Adams's New Arithmetic: Arithmetic, in which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained and Synthetically Applied : for the Use of Schools and Academies in the United States |
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... dollars ; he expended S dollars in repairs , and then sold it so as to gain 5 dollars ; how many dollars did he get for the chaise ? 6. A man bought 3 cows ; for the first he gave 9 dollars , for the second he gave 12 dollars , and for ...
... dollars ; he expended S dollars in repairs , and then sold it so as to gain 5 dollars ; how many dollars did he get for the chaise ? 6. A man bought 3 cows ; for the first he gave 9 dollars , for the second he gave 12 dollars , and for ...
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... dollars each , 4 calves worth 3 dollars each , and 7 calves worth 5 dollars each how many calves had he ? 9. A man sold a cow for 16 dollars , some corn for 20 dol- lars , wheat for 25 dollars , and butter for 5 dollars ; how many dollars ...
... dollars each , 4 calves worth 3 dollars each , and 7 calves worth 5 dollars each how many calves had he ? 9. A man sold a cow for 16 dollars , some corn for 20 dol- lars , wheat for 25 dollars , and butter for 5 dollars ; how many dollars ...
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... dollars , a horse for 70 dollars , and a saddle for 9 dollars ; what was the whole amount ? Write the numbers as before directed , with units under units , tens under tens , & c . OPERATION . Charse , 210 dollars . Horse , 70 dollars ...
... dollars , a horse for 70 dollars , and a saddle for 9 dollars ; what was the whole amount ? Write the numbers as before directed , with units under units , tens under tens , & c . OPERATION . Charse , 210 dollars . Horse , 70 dollars ...
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... dollars , the answer . PROOF . We may reverse the order , and , beginning at the top , add the figures downward . If the two results are alike , the work is supposed to be right . From the examples and illustrations now given , we de ...
... dollars , the answer . PROOF . We may reverse the order , and , beginning at the top , add the figures downward . If the two results are alike , the work is supposed to be right . From the examples and illustrations now given , we de ...
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... dollars , B 2160 dollars , C 785 dollars , D 92 dollars ; what is the amount of his debts ? 2. A farmer raised in one year 1200 bushels of wheat , 850 bushels of Indian corn , 1000 bushels of oats , 1086 bush- els of barley , and 74 ...
... dollars , B 2160 dollars , C 785 dollars , D 92 dollars ; what is the amount of his debts ? 2. A farmer raised in one year 1200 bushels of wheat , 850 bushels of Indian corn , 1000 bushels of oats , 1086 bush- els of barley , and 74 ...
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12 cents acres amount annexing annuity answer apples bushels called ciphers cloth cost compound interest compound numbers contained cord feet cows cube root cubic currency decimal fractions difference divided dividend division dollars Dominical letter equal evident EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factor farthings federal money foot gain gallons given number given sum greatest common divisor Hence hogshead horse hundred hundredths improper fraction inches least common multiple length less measure merator miles mills minuend minutes mixed number months multiplicand multiply Note number of terms OPERATION oranges ounce pence pints present worth principal proportion quantity quarts quotient figure rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder right hand figure rule shillings side simple numbers sold solid feet square rods square root subtract subtrahend sugar tens thousandths units vulgar fractions weight whole number write yards of cloth