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... give B ? 8. A person said he was 18 years old when his father died , which was 27 years ago . Re- quired his present age ? 9. A person having 87 dollars , found that if he had 13 more , he could purchase a horse . What was the price of ...
... give B ? 8. A person said he was 18 years old when his father died , which was 27 years ago . Re- quired his present age ? 9. A person having 87 dollars , found that if he had 13 more , he could purchase a horse . What was the price of ...
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... give per week ? 9. There is a house , which has 30 windows , and 3 windows in each room . rooms does the house contain ? How many Answer . 10. A trading company , consisting of 6 per sons , cleared 300 dollars , which was to be divided ...
... give per week ? 9. There is a house , which has 30 windows , and 3 windows in each room . rooms does the house contain ? How many Answer . 10. A trading company , consisting of 6 per sons , cleared 300 dollars , which was to be divided ...
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... give £ . 678 15 for 600 yards of cloth ; what is the price of one yard ? £ . £ . 600 ) 678 15 ( 1 27 Answer . 600 78 20 600 ) 1575 ( 2 1200 375 12 600 ) 4500 ( 7 4200 300 4 600 ) 1200 ( 2 1200 2. If 1100 yards cost £ .201 13 4 ; E 2 ...
... give £ . 678 15 for 600 yards of cloth ; what is the price of one yard ? £ . £ . 600 ) 678 15 ( 1 27 Answer . 600 78 20 600 ) 1575 ( 2 1200 375 12 600 ) 4500 ( 7 4200 300 4 600 ) 1200 ( 2 1200 2. If 1100 yards cost £ .201 13 4 ; E 2 ...
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... give B twice . as much as A , what will each have ? .121 6 8 A's share , Ans . 242 13 4 B's share , S 3. Divide 326 16 among A , B , C , and D ; give B three times as much as A , C four times as much as B , and D five times as much as C ...
... give B twice . as much as A , what will each have ? .121 6 8 A's share , Ans . 242 13 4 B's share , S 3. Divide 326 16 among A , B , C , and D ; give B three times as much as A , C four times as much as B , and D five times as much as C ...
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... give the oldest a double portion : what did each have ? £ .222 6 0 widow's portion , 55 11 6 single portion , 111 3 0 double portion , Ans . 6. Divide £ .389 8 6 among A , B , and C ; give B ten times as much as A , and C ten times as ...
... give the oldest a double portion : what did each have ? £ .222 6 0 widow's portion , 55 11 6 single portion , 111 3 0 double portion , Ans . 6. Divide £ .389 8 6 among A , B , and C ; give B ten times as much as A , and C ten times as ...
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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.