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... ratio of 23 to 253 ? 6. What is the ratio of 253 to 23 ? 7. What is the ratio of 832 to 624 ? 8. What is the ratio of 624 to 832 ? 9. What part of 625 is the sum of 175 and 225 ? 10. A and B bought a barrel of flour for $ 11 ; A $ 5 ...
... ratio of 23 to 253 ? 6. What is the ratio of 253 to 23 ? 7. What is the ratio of 832 to 624 ? 8. What is the ratio of 624 to 832 ? 9. What part of 625 is the sum of 175 and 225 ? 10. A and B bought a barrel of flour for $ 11 ; A $ 5 ...
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... ratio of 5 to 300 ? How many are 60 times $ 8 ? A. $ 480 . 40. If 4 gallons of molasses cost 95 shillings , how many dollars will 40 gallons cost ? Ratio 10 . A. $ 16.04 . 41. Suppose a man travels 1871⁄2 miles in 5 days , how far will ...
... ratio of 5 to 300 ? How many are 60 times $ 8 ? A. $ 480 . 40. If 4 gallons of molasses cost 95 shillings , how many dollars will 40 gallons cost ? Ratio 10 . A. $ 16.04 . 41. Suppose a man travels 1871⁄2 miles in 5 days , how far will ...
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... Ratio or 7 . 3 4 A. 5 yards . 53. When of of a pound of butter costs 12 cents , what will 40 firkins , each containing 25 pounds , cost ? BY STATEMENT . A. $ 333.33 . 54. If 8 yards of cloth cost 63 cents , what will 24 yards cost ? BY ...
... Ratio or 7 . 3 4 A. 5 yards . 53. When of of a pound of butter costs 12 cents , what will 40 firkins , each containing 25 pounds , cost ? BY STATEMENT . A. $ 333.33 . 54. If 8 yards of cloth cost 63 cents , what will 24 yards cost ? BY ...
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... ratio to the third , as the second has to the first . 82. The FIRST and SECOND terms are always of the same kind , and the THIRD of the same kind with the FOURTH or answer . GENERAL RULE . 83. State the question by making the third term ...
... ratio to the third , as the second has to the first . 82. The FIRST and SECOND terms are always of the same kind , and the THIRD of the same kind with the FOURTH or answer . GENERAL RULE . 83. State the question by making the third term ...
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... Ratio : 1bl . = $ 73 . 2 5 A. $ 334.80 . 93. Suppose $ 600 bushels of wheat cost $ 1,200 ; how many hushels may be bought for $ 7,200 ? A. 3,600 bushels . 94. If $ 7,200 dollars will purchase 3,600 bushels of wheat , what will 600 ...
... Ratio : 1bl . = $ 73 . 2 5 A. $ 334.80 . 93. Suppose $ 600 bushels of wheat cost $ 1,200 ; how many hushels may be bought for $ 7,200 ? A. 3,600 bushels . 94. If $ 7,200 dollars will purchase 3,600 bushels of wheat , what will 600 ...
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12 cents 50 cents acres amount angles annexing apiece barrels of flour bought breadth bushels called cent pieces ciphers circumference composite number compound interest compound numbers contain cube root cubic decimal diameter discount Divide dividend Division dollars equal example factors farthings Federal money feet long Find the sum fraction frustrum gain gallons given number greater greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction inches indorsed least common multiple length merchant miles million mills minuend mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply ounces payment pence pounds present worth proportion purchase quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio received Reduce remainder Repeat the Table rule for finding sells shillings sides sold solid feet square rods square root subtract subtrahend Suppose third term thousand TROY WEIGHT units vulgar fraction weight whole number yards of cloth
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Page 244 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 117 - Find a common measure, by dividing the greater term by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains; the last divisor is the common measure.* 2. Divide both of the terms of the fraction by the common measure, aud the quotients will make the fraction required. * To find the greatest common measure...
Page 118 - Mnltiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.
Page 279 - ... above the upper deck ; the breadth thereof at the broadest part above the main wales, half of which breadth shall be accounted the depth of such vessel, and...
Page 123 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 37 - This is no denial of the mathematical proposition that the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts...
Page 263 - ... how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle?
Page 45 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another number. The PRODUCT is the result of the multiplication.
Page 209 - The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent, and the second term the consequent.
Page 188 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment ; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced, add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total If there be...