Intellectual ArithmeticThompson, Brown & Company, 1877 - Arithmetic |
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... months for 60 dollars ; what did he receive for 1 month ? For 3 months ? 12. If the interest of 1 dollar is 6 cents for a year , what is the interest of 7 dollars for the same time ? 13. If the interest of 1 dollar is 6 cents for 1 year ...
... months for 60 dollars ; what did he receive for 1 month ? For 3 months ? 12. If the interest of 1 dollar is 6 cents for a year , what is the interest of 7 dollars for the same time ? 13. If the interest of 1 dollar is 6 cents for 1 year ...
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... month ; how much can he earn in 7 months ? In 9 months ? 17. A man worked for 11 dollars a month , and earned 77 dollars ; how long did he work ? 18. If 72 peaches are divided equally between 8 boys , how many does each receive ? 19 ...
... month ; how much can he earn in 7 months ? In 9 months ? 17. A man worked for 11 dollars a month , and earned 77 dollars ; how long did he work ? 18. If 72 peaches are divided equally between 8 boys , how many does each receive ? 19 ...
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... months , how many horses will eat 8 tons in 12 months ? 23. If 5 horses eat 10 tons of hay in 6 months , how many tons will 7 horses eat in the same time ? 24. Bought 6 tons of coal at 8 dollars a ton , and paid for it with cloth at 4 ...
... months , how many horses will eat 8 tons in 12 months ? 23. If 5 horses eat 10 tons of hay in 6 months , how many tons will 7 horses eat in the same time ? 24. Bought 6 tons of coal at 8 dollars a ton , and paid for it with cloth at 4 ...
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... months , what will 2 men earn in 6 months ? 17. Six times 8 are how many times 12 ? 18. Ten times 6 are how many times 12 ? 20 ? 5 ? 19. Eight times 8 are how many times 4 ? 32 ? 16 ? 20. Seven times 10 are how many times 5 ? 7 ? 14 ...
... months , what will 2 men earn in 6 months ? 17. Six times 8 are how many times 12 ? 18. Ten times 6 are how many times 12 ? 20 ? 5 ? 19. Eight times 8 are how many times 4 ? 32 ? 16 ? 20. Seven times 10 are how many times 5 ? 7 ? 14 ...
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... months in a year , how many years are there in 96 months ? In 75 months ? 8. If there are 30 days in a month , how many months are there in 90 days ? In 60 days ? 9. If there are 16 ounces in a pound , how many pounds are there in 80 ...
... months in a year , how many years are there in 96 months ? In 75 months ? 8. If there are 30 days in a month , how many months are there in 90 days ? In 60 days ? 9. If there are 16 ounces in a pound , how many pounds are there in 80 ...
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$4 a yard 12 cents 12 dollars 12 per cent 12 rods 20 cents 30 days 9 cents 9 dollars acres apples cost asked the age barrel cost barrel of flour barrels of apples bushels of corn bushels of oats bushels of wheat cents a pound cents apiece cords of wood Count backward cows divided dollars a barrel dollars a yard earn eight Eighteen eighths of 24 eleven equal feet fifths flour cost Forty-eight Forty-nine furlongs gain gallons gave gills give half halves horses eat hound hour interest of $1 less 9 less six LESSON LESSON II lowest terms melon miles MINUEND molasses months multiply nine ninths oranges paid peaches pears pecks pennyweights PHILLIPS ACADEMY piece pint pound cost pupil quarts Reduce seven sevenths of 21 sheep sixths sold Solution square rods subtract tenths third three fourths trees Troy Weight twelve weeks worth yards of cloth
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Page 93 - 1 Dime, " d. 10 Dimes " 1 Dollar, " S. 10 Dollars " 1 Eagle, " e. NOTE. The words eagle and dime are seldom or never used in business transactions. Dollars and cents are usually separated by a point ; thus, $36.42 is read, 36 dollars and 42 cents.
Page 64 - If 2 men start from the same place and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 4...
Page 100 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 65 - If 4 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 3 men do twice as much work ? 15.
Page 143 - INTEREST is money paid for the us* of borrowed money. The money borrowed is called the Principal. The sum of the principal and interest is called the Amount. 2. In many of the United States interest is computed at 6 per cent., and this will be the per cent. understood in this book if no other is mentioned. 3. In computing interest, thirty days are usually considered a month, and 12 months a year.
Page 94 - TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, marked dwt. 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce, " oz. 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib. 1. How many grains in 2dwt.
Page 101 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 171 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 95 - TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, marked oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, " qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred Weight, " cwt 20 Hundred Weight " 1 Ton,
Page 27 - SIGN. A short horizontal line, — , is the sign of subtraction. It is usually read minus, which is a Latin word signifying less. It shows that the number after it is to be taken from the number before it.