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... received for 17 city lots , if sold for $ 1265.75 each ? 93. In its annual revolution the earth moves 19 miles a second ; how far does it move in an hour , there being 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour ? 94. How far will ...
... received for 17 city lots , if sold for $ 1265.75 each ? 93. In its annual revolution the earth moves 19 miles a second ; how far does it move in an hour , there being 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour ? 94. How far will ...
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... received 40 yards of cloth at $ 2.50 a yard . What is the balance still due him ? 114. If I buy 18 tons of iron at $ 39.25 a ton , and 27 tons at $ 41.75 a ton , what shall I gain by selling the whole at $ 43.25 a ton ? 115. A drover ...
... received 40 yards of cloth at $ 2.50 a yard . What is the balance still due him ? 114. If I buy 18 tons of iron at $ 39.25 a ton , and 27 tons at $ 41.75 a ton , what shall I gain by selling the whole at $ 43.25 a ton ? 115. A drover ...
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... received in payment $ 200 in money , a plough worth $ 15 , 100 pounds of sugar worth $ 5 , and the balance in broad- cloth at $ 4 a yard . How many yards did I receive ? 116. If I receive $ 60 and spend $ 40 a month , in how many years ...
... received in payment $ 200 in money , a plough worth $ 15 , 100 pounds of sugar worth $ 5 , and the balance in broad- cloth at $ 4 a yard . How many yards did I receive ? 116. If I receive $ 60 and spend $ 40 a month , in how many years ...
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... received 1 dollar , or 100 cents , for them ; how many chickens did he sell ? 21. If syrup is worth 20 cents a pint , how many pints may be bought for 1 dollar ? 22. What is the price of a shawl , if 9 shawls cost $ 108 ? 23. A boy ...
... received 1 dollar , or 100 cents , for them ; how many chickens did he sell ? 21. If syrup is worth 20 cents a pint , how many pints may be bought for 1 dollar ? 22. What is the price of a shawl , if 9 shawls cost $ 108 ? 23. A boy ...
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... received in payment a yoke of oxen at $ 125 , 5 cows at $ 30 each , 15 sheep at $ 4 each . Then , to balance the account , he agrees to take 2 cows more at the same price , and the rest as far as possible in sheep at $ 4 each , and the ...
... received in payment a yoke of oxen at $ 125 , 5 cows at $ 30 each , 15 sheep at $ 4 each . Then , to balance the account , he agrees to take 2 cows more at the same price , and the rest as far as possible in sheep at $ 4 each , and the ...
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Page 136 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 142 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. PAPER. 24 sheets = 1 quire. 20 quires = 1 ream. 2 reams = 1 bundle. 5 bundles = 1 bale.
Page 39 - If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend which is left is called the Remainder.
Page 32 - Add these partial products and point off as many decimal places in the product as there are in the multiplicand, and the result will be tlie true product.
Page 64 - The GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will divide each of them without remainder ; thus, 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, and 30.
Page 134 - LINEAR MEASURE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.).
Page 135 - ... 1 square foot (sq. ft.) = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) = 1 acre (A.) = 1 square mile (sq. mi.) = 1 section (sec.) = 1 square (sq.) TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Cubic Measure.
Page 77 - 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 119 - In the metric system, the unit of length is the meter, which is one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole.
Page 140 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one. Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.