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... gallons of milk worth ? 9. Matthew gave 10 dimes in payment for 8 pounds of sugar at 9 cents a pound , and 5 pounds of corn meal at 4 cents a pound . How much change is due him ? 10. At 8 cents a yard , how much will 30 yards of lace ...
... gallons of milk worth ? 9. Matthew gave 10 dimes in payment for 8 pounds of sugar at 9 cents a pound , and 5 pounds of corn meal at 4 cents a pound . How much change is due him ? 10. At 8 cents a yard , how much will 30 yards of lace ...
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... gallons of water in a minute , while a second pipe discharges from it 12 gallons in a minute , how many gallons of the water will there be in the cistern at the end of 20 minutes ? 14. Ellen bought 2 pounds of butter at $ .34 a pound ...
... gallons of water in a minute , while a second pipe discharges from it 12 gallons in a minute , how many gallons of the water will there be in the cistern at the end of 20 minutes ? 14. Ellen bought 2 pounds of butter at $ .34 a pound ...
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... gallons . How many gallons are there in each barrel ? 9. If there are desks for 480 pupils in 12 rooms , there are desks for how many pupils in each room ? 131. Illustrate the PRINCIPLES OF DIVISION by using the three following forms ...
... gallons . How many gallons are there in each barrel ? 9. If there are desks for 480 pupils in 12 rooms , there are desks for how many pupils in each room ? 131. Illustrate the PRINCIPLES OF DIVISION by using the three following forms ...
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... gallons of milk , 4 quarts each , will be re- quired to fill 8 pails , each holding 6 quarts ? 3. A book was sold for $ .63 , which was $ .12 less than its cost . For how much should it have been sold to gain $ .12 ? 4. If 9 yards of ...
... gallons of milk , 4 quarts each , will be re- quired to fill 8 pails , each holding 6 quarts ? 3. A book was sold for $ .63 , which was $ .12 less than its cost . For how much should it have been sold to gain $ .12 ? 4. If 9 yards of ...
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... gallon 1 quart of vine- gar , how much do the 5 jars together contain ? 5 × 1 quart = 5 quarts 1 gallon 1 quart ; 5 × 1 gallon lons . Ans .: 6 gallons 1 quart . = 5 gal- 2. A can of milk was emptied into 6 pans , each holding 3 How much ...
... gallon 1 quart of vine- gar , how much do the 5 jars together contain ? 5 × 1 quart = 5 quarts 1 gallon 1 quart ; 5 × 1 gallon lons . Ans .: 6 gallons 1 quart . = 5 gal- 2. A can of milk was emptied into 6 pans , each holding 3 How much ...
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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.