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Page 77
... purchase to cover a room 6 yd . long and 43 yd . wide , strips running length- wise ? SOLUTION . It will be necessary to purchase as much carpeting as if the room were 5 yd . wide , the excess of under in the last strip . - 1 strip ...
... purchase to cover a room 6 yd . long and 43 yd . wide , strips running length- wise ? SOLUTION . It will be necessary to purchase as much carpeting as if the room were 5 yd . wide , the excess of under in the last strip . - 1 strip ...
Page 79
... purchased , and how wide a strip must be turned under ? 20. At $ 2.50 a yard , what will be the cost of a carpet to cover a parlor floor 6 yd . long and 54 yd . wide , if 3 yd . is wasted in matching ? 21. How many yards of matting 1 yd ...
... purchased , and how wide a strip must be turned under ? 20. At $ 2.50 a yard , what will be the cost of a carpet to cover a parlor floor 6 yd . long and 54 yd . wide , if 3 yd . is wasted in matching ? 21. How many yards of matting 1 yd ...
Page 82
... purchased . 1. What would it cost to paper the walls of a room 18 ft . long , 12 ft . wide , and 9 ft . high , with paper 8 yd . to the roll and yd . wide , at 45 ¢ a roll ? 2. How many strips of paper , and how many double rolls , will ...
... purchased . 1. What would it cost to paper the walls of a room 18 ft . long , 12 ft . wide , and 9 ft . high , with paper 8 yd . to the roll and yd . wide , at 45 ¢ a roll ? 2. How many strips of paper , and how many double rolls , will ...
Page 126
... purchasing agent receives for his services 3 % of the value of goods purchased . How much will he receive for purchasing $ 2000 worth of goods ? 3. How much must I pay my agent for selling $ 3000 worth of potatoes if I pay him 5 % ? 4 ...
... purchasing agent receives for his services 3 % of the value of goods purchased . How much will he receive for purchasing $ 2000 worth of goods ? 3. How much must I pay my agent for selling $ 3000 worth of potatoes if I pay him 5 % ? 4 ...
Page 127
... purchasing agent is usually a cer- tain per cent of the value of his purchases . The commission of a sales agent , or of a collector , is usually a certain per cent of the amount collected . 249. The merchandise sent to a commission ...
... purchasing agent is usually a cer- tain per cent of the value of his purchases . The commission of a sales agent , or of a collector , is usually a certain per cent of the amount collected . 249. The merchandise sent to a commission ...
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Page 89 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Page 45 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 45 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 206 - The square of a number composed of tens and units is equal to the square of the tens, plus twice the product of the tens by the units, plus the square of the units.
Page 5 - A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit...
Page 6 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 276 - A can shear 41 sheep in a day, B 63, and C 54; what is the number of sheep in the smallest flock that would furnish exact days' labor for each of them shearing alone ? Ans.
Page 6 - 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 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd.
Page 94 - Two men start from the same place and travel in the same direction ; one, 5 miles an hour ; the other, 7 miles an hour.