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... yards of cloth to one merchant , 342 to another , and 231 to another ; how many yards did he sell in all ? Ans . 698 . 125 Having arranged the numbers so that units OPERATION . Stand under units , tens under tens , etc. , add the units ...
... yards of cloth to one merchant , 342 to another , and 231 to another ; how many yards did he sell in all ? Ans . 698 . 125 Having arranged the numbers so that units OPERATION . Stand under units , tens under tens , etc. , add the units ...
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... yards of cloth for $ 2 , and 8 pounds of sugar for $ 1 . In payment I gave a ten and a five dollar bill ; what change shall the merchant return to me ? 6. Mr. Fox , owning 3762 acres of land , gave 563 acres to his oldest son , and 672 ...
... yards of cloth for $ 2 , and 8 pounds of sugar for $ 1 . In payment I gave a ten and a five dollar bill ; what change shall the merchant return to me ? 6. Mr. Fox , owning 3762 acres of land , gave 563 acres to his oldest son , and 672 ...
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... yards of cloth in 29 pieces , if each piece con- tains 31 yards ? 61. To multiply by a composite number . A COMPOSITE NUMBER is the product of two or more num- bers ; thus 15 is a composite number , whose factors are 3 and 5 ; and 12 is ...
... yards of cloth in 29 pieces , if each piece con- tains 31 yards ? 61. To multiply by a composite number . A COMPOSITE NUMBER is the product of two or more num- bers ; thus 15 is a composite number , whose factors are 3 and 5 ; and 12 is ...
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... yards of cloth in 10 bales , each bale containing 25 pieces , and each piece 24 yards ? 8. If 12 men do a piece of work in 7 days , in how many days can 1 man do 5 times as much work ? 9. Multiply forty - three million , seven hundred ...
... yards of cloth in 10 bales , each bale containing 25 pieces , and each piece 24 yards ? 8. If 12 men do a piece of work in 7 days , in how many days can 1 man do 5 times as much work ? 9. Multiply forty - three million , seven hundred ...
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... yards of cloth at $ 2 per yard , and the balance in money ; how much money did he receive ? 8. A merchant bought 846 barrels of flour for $ 7191 ; he sold 526 barrels at $ 9 per barrel , and the remainder at $ 8 per barrel ; did he gain ...
... yards of cloth at $ 2 per yard , and the balance in money ; how much money did he receive ? 8. A merchant bought 846 barrels of flour for $ 7191 ; he sold 526 barrels at $ 9 per barrel , and the remainder at $ 8 per barrel ; did he gain ...
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Page 39 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 281 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 73 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 74 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 292 - RULE. Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms less one, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 134 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many figures for decimals in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor.
Page 72 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 24 - ROLE. 1. Write the less number under the greater, units, under units, tens under tens, etc., and draw a line beneath. 2. Beginning at the right hand, take each figure of the subtrahend from the figure above it, and set the remainder under the line.
Page 67 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 126 - The denominator of a decimal fraction is not usually expressed, since it can be easily determined, it being 1 with as many ciphers annexed as there are figures in the given decimal. 158. A decimal fraction is distinguished from a whole number by a period, called the decimal point...