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... earned 9 cents on Monday and 6 cents on Tues- How much did he earn on both days ? 6. Harry is 5 years old , and his sister is 6 years older than he . How old is his sister ? 7. In one field there are 5 sheep and in another there are 7 ...
... earned 9 cents on Monday and 6 cents on Tues- How much did he earn on both days ? 6. Harry is 5 years old , and his sister is 6 years older than he . How old is his sister ? 7. In one field there are 5 sheep and in another there are 7 ...
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... earned $ 10 per week , and spent $ 5 of it . How much had he left ? 6. Nine men fell from a scaffold , and 4 of them were killed . How many were not killed ? 7. A freight train of 10 cars contained 4 open cars , and the rest were closed ...
... earned $ 10 per week , and spent $ 5 of it . How much had he left ? 6. Nine men fell from a scaffold , and 4 of them were killed . How many were not killed ? 7. A freight train of 10 cars contained 4 open cars , and the rest were closed ...
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... earned 14 cents and spent 7 of them . How much had he left ? 5. A merchant has a piece of cloth containing 16 yards . If he sells 8 yards , how much will he have left ? 6. A farmer who had 16 bushels of seed corn planted 7 bushels of it ...
... earned 14 cents and spent 7 of them . How much had he left ? 5. A merchant has a piece of cloth containing 16 yards . If he sells 8 yards , how much will he have left ? 6. A farmer who had 16 bushels of seed corn planted 7 bushels of it ...
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... 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 much more did it cost to build it , than to furnish it ? 35. The population of a ...
... 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 much more did it cost to build it , than to furnish it ? 35. The population of a ...
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... earned $ 4 per day . How much did he earn in 5 days ? 7. An orchard contained 5 rows of 6 trees each . How many trees were there in the orchard ? 8. How many are 5 times 6 trees ? How many are 5 times 6 ? 9. James solved 5 problems per ...
... earned $ 4 per day . How much did he earn in 5 days ? 7. An orchard contained 5 rows of 6 trees each . How many trees were there in the orchard ? 8. How many are 5 times 6 trees ? How many are 5 times 6 ? 9. James solved 5 problems per ...
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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.