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... miles ; Concord , N. H. , 481 miles ; Montpelier , Vt . , 516 miles ; Boston , Mass . , 440 miles ; Providence , R. I. , 400 miles ; Hartford , Ct . , 335 miles . What distance will that man travel who goes from Augusta to Wash- ington ...
... miles ; Concord , N. H. , 481 miles ; Montpelier , Vt . , 516 miles ; Boston , Mass . , 440 miles ; Providence , R. I. , 400 miles ; Hartford , Ct . , 335 miles . What distance will that man travel who goes from Augusta to Wash- ington ...
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... miles ; British America , 3,050,398 ; Mexico , 1,038,834 ; Central America , 203,551 ; Russian America , 394,000 ; Danish America , 380,000 . What is the area of North America ? 41. 66942 +48 +7432987 +463 + 87425 = how many ? Ans ...
... miles ; British America , 3,050,398 ; Mexico , 1,038,834 ; Central America , 203,551 ; Russian America , 394,000 ; Danish America , 380,000 . What is the area of North America ? 41. 66942 +48 +7432987 +463 + 87425 = how many ? Ans ...
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... distance from the earth to the sun is about 95,000,000 miles ; the distance to the moon is about 240,000 . How much farther to the sun than to the moon ? 38. EXAMPLES IN ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION . 1. A bought 2 * SUBTRACTION . 17.
... distance from the earth to the sun is about 95,000,000 miles ; the distance to the moon is about 240,000 . How much farther to the sun than to the moon ? 38. EXAMPLES IN ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION . 1. A bought 2 * SUBTRACTION . 17.
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... square how many square inches of glass in the house ? inches ; 60. The earth , in its annual revolution , moves 19 miles per second ; how far will it move in 1 week there being 7 days - in 1 week , 24 hours in 1 day , 3 MULTIPLICATION . 25.
... square how many square inches of glass in the house ? inches ; 60. The earth , in its annual revolution , moves 19 miles per second ; how far will it move in 1 week there being 7 days - in 1 week , 24 hours in 1 day , 3 MULTIPLICATION . 25.
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... miles . 61. What is the value of 379 acres of land at $ 153 per acre ? 62. Two men start from the same place and travel in the same direction ; one travels 56 miles and the other 75 miles per day ; how far apart will they be at the end ...
... miles . 61. What is the value of 379 acres of land at $ 153 per acre ? 62. Two men start from the same place and travel in the same direction ; one travels 56 miles and the other 75 miles per day ; how far apart will they be at the end ...
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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.