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... sell ? OPERATION . 4 ) 172 4 3 Explanation . He sold 1 fourth of 172 apples , which is as many apples as there are 4's in 172 , etc. In 17 tens or 170 , there are 40 or 4 tens of 4's ; we write a figure 4 under the line in the ten's ...
... sell ? OPERATION . 4 ) 172 4 3 Explanation . He sold 1 fourth of 172 apples , which is as many apples as there are 4's in 172 , etc. In 17 tens or 170 , there are 40 or 4 tens of 4's ; we write a figure 4 under the line in the ten's ...
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... sell a piece of meat weighing 21 pounds at 15 cents a pound ; if he sold 12 pounds of the inferior part of the piece at 9 cents a pound , at what price per pound must he sell the remainder , that he may lose nothing ? Ans . 23 cents . f ...
... sell a piece of meat weighing 21 pounds at 15 cents a pound ; if he sold 12 pounds of the inferior part of the piece at 9 cents a pound , at what price per pound must he sell the remainder , that he may lose nothing ? Ans . 23 cents . f ...
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... sell a part equal to of an acre , what part of the acre shall I still own ? OPERATION . Minuend . 2 = Subtrahend . = coko - Remainder . - Explanation . Changing the minuend and subtrahend to frac- tional numbers having a common ...
... sell a part equal to of an acre , what part of the acre shall I still own ? OPERATION . Minuend . 2 = Subtrahend . = coko - Remainder . - Explanation . Changing the minuend and subtrahend to frac- tional numbers having a common ...
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... selling ? 6. A farmer who had 25 acres of land to sow , has sowed 15 acres with a machine , and 4 acres by hand ; how many acres remain to be sowed ? For Dictation Exercises , see " Manual and Key , " page 65 . MULTIPLICATION . 232 ...
... selling ? 6. A farmer who had 25 acres of land to sow , has sowed 15 acres with a machine , and 4 acres by hand ; how many acres remain to be sowed ? For Dictation Exercises , see " Manual and Key , " page 65 . MULTIPLICATION . 232 ...
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... selling a lot of cotton ; if this is equal to of what the cotton cost me , what did it cost me ? 38. $ 46 is of what number ? 139. 30 yards is of what number ? ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE II . If % of a pound of ART . 244. ] 127 DIVISION .
... selling a lot of cotton ; if this is equal to of what the cotton cost me , what did it cost me ? 38. $ 46 is of what number ? 139. 30 yards is of what number ? ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE II . If % of a pound of ART . 244. ] 127 DIVISION .
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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.