Intellectual ArithmeticThompson, Brown & Company, 1877 - Arithmetic |
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... sold it for ten dollars ; how much did he gain ? 16. A man bought a sled for ten dollars , and sold it for seven ; how much did he lose ? 17. A man owing ten dollars , paid four dollars ; how much did he still owe ? 18. A man owing ten ...
... sold it for ten dollars ; how much did he gain ? 16. A man bought a sled for ten dollars , and sold it for seven ; how much did he lose ? 17. A man owing ten dollars , paid four dollars ; how much did he still owe ? 18. A man owing ten ...
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... sold it again for fourteen dollars ; how much did he lose ? 15. A farmer bought a colt for fifteen dollars ; he paid five dollars for keeping it , and then sold it for twenty - three dollars ; how much did he gain ? 16. Ten boys and ...
... sold it again for fourteen dollars ; how much did he lose ? 15. A farmer bought a colt for fifteen dollars ; he paid five dollars for keeping it , and then sold it for twenty - three dollars ; how much did he gain ? 16. Ten boys and ...
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... sold it for thirty- two cents ; how much did he gain by the bargains ? 9. A man bought a cow for eighteen dollars ; he paid nine dollars for pasturing her , and then sold her for twenty - five dollars ; how much did he lose by the ...
... sold it for thirty- two cents ; how much did he gain by the bargains ? 9. A man bought a cow for eighteen dollars ; he paid nine dollars for pasturing her , and then sold her for twenty - five dollars ; how much did he lose by the ...
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... sold the coat for twenty - seven dollars ; how much did he gain on the coat ? LESSON VII . 1. If one lemon is worth two cents , what are twc lemons worth ? What are three worth ? 2. What cost two oranges , at three cents apiece ? 3 ...
... sold the coat for twenty - seven dollars ; how much did he gain on the coat ? LESSON VII . 1. If one lemon is worth two cents , what are twc lemons worth ? What are three worth ? 2. What cost two oranges , at three cents apiece ? 3 ...
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... Sold a sheep for six dollars and a shote for ten dollars , and afterward paid three dollars for a pig ; how many ... sold six doves at twelve cents apiece , and bought five chickens at ten cents apiece ; how much money had he left ? 25 ...
... Sold a sheep for six dollars and a shote for ten dollars , and afterward paid three dollars for a pig ; how many ... sold six doves at twelve cents apiece , and bought five chickens at ten cents apiece ; how much money had he left ? 25 ...
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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.