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... Bills ,. 60 Miscellaneous Problems , 132 • DENOMINATE INTEGERS , Miscellaneous Problems , ( Compound Numbers . ) 61 • Division , 134 • • 63 • • Miscellaneous Problems , 144 DENOMINATE FRACTIONS , 148 • • Tables of Money , • 64 , 65 ...
... Bills ,. 60 Miscellaneous Problems , 132 • DENOMINATE INTEGERS , Miscellaneous Problems , ( Compound Numbers . ) 61 • Division , 134 • • 63 • • Miscellaneous Problems , 144 DENOMINATE FRACTIONS , 148 • • Tables of Money , • 64 , 65 ...
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... Bills and Cash Acc't , 213 . PERCENTAGE , 214 Miscellaneous Problems , 226 PROFIT AND Loss , 230 COMMISSION , • Miscellaneous Problems , Simple Proportion , . Compound Proportion , Inverse Proportion , . Distributive Proportion ...
... Bills and Cash Acc't , 213 . PERCENTAGE , 214 Miscellaneous Problems , 226 PROFIT AND Loss , 230 COMMISSION , • Miscellaneous Problems , Simple Proportion , . Compound Proportion , Inverse Proportion , . Distributive Proportion ...
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... bill was given in payment of a debt of $ 799 . What sum should be returned to the debtor ? 8. A farm bought for $ 20,100 was sold for $ 19,899 . What was the loss ? 9. The population of New York City in 1880 was 22 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
... bill was given in payment of a debt of $ 799 . What sum should be returned to the debtor ? 8. A farm bought for $ 20,100 was sold for $ 19,899 . What was the loss ? 9. The population of New York City in 1880 was 22 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
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... bills : MR . JAMES THOMPSON , 25 lb. Sugar , 10 gal . Molasses , 2 bl . Flour , * NEW ORLEANS , Oct. 12 , 1888 . Bought of MASON , BROWN & Co. @ .06 ... bill for each of the following SUBTRACTION . 23 Multiplication, Division, Subtraction,
... bills : MR . JAMES THOMPSON , 25 lb. Sugar , 10 gal . Molasses , 2 bl . Flour , * NEW ORLEANS , Oct. 12 , 1888 . Bought of MASON , BROWN & Co. @ .06 ... bill for each of the following SUBTRACTION . 23 Multiplication, Division, Subtraction,
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Charles Scott Venable. 82. Make a receipted bill for each of the following forms : Groceries . 14 lb. Sugar ,. 10 " Coffee , 8 66 Tea , 50 " Butter , Dry Goods . 15 yd . Calico , • • • Gingham , 20 " 35 " Muslin , 12 " Cashmere ...
Charles Scott Venable. 82. Make a receipted bill for each of the following forms : Groceries . 14 lb. Sugar ,. 10 " Coffee , 8 66 Tea , 50 " Butter , Dry Goods . 15 yd . Calico , • • • Gingham , 20 " 35 " Muslin , 12 " Cashmere ...
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30 days acres amount bank discount barrels of flour bill bought brokerage bushels buys ciphers column commission common fraction containing cost price cube cubic cubic foot decimal fraction decimal point dimes divided dividend dollar point dollars earns equals exchange Explanation.-1 factor farm feet long feet wide find a number Find the interest Find the product Find the quotient gain gallons greatest common divisor grocer horse hundred hundredweight inches integer least common multiple loss lower denominations marking price merchant minuend MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS months multiplicand multiplied number of units Oral Problems ounces paid payment pecks pounds premium present worth principal quarts rate per cent receive Reduce remainder selling price shares sold square subtract subtrahend tens thousand thousandths tons of coal weighing whole number Write the numbers Written Problems yards of cloth
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Page 77 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 68 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 68 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 171 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 335 - RULE. — From half the sum of the three sides, subtract each side separately; multiply the half -sum and the three remainders together; the square root of the product is the area.
Page 172 - Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off in the product as many decimal places as there are in both factors.
Page 326 - Which proves that the square of a number composed of tens and units contains, the square of the tens plus twice the product of the tens by the units, plus the square of the units.
Page 332 - D", and A* : Bi : : C* : D*. BOOK III. THE CIRCLE, AND THE MEASURE OF ANGLES. DEFINITIONS. 152. A CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as the figure ADB E.
Page 127 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 91 - Mnltiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.