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... cost them ? 39. At a school entertainment 7 boys read compositions , 5 girls recited pieces of poetry , 4 other boys and 4 other girls sung . How many children took part in the exercises ? 40. The children of a school having a holiday ...
... cost them ? 39. At a school entertainment 7 boys read compositions , 5 girls recited pieces of poetry , 4 other boys and 4 other girls sung . How many children took part in the exercises ? 40. The children of a school having a holiday ...
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... cost him ? 44. A fisherman caught 265 fish one week , 308 the next , 127 the next , and 205 the next . How many did he catch in the four weeks ? 45. A silversmith used 2798 grains of silver in one week , 1068 grains the next , and 2058 ...
... cost him ? 44. A fisherman caught 265 fish one week , 308 the next , 127 the next , and 205 the next . How many did he catch in the four weeks ? 45. A silversmith used 2798 grains of silver in one week , 1068 grains the next , and 2058 ...
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... cost than the slate ? 2. A boy solved 12 examples on Monday and 15 on Tues- day . How many more did he solve on Tuesday than on Monday ? 3. A horse traveled 9 miles the first hour and 7 miles the second . How much farther did he travel ...
... cost than the slate ? 2. A boy solved 12 examples on Monday and 15 on Tues- day . How many more did he solve on Tuesday than on Monday ? 3. A horse traveled 9 miles the first hour and 7 miles the second . How much farther did he travel ...
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... cost $ 276 . If the cow cost $ 61 , what was the cost of the horse ? 33. A clerk earned in a year $ 897.35 , and spent $ 635.20 How much did he save ? 34. The cost of building a house was $ 3972.59 , and of furnishing it $ 1561.30 . How ...
... cost $ 276 . If the cow cost $ 61 , what was the cost of the horse ? 33. A clerk earned in a year $ 897.35 , and spent $ 635.20 How much did he save ? 34. The cost of building a house was $ 3972.59 , and of furnishing it $ 1561.30 . How ...
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... cost $ 36845 , which was $ 18295 more than the old one cost . What did the old one cost ? 43. A drover purchased 18694 cattle during the year , and sold them all , except 385 that he lost by accident and disease . How many did he sell ...
... cost $ 36845 , which was $ 18295 more than the old one cost . What did the old one cost ? 43. A drover purchased 18694 cattle during the year , and sold them all , except 385 that he lost by accident and disease . How many did he sell ...
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12 cents 30 cents 50 cents 9 tens acres acres of land ANALYSIS annexed apiece apples barrels of flour bought bushels bushels of wheat ciphers column common fraction contained cost cubic denominate number dissimilar fractions division dollar dozen earn equal exact divisors expenses expressed farm farmer feet figure Find the interest gain gallons Hence Henry horses hundreds hundredths improper fractions inches integers James least common denominator merchant miles per hour million mills minuend mixed numbers multiplicand notation numbers in rows ORAL EXERCISES paid partial dividend piece prime factors prime number PROCESS Proper Fraction quarts QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW quires quotient Reduce remainder rods RULE.-Multiply sell sheets similar fractions sold spent square square miles subtract subtrahend thing is divided thousand thousandths three-cent pieces units week worth write WRITTEN EXERCISES yards of cloth
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Page 154 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 86 - Cancel the common factors from both the dividend and divisor. II. Then divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.
Page 67 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 139 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 137 - 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 77 - Write the divisor at the left of the dividend with a curved line between them. Find how many times the...
Page 154 - 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 132 - RULE. — Annex ciphers to the numerator and divide by the denominator. Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed.
Page 136 - Multiply as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the product point off as many figures for decimals as there are decimal places in both factors.
Page 138 - 03, the same as before. IT 73. The foregoing examples and remarks are sufficient to establish the following RULE. In the division of decimal fractions, divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many figures for decimals, as the decimal figures in the dividend exceed those in the divisor, and if there are not so many figures in the quotient, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers.