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... month . How much were they per year ? 26. Mr. James bought a dozen lawn - tennis sets at $ 30 a set . What was the entire cost ? 27. If each banjo is worth $ 22.20 , what are 3 banjos worth ? 28. What is the product of ( 755 ) ...
... month . How much were they per year ? 26. Mr. James bought a dozen lawn - tennis sets at $ 30 a set . What was the entire cost ? 27. If each banjo is worth $ 22.20 , what are 3 banjos worth ? 28. What is the product of ( 755 ) ...
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... months ' rent at $ 41.66 ? 6. An army consisted of 95 regiments , each containing 1,146 men . How many men were there in the army ? 7. A railroad's daily receipts were $ 22,963 on the average one week of 6 days . What were its total ...
... months ' rent at $ 41.66 ? 6. An army consisted of 95 regiments , each containing 1,146 men . How many men were there in the army ? 7. A railroad's daily receipts were $ 22,963 on the average one week of 6 days . What were its total ...
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... months of each year ? In the last five months ? 10. If a man's car fare is $ .35 daily , how much will it be for a year of 365 days ? 11. If there are 35,934 farms in a State , averaging 75 acres to the farm at $ 28 an acre , what is ...
... months of each year ? In the last five months ? 10. If a man's car fare is $ .35 daily , how much will it be for a year of 365 days ? 11. If there are 35,934 farms in a State , averaging 75 acres to the farm at $ 28 an acre , what is ...
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... month , how much rent does he pay in 5 years ? 12. At $ 16.25 a month , what is the rent of a house per year ? 13. How many acres are there in 100 square miles , each square mile containing 640 acres ? 14. What cost 100 dozen eggs , if ...
... month , how much rent does he pay in 5 years ? 12. At $ 16.25 a month , what is the rent of a house per year ? 13. How many acres are there in 100 square miles , each square mile containing 640 acres ? 14. What cost 100 dozen eggs , if ...
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... month for rent . He spent $ 15 for repairs and $ 12 for fixtures . What did the tenement cost him for the year ? 32. A merchant bought 100 barrel , and 150 barrels at $ 4.50 . How much was his gain ? barrels of flour at $ 4.25 a He sold ...
... month for rent . He spent $ 15 for repairs and $ 12 for fixtures . What did the tenement cost him for the year ? 32. A merchant bought 100 barrel , and 150 barrels at $ 4.50 . How much was his gain ? barrels of flour at $ 4.25 a He sold ...
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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.