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... rods of fencing around it ; what is the length of one side of the field ? Ans . 148 rods . 112. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE XII . What is 1 fourth of 5847 dollars ? OPERATION . 4 ) 5847 14612 - - Explanation . Here , after dividing what we can ...
... rods of fencing around it ; what is the length of one side of the field ? Ans . 148 rods . 112. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE XII . What is 1 fourth of 5847 dollars ? OPERATION . 4 ) 5847 14612 - - Explanation . Here , after dividing what we can ...
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... rod ; he gave in payment three 25 - cent pieces and one 10 - cent piece ; how many cents should he receive in return ? Ans . 9 cts . 94. Henry had four 10 - cent pieces , one 5 - cent , and four 3 - cent pieces ; with his money he ...
... rod ; he gave in payment three 25 - cent pieces and one 10 - cent piece ; how many cents should he receive in return ? Ans . 9 cts . 94. Henry had four 10 - cent pieces , one 5 - cent , and four 3 - cent pieces ; with his money he ...
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... rod there are 5 yards ; how many rods are there in 407 yards ? Ans . 74 rods . 23. At $ a quire , how many quires of paper can be bought for $ ? 24. If I can weave time can I weave Ans . 2 quires . of a yard of cloth in 1 hour , in what ...
... rod there are 5 yards ; how many rods are there in 407 yards ? Ans . 74 rods . 23. At $ a quire , how many quires of paper can be bought for $ ? 24. If I can weave time can I weave Ans . 2 quires . of a yard of cloth in 1 hour , in what ...
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... rod there are 5 feet ; how many feet are there in 1 rod ? Ans . 16 feet . 36. A man in business lost $ 758 in 1 year ; this was equal to of the money he put in trade ; how much money did he put in trade ? 37. I gained $ 3478 by selling ...
... rod there are 5 feet ; how many feet are there in 1 rod ? Ans . 16 feet . 36. A man in business lost $ 758 in 1 year ; this was equal to of the money he put in trade ; how much money did he put in trade ? 37. I gained $ 3478 by selling ...
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... rods in length , 16 rods were laid in one day ; what part of the wall was laid in 1 day ? 57. What part of 20 is 4 ? 15 ? 13 ? 21 ? NOTE . 2 호 = ; 20 40 , or that 5 is of 40 . = Ans .. 40 ; 2 is the same part of 20 that § is of 58 ...
... rods in length , 16 rods were laid in one day ; what part of the wall was laid in 1 day ? 57. What part of 20 is 4 ? 15 ? 13 ? 21 ? NOTE . 2 호 = ; 20 40 , or that 5 is of 40 . = Ans .. 40 ; 2 is the same part of 20 that § is of 58 ...
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Page 125 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 160 - 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 155 - Troy weight are weighed gold,* silver, jewels, and all iquors. The denominations are pounds, ounces, pennyweights, and grains. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) make 1 pennyweight, marked pwt. 20 pennyweights - - 1 ounce, ----- oz. 12 ounces - - - - 1 pound, ----- lb.
Page 166 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal. 31£ gallons ------ 1 barrel, - - - bar.
Page 67 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 168 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a line, every part of which is equally distant from : a point within called the centre ; as AEFGBD.
Page 237 - To find the present worth — Divide the given sum by the amount of $1 for the given time, and the quotient will be the PRESENT WORTH.
Page 31 - How many days are there in the year, there being in January, 31 days ; in February, 28 ; in March, 31 ; in April, 30 ; in May, 31 ; in June, 30 ; in July, 31 ; in August, 31 ; in September, 30 ; in October, 31 ; in November, 30 ; and in December, 31 ? 93.
Page 167 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 174 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.