats cost 42 cents , how ...
... cost $ 157 , what will 74bbl . cost ? 13. If 2 cords of wood will pay for 333 gallons of molasses , what quantity of wood will pay for 7 times 33 gallons of molasses ? Ans . 183 cords . 14. If of a bushel of oats cost 42 cents , how ...
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Page 26 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 76 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 43 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 80 - Therefore, multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value.
Page 210 - The square root of a number is one of its two equal factors.
Page 223 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 141 - RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of the principal, for the given time, at 1 per cent., and the quotient will be the rate.
Page 51 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that is exactly divisible by each of them.
Page 33 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., we simply cut off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 75 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.