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... grain were there in each store - house , and how many in both ? 30. A census - taker found that the population in five towns . was as follows : In the first , 2134 ; in the second , 1927 ; in the third , 3411 ; in the fourth , 1095 ; in ...
... grain were there in each store - house , and how many in both ? 30. A census - taker found that the population in five towns . was as follows : In the first , 2134 ; in the second , 1927 ; in the third , 3411 ; in the fourth , 1095 ; in ...
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... grains of silver in one week , 1068 grains the next , and 2058 the next . How many grains did he use in those weeks ? 46. Bought one house and lot for $ 6825 , another for $ 5075 , and sold them so as to gain on both $ 1500 . How much ...
... grains of silver in one week , 1068 grains the next , and 2058 the next . How many grains did he use in those weeks ? 46. Bought one house and lot for $ 6825 , another for $ 5075 , and sold them so as to gain on both $ 1500 . How much ...
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... grain . He sold 496 bushels to A , 1864 bushels to B , and the rest to C. How many bushels did he sell to C ? * 20. The area of Massachusetts is 8315 square miles ; of Pennsylvania , 45215 square miles ; of Florida , 58680 square miles ...
... grain . He sold 496 bushels to A , 1864 bushels to B , and the rest to C. How many bushels did he sell to C ? * 20. The area of Massachusetts is 8315 square miles ; of Pennsylvania , 45215 square miles ; of Florida , 58680 square miles ...
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... grain merchant sold 200 bushels of corn for 63 cents per bushel , and lost by the sale $ 8.94 . How much did it cost him ? 11. Two persons leave the same place at the same time and travel in the same direction , one at the rate of 35 ...
... grain merchant sold 200 bushels of corn for 63 cents per bushel , and lost by the sale $ 8.94 . How much did it cost him ? 11. Two persons leave the same place at the same time and travel in the same direction , one at the rate of 35 ...
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... grain to one man , of it to What part of his grain of it to another . did he sell ? 11. A boy paid of a dollar for a sled , of a dollar for a bow , and of a dollar for some arrows . How much did he pay for all ? 12. A student paid $ 8 ...
... grain to one man , of it to What part of his grain of it to another . did he sell ? 11. A boy paid of a dollar for a sled , of a dollar for a bow , and of a dollar for some arrows . How much did he pay for all ? 12. A student paid $ 8 ...
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12 cents 30 cents acres acres of land ANALYSIS annexing apples bought boys bushels ciphers common fraction contained cost decimal places decimal point denominate number dissimilar fractions division dollars dozen earn eight equal exact divisors expressed farm farmer figures Find the interest Find the value gain gallons grains Hence Henry horses hundredths improper fractions integers James least common denominator long ton miles per hour million mills minuend mixed numbers multiplicand Multiply notation number of decimal numbers in rows ORAL EXERCISES ounces paid piece prime factors PROCESS quarts QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW quires quotient reams receive Reduce remainder rods rule RULE.-Multiply sell sheets similar fractions spent square miles subtract subtrahend TABLE tens tenths thick thousand thousandths three-cent pieces TROY WEIGHT units week wide worth 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.