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... 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 oats , and 25 bushels of barley ...
... 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 oats , and 25 bushels of barley ...
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... gain of $ 75 ; the other for $ 200 at a loss of $ 50 . What did the carriage cost Mr. Francis ? 8. Mr. Thomas started business with $ 5,000 capital . His profits the first year were $ 1,906 and the third year $ 929 . His losses the ...
... gain of $ 75 ; the other for $ 200 at a loss of $ 50 . What did the carriage cost Mr. Francis ? 8. Mr. Thomas started business with $ 5,000 capital . His profits the first year were $ 1,906 and the third year $ 929 . His losses the ...
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... gains $ 12.50 on each overcoat , how much will he gain on 120 overcoats ? MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS . 116. Oral Problems . 1. What is 40 SIMPLE NUMBERS . 115 27 Miscellaneous Problems, 120.
... gains $ 12.50 on each overcoat , how much will he gain on 120 overcoats ? MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS . 116. Oral Problems . 1. What is 40 SIMPLE NUMBERS . 115 27 Miscellaneous Problems, 120.
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... gain ? 8. Mrs. Banks owns a house worth $ 21,900 ; a farm , $ 16 , - 350 ; cattle , $ 7,835 ; and stock , $ 105,000 . What is the entire value of the property ? 9. How much does Mr. Wheeler make by buying 1,500 bales of cotton at $ 175 ...
... gain ? 8. Mrs. Banks owns a house worth $ 21,900 ; a farm , $ 16 , - 350 ; cattle , $ 7,835 ; and stock , $ 105,000 . What is the entire value of the property ? 9. How much does Mr. Wheeler make by buying 1,500 bales of cotton at $ 175 ...
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... gain or lose , and how much ? 17. What is the result if seven hundred thousand times 75 is subtracted from seven million ? 18. Mr. Benson bought 500 barrels of potatoes at $ .80 per barrel ; 350 barrels of apples at $ 1.75 per barrel ...
... gain or lose , and how much ? 17. What is the result if seven hundred thousand times 75 is subtracted from seven million ? 18. Mr. Benson bought 500 barrels of potatoes at $ .80 per barrel ; 350 barrels of apples at $ 1.75 per barrel ...
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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.