Burnham's Arithmetic, Revised: A New System of Arithmetic, on an Improved Plan: Embracing the Rules of Three, Single and Double, Direct and Inverse ... and All Proportional Questions in One Rule Applicable to the Whole, the Process Greatly Simplified and Abridged |
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... feet , how many barley - corns ? DIVISION . Art . 46. - 2 . If 1574 yards of cloth cost 18888 dollars , what will 1 yard cost ? 4. How many feet in 678492 inches , if 12 inches make 1 foot ? 6. If a man travel 608 miles in 16 days , how ...
... feet , how many barley - corns ? DIVISION . Art . 46. - 2 . If 1574 yards of cloth cost 18888 dollars , what will 1 yard cost ? 4. How many feet in 678492 inches , if 12 inches make 1 foot ? 6. If a man travel 608 miles in 16 days , how ...
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... feet from the ground , and the part broken off to be 56 feet in length . How high was the tree ? Ans . 95 feet . 3. A merchant having 784 bushels of salt , sold 99 bushels . How many had he left ? Ans . 685 bushels . 4. A man left his ...
... feet from the ground , and the part broken off to be 56 feet in length . How high was the tree ? Ans . 95 feet . 3. A merchant having 784 bushels of salt , sold 99 bushels . How many had he left ? Ans . 685 bushels . 4. A man left his ...
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... feet in a board 12 feet long , and 2 feet wide ? It is evident that a board 12 feet long and 1 foot wide would contain 12 square feet ; then a board of the same length and 2 feet in width would contain twice as many feet . The answer ...
... feet in a board 12 feet long , and 2 feet wide ? It is evident that a board 12 feet long and 1 foot wide would contain 12 square feet ; then a board of the same length and 2 feet in width would contain twice as many feet . The answer ...
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... feet . A foot , when spoken of in relation to the yard , is ; but of a yard is one foot , and may be di- vided into 12 equal parts , or inches , and each inch is of a foot , or of of a yard . The inch may be divided into 3 equal parts ...
... feet . A foot , when spoken of in relation to the yard , is ; but of a yard is one foot , and may be di- vided into 12 equal parts , or inches , and each inch is of a foot , or of of a yard . The inch may be divided into 3 equal parts ...
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... feet and the shorter 16 feet , and we are required to find the greatest common measure , or divisor , of 16 and 40 , or to reduce 16-40 to its lowest terms , we should proceed in the following manner : Operation . • 16 ) 40 ( 2 32 It is ...
... feet and the shorter 16 feet , and we are required to find the greatest common measure , or divisor , of 16 and 40 , or to reduce 16-40 to its lowest terms , we should proceed in the following manner : Operation . • 16 ) 40 ( 2 32 It is ...
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