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... sold by the 100 or 1000 ..... To find the largest common divisor , or measure To find the least common multiple- of two or more numbers .... Ratio and Proportion Rule of Three , or Single Proportion The Double Rule of Three , or Com ...
... sold by the 100 or 1000 ..... To find the largest common divisor , or measure To find the least common multiple- of two or more numbers .... Ratio and Proportion Rule of Three , or Single Proportion The Double Rule of Three , or Com ...
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... sold 6 cows , and lost 2 more , and then had 13 cows left : how many had he at first ? 5. How many are 30 and 10 and 8 ? 6. How many are 21 and 9 and 6 ? 7. How many are 9 and 7 and 16 ? 8. A trader paid 26 dollars for a chest of tea ...
... sold 6 cows , and lost 2 more , and then had 13 cows left : how many had he at first ? 5. How many are 30 and 10 and 8 ? 6. How many are 21 and 9 and 6 ? 7. How many are 9 and 7 and 16 ? 8. A trader paid 26 dollars for a chest of tea ...
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... sold her again for 28 dollars - how many dollars did he gain ? 5. James bought 15 marbles , and gave George 6 of them - how many had he left ? 6. A man gave his son 25 cents to buy toys on a holyday . He paid 8 cents for a picture ...
... sold her again for 28 dollars - how many dollars did he gain ? 5. James bought 15 marbles , and gave George 6 of them - how many had he left ? 6. A man gave his son 25 cents to buy toys on a holyday . He paid 8 cents for a picture ...
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... sold 65 , gave away 15 , and lost 19 - how many had he left ? 26. What is a man's age in 1833 , who was born in 1784 ? 27. From 658342 Take 427689 28. 390251 264163 29. 886644 7755 30. A tree 86 feet high was broken off by SUBTRACTION . 15.
... sold 65 , gave away 15 , and lost 19 - how many had he left ? 26. What is a man's age in 1833 , who was born in 1784 ? 27. From 658342 Take 427689 28. 390251 264163 29. 886644 7755 30. A tree 86 feet high was broken off by SUBTRACTION . 15.
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... sold it for 86 dollars . How much did he gain ? 33. A certain apprentice will be 21 years old in 1842 ; in what year was he born ? 34. A farmer who had 3625 bushels of grain , sold 2700 bushels ; how much had he left ? 35. A man ...
... sold it for 86 dollars . How much did he gain ? 33. A certain apprentice will be 21 years old in 1842 ; in what year was he born ? 34. A farmer who had 3625 bushels of grain , sold 2700 bushels ; how much had he left ? 35. A man ...
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Page 121 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 111 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 115 - To reduce any given quantity to the fraction of any greater denomination of the same kind. RULE. — Reduce the given quantity to the lowest term mentioned for a.
Page 113 - Page 70, find the least common multiple of all the denominators of the given fractions, and it will be the common denominator required.
Page 43 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 153 - Hence, when the extremes and number of terms are given, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 165 - Or for a certain number of years, or forever. When the debtor keeps the annuity in his own hands, beyond the time of payment, it is said to be in arrears. 'The sum of all the annuities for the time they have been forborne, together with the interest due on each, is called the amount.
Page 48 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 154 - There are five things in arithmetical progression, any three of which being given, the other two may be found : — 1st. The first term. 2d. The last term. 3d. The number of terms. 4th. The common difference. 5th. The sum of all the terms.
Page 112 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator; and they will form the fraction required.