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... barrels ? 29. A certain flour dealer , who purchased his flour from a mill on the opposite side of a river , owned four boats , one of which would carry 8 barrels of flour , another 9 , another 15 , and another 16. What is the smallest ...
... barrels ? 29. A certain flour dealer , who purchased his flour from a mill on the opposite side of a river , owned four boats , one of which would carry 8 barrels of flour , another 9 , another 15 , and another 16. What is the smallest ...
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... barrel , bl . , the gallon , gal . , the quart , qt . the pint , pt . and the gill , gi . 4 gills . 2 pints 4 quarts 31 gallons 42 gallons 63 gallons 84 gallons 126 gallons 2 pipes · • · 1 pt . 1 gi . = of 1 pt . 1 qt . 1 pt . - of 1 qt ...
... barrel , bl . , the gallon , gal . , the quart , qt . the pint , pt . and the gill , gi . 4 gills . 2 pints 4 quarts 31 gallons 42 gallons 63 gallons 84 gallons 126 gallons 2 pipes · • · 1 pt . 1 gi . = of 1 pt . 1 qt . 1 pt . - of 1 qt ...
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... barrels of flour , at $ 4.36 per barrel , can be purchased for $ 4370 ? 55. Divide $ 4279.50 into 746 equal parts . 56. If 407 pounds of Hyson tea cost $ 395 , what is the cost of 1 pound ? 57. How many times are 95 cts . contained in ...
... barrels of flour , at $ 4.36 per barrel , can be purchased for $ 4370 ? 55. Divide $ 4279.50 into 746 equal parts . 56. If 407 pounds of Hyson tea cost $ 395 , what is the cost of 1 pound ? 57. How many times are 95 cts . contained in ...
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... barrels of cider ? 63. How much will 46 bushels of oats cost , at 4 pence 2 farthings for every two quarts ? 64. A brewer sold 96 hogsheads of beer for £ 388 16s . What was the price of 1 pint at the same rate ? 65. A certain tippler ...
... barrels of cider ? 63. How much will 46 bushels of oats cost , at 4 pence 2 farthings for every two quarts ? 64. A brewer sold 96 hogsheads of beer for £ 388 16s . What was the price of 1 pint at the same rate ? 65. A certain tippler ...
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... barrels would he sell in 26 weeks ? 81. If 1 pint and 3 gills of wine will fill a bottle , how much will fill a gross , or 12 dozen bottles ? 82. A father left an estate worth £ 5719 17 s . , to be divided equally among 11 children ...
... barrels would he sell in 26 weeks ? 81. If 1 pint and 3 gills of wine will fill a bottle , how much will fill a gross , or 12 dozen bottles ? 82. A father left an estate worth £ 5719 17 s . , to be divided equally among 11 children ...
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Page 55 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 7 - ... 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 20 twenty 21 twenty-one 22 twenty-two...
Page 183 - Bring down the first figure of the next period to the remainder for a new dividend, to which find a new divisor as before, and in like manner proceed till the whole be finished.
Page 114 - Multiply each debt by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts. The quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 219 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 178 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 38 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the .fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 212 - Multiply continually together all the terms of the natural series of numbers, from 1 up to the given number, and the last product will be the answer.
Page 216 - EXCHANGE. EXCHANGE is the act of paying or receiving the money of one country for its equivalent in the money of another country, by means of bills of exchange. This operation, therefore, comprehends both the reduction of moneys, and the negotiation of bills. It determines the comparative value of the currencies of...
Page 252 - The Gramme, which is the weight of a cubic centimetre of distilled water of the temperature of melting ice, is the unit of all weights.