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... bought a pound of coffee , $ .32 ; a pound of butter , $ .33 ; and two bags of salt , $ .10 . How much money did she spend ? 9. Mrs. Brown paid $ 36 for a cloak and $ 14 for a dress . How much did both cost her ? 10. A grocer paid $ 100 ...
... bought a pound of coffee , $ .32 ; a pound of butter , $ .33 ; and two bags of salt , $ .10 . How much money did she spend ? 9. Mrs. Brown paid $ 36 for a cloak and $ 14 for a dress . How much did both cost her ? 10. A grocer paid $ 100 ...
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... a loss of $ .26 . 1. Edward bought a knife for $ .75 What was the selling price ? 2. James earned $ .60 a day , which was $ .25 more than Edward earned . How much did Edward earn ? 3. Mr. Rogers earned $ 43 a week , and SUBTRACTION . 21.
... a loss of $ .26 . 1. Edward bought a knife for $ .75 What was the selling price ? 2. James earned $ .60 a day , which was $ .25 more than Edward earned . How much did Edward earn ? 3. Mr. Rogers earned $ 43 a week , and SUBTRACTION . 21.
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... bought a horse for $ 175 . He paid $ 25 for transporting the horse , and then sold him for $ 150 . What was his loss ? 6. A merchant having two pieces of cloth containing 25 and 35 yards , sold 39 yards . How many yards did he have left ...
... bought a horse for $ 175 . He paid $ 25 for transporting the horse , and then sold him for $ 150 . What was his loss ? 6. A merchant having two pieces of cloth containing 25 and 35 yards , sold 39 yards . How many yards did he have left ...
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... Bought of MASON , BROWN & Co. @ .06 @ .18 @ 4.50 $ 150 MESSRS . JOHNSON & Co. , 250 bu . Wheat , 125 66 Potatoes , 80 66 Corn , . • Received payment , MASON , BROWN & Co. ST . LOUIS , MO . , Dec. , 15 , 1888 . Bought of FREDERICK TYLER ...
... Bought of MASON , BROWN & Co. @ .06 @ .18 @ 4.50 $ 150 MESSRS . JOHNSON & Co. , 250 bu . Wheat , 125 66 Potatoes , 80 66 Corn , . • Received payment , MASON , BROWN & Co. ST . LOUIS , MO . , Dec. , 15 , 1888 . Bought of FREDERICK TYLER ...
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... bought for $ 4.25 and sold at a gain of $ .75 . What was the selling price ? 6. From a piece of cloth containing 75 yards , 51 yards were cut . How many yards were left in the piece ? 7. A farmer had 80 bushels of wheat , 40 bushels of ...
... bought for $ 4.25 and sold at a gain of $ .75 . What was the selling price ? 6. From a piece of cloth containing 75 yards , 51 yards were cut . How many yards were left in the piece ? 7. A farmer had 80 bushels of wheat , 40 bushels of ...
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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.