The Youth's Assistant in Theoretic and Practical Arithmetic, : Designed for the Use of Schools in the United States |
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... questions is then expressed in general terms , denominated the Rule , which is still further illustrated by a great va- riety of practical questions . The rules and questions for practice are much like those in the former edition ...
... questions is then expressed in general terms , denominated the Rule , which is still further illustrated by a great va- riety of practical questions . The rules and questions for practice are much like those in the former edition ...
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... practice of grossing , as it is called , originate ? is now pretty generally laid aside , 21. What articles are weighed and 25 pounds are considered a by this weight ? quarter , and 4 quarters , or 100 pounds , a hundred weight . QUESTIONS ...
... practice of grossing , as it is called , originate ? is now pretty generally laid aside , 21. What articles are weighed and 25 pounds are considered a by this weight ? quarter , and 4 quarters , or 100 pounds , a hundred weight . QUESTIONS ...
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... QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE . er ? 5. According to the census 8. How many dollars are of 1820 , Windsor contained 2565 dollars , 7009 dollars , and 2956 inhabitants , Middlebury , | 796 dollars when added togeth- 2535 , Montpelier 2308 , and ...
... QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE . er ? 5. According to the census 8. How many dollars are of 1820 , Windsor contained 2565 dollars , 7009 dollars , and 2956 inhabitants , Middlebury , | 796 dollars when added togeth- 2535 , Montpelier 2308 , and ...
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... QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE . 22 . What is the product , 308879 by twenty. 7. In the division of a prize among 207 men , each man's share was 534 dollars ; what was the value of the prize ? 534 dolls . 207 men . 3738 1068 Ans . 110538 dolls ...
... QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE . 22 . What is the product , 308879 by twenty. 7. In the division of a prize among 207 men , each man's share was 534 dollars ; what was the value of the prize ? 534 dolls . 207 men . 3738 1068 Ans . 110538 dolls ...
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... QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE . 6. In 1810 , Montpelier con- tained 1877 inhabitants , and in 1820 , 2308 inhabitants ; what | was the increase , and in what time ? 1820 1810 21. Gunpowder was invent- ed in the year 1330 ; then how long was ...
... QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE . 6. In 1810 , Montpelier con- tained 1877 inhabitants , and in 1820 , 2308 inhabitants ; what | was the increase , and in what time ? 1820 1810 21. Gunpowder was invent- ed in the year 1330 ; then how long was ...
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acres amount angle apples Arithmetic beans remain boys bushels called ciphers circumference cloth cost common denominator common divisor compound compound interest contained cows cube root decimal denoted diameter divide dividend division dollars dolls dry measure equal expressed feet figure five beans foot four beans gain gallon given number greatest common divisor half Hence hundred hundredths inches interest lars least common multiple left hand lemons length measure meration method miles minuend months multiplicand multiply nine payment pence piece pound principal proper fraction proportion quantity quarter quarts QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE quotient ratio Reduce right hand rods RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply shillings side six beans sixth solid square root subtract tens tenths third three beans TROY WEIGHT units vulgar fraction weeks weight whole number worth write yards of cloth
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