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... bought a barrel of flour for 6 dollars , a bushel of nuts , for I dollar , and a box of raisins for 5 dollars ; what did the whole cost him ? 7. A , gave some money to B , to purchase some articles ; B spent 50 dollars , and had 12 doi ...
... bought a barrel of flour for 6 dollars , a bushel of nuts , for I dollar , and a box of raisins for 5 dollars ; what did the whole cost him ? 7. A , gave some money to B , to purchase some articles ; B spent 50 dollars , and had 12 doi ...
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... bought 12lbs . of candles , at 2 shil- lings a pound . How many shillings did they cost him ? 9. A person owned 3 houses , for each of which he received 120 dollars per year . What did the rents of the 3 houses amount to per year ? 10 ...
... bought 12lbs . of candles , at 2 shil- lings a pound . How many shillings did they cost him ? 9. A person owned 3 houses , for each of which he received 120 dollars per year . What did the rents of the 3 houses amount to per year ? 10 ...
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... bought for 72 dollars ? 7. A man bought 60 pieces of cloth , and or- dered them to be packed equaliy in 5 cases . How many must be put in each case ? 8 . A man paid 37 dollars for board during two months . What did he give per week ? 9 ...
... bought for 72 dollars ? 7. A man bought 60 pieces of cloth , and or- dered them to be packed equaliy in 5 cases . How many must be put in each case ? 8 . A man paid 37 dollars for board during two months . What did he give per week ? 9 ...
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... bought a bale of cloth for one hundred and nine dollars , seventy - five cents . A quantity of salt for two hundred and fifty dollars , eight cents . A quantity of sugar for ninety - five dol- lars , thirty - three cents , three mills ...
... bought a bale of cloth for one hundred and nine dollars , seventy - five cents . A quantity of salt for two hundred and fifty dollars , eight cents . A quantity of sugar for ninety - five dol- lars , thirty - three cents , three mills ...
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... Bought a cask of brandy containing fifty - five gallons , two quarts ; sold twenty - eight gallons , one pint , two gills of the same ; how much remains unsold ? 27gal . 1qt . Opt . 2gill . Ans . BEER MEASURE . hhd . gal qts . pts . 487 ...
... Bought a cask of brandy containing fifty - five gallons , two quarts ; sold twenty - eight gallons , one pint , two gills of the same ; how much remains unsold ? 27gal . 1qt . Opt . 2gill . Ans . BEER MEASURE . hhd . gal qts . pts . 487 ...
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100 dollars 25 cents 50 cents 50 dollars A's gain A's share acres amount annex a cipher Arithmetick bought cents and mills comma common denominator compound interest cord wood decimal fraction divided equally divisor dollars per yard drams DUODECIMALS eight EXAMPLES farthings FEDERAL MONEY feet of cord figures are dollars find the interest gallons hogsheads improper fraction inches long inches wide interest of 48 interest of ditto left hand figures lower denomination lowest terms middle term miles mixed number multiplicand Note number of months ounces pence half penny pence per yard pounds principal proceed proper fraction quantity quotient rate per cent Reduce remainder right hand figure Rule of Three shillings sold subtract third term thousand three hundred TROY WEIGHT twelve VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number worth yards cost yards of cloth
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Page 3 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 51 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator; under this sum write the denominator.
Page 53 - To reduce fractions of different denominators to equivalent fractions, having...
Page 81 - Multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third ; the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the middle term was reduced into.
Page 14 - Cut off- as many figures from the right hand of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor. The remaining figures of the dividend will be the quotient, and those cut off the remainder.
Page 59 - To divide one fractional quantity by another. RULE. Multiply the denominator of the divisor by the numerator of the dividend, for the numerator ; and the numerator of the divisor by the denominator of the dividend, for the denominator.
Page 52 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.
Page 87 - As the whole sum of the products is to the whole gain or loss, so is each man's particular product to his particular share of the loss or gain.* EXAMPLES.