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... peach , and his father gave one more ; how many peaches then had William ? 11. One and one are how many ? 12. George had two nuts , and his sister gave more ; how many nuts did he then have ? 13. Two and one are how many ? him him one ...
... peach , and his father gave one more ; how many peaches then had William ? 11. One and one are how many ? 12. George had two nuts , and his sister gave more ; how many nuts did he then have ? 13. Two and one are how many ? him him one ...
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... peaches , and having received 20 from his brother , and 10 from his cousin , he found he had 40 ; how many had he at first ? 18. Rufus had 40 cents on his birth - day , and 40 cents at Christmas ; how many cents did he have in all ? 19 ...
... peaches , and having received 20 from his brother , and 10 from his cousin , he found he had 40 ; how many had he at first ? 18. Rufus had 40 cents on his birth - day , and 40 cents at Christmas ; how many cents did he have in all ? 19 ...
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... peaches on my table , and gave 1 of them to a little girl ; how many peaches had I then on the table ? Why ? 8. Charles had 6 doves , but the cat killed 2 of them ; how many doves then had Charles ? Why ? 9. Rufus caught 7 fishes , and ...
... peaches on my table , and gave 1 of them to a little girl ; how many peaches had I then on the table ? Why ? 8. Charles had 6 doves , but the cat killed 2 of them ; how many doves then had Charles ? Why ? 9. Rufus caught 7 fishes , and ...
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... peaches ; what was the cost of both , and how much more was given for the peaches than for the apples ? 24. John is 17 years old , and Sally is 9 years old ; what is the difference of their ages ? What is the sum of their ages ...
... peaches ; what was the cost of both , and how much more was given for the peaches than for the apples ? 24. John is 17 years old , and Sally is 9 years old ; what is the difference of their ages ? What is the sum of their ages ...
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... peaches , at 3 cents apiece ? B. If one peach cost 3 cents , 4 peaches will cost 4 times 3 cents , or four three cents ; and 4 times 3 cents are 12 cents . 3. What do you mean by saying four times three cents ? ANS . I mean 3 cents ...
... peaches , at 3 cents apiece ? B. If one peach cost 3 cents , 4 peaches will cost 4 times 3 cents , or four three cents ; and 4 times 3 cents are 12 cents . 3. What do you mean by saying four times three cents ? ANS . I mean 3 cents ...
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Page 144 - If a certain city consume 4892684 gallons of water in 160 days, how many gallons would be consumed in a day ? 8. A library containing 4684 books is equally distributed among 24 boys and 16 girls ; how many books does each receive ? 9. If the divisor is 198, and the dividend 864921, what is the quotient ? 10. What is the quotient of 9876542, divided by 4682? 11. In a public procession, there were 69896 persons, who marched in divisions, each containing 420 persons ; how many divisions were there in...
Page 111 - If two men start from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, the one traveling at the rate of 3 miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 4 miles an hour, how far apart will they be at the end of 5 hours ? 11.
Page 89 - WEIGHT. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred-weight, cwt. 20 Hundred-weight
Page 98 - The terms folio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo, etc., indicate the number of leaves into which a sheet of paper is folded. A sheet folded in 2 leaves is called a Folio. A sheet folded in 4 leaves...
Page 37 - In one week there are 7 days ; how many days in 2 weeks ? 3 weeks ? 4 weeks ? 5 weeks ? 6 weeks ? 7 weeks ? 8 weeks ? 9 weeks ? 10 weeks ? 11 weeks ? 12 weeks ? 24.
Page 115 - The head of a fish is 7 inches long, the tail is as long as the head and |- of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the fish ? 9.
Page 37 - Zone rate zone rate zone rate zone rate zone rate zone rate zone rate 1 pound 2 pounds 3 pounds 4 pounds 5 pounds 6 pounds 7 pounds 8 pounds 9 pounds...
Page 98 - TABLE. 60 seconds (") make 1 minute, '. 60 minutes " 1 degree, . . . °. 30 degrees
Page 96 - 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 110 - If 4 firkins of butter cost 26 dollars, what will 7 firkins cost ? 15. If 3 men can do a piece of work in 7 days, how long will it take 1 man to do it? How long would it take 4 men ? 16.