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... Hogsheads . 789567 37 30176 7613 1378956 31 876567 123123 700714 8601 98765 70071 367 11 7896 475 76117 9911 789 1069 4611779 89120 78 374176 9171 710 7 761 131765 4325 5908900 23. Add 1001 , 76 , 10078 , 15 , 8761 , 7 , and 1678 . Ans ...
... Hogsheads . 789567 37 30176 7613 1378956 31 876567 123123 700714 8601 98765 70071 367 11 7896 475 76117 9911 789 1069 4611779 89120 78 374176 9171 710 7 761 131765 4325 5908900 23. Add 1001 , 76 , 10078 , 15 , 8761 , 7 , and 1678 . Ans ...
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... hogsheads of molasses for 375 dollars , and sold it so as to gain 25 dollars on each hogshead ; for how much did he sell it ? Ans . 500 dollars . 54. John Smith's farm is worth 7896 dollars ; he has bank stock valued at 369 dollars ...
... hogsheads of molasses for 375 dollars , and sold it so as to gain 25 dollars on each hogshead ; for how much did he sell it ? Ans . 500 dollars . 54. John Smith's farm is worth 7896 dollars ; he has bank stock valued at 369 dollars ...
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... hogsheads of molasses at 13 dollars per hogshead ? 9. What cost 97 oxen at 29 dollars each ? Ans . 611 dollars . Ans . 2813 dollars . QUESTIONS . - Is this method of proof always a true test of the correctness of an operation ? What is ...
... hogsheads of molasses at 13 dollars per hogshead ? 9. What cost 97 oxen at 29 dollars each ? Ans . 611 dollars . Ans . 2813 dollars . QUESTIONS . - Is this method of proof always a true test of the correctness of an operation ? What is ...
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... hogsheads , there being 63 gallons in each ? Ans . 5481 gallons . 16. If the expenses of the Massachusetts Legislature be 1839 dollars per day , what will be the amount in a session of 109 days ? Ans . 200451 dollars . 17. If a hogshead ...
... hogsheads , there being 63 gallons in each ? Ans . 5481 gallons . 16. If the expenses of the Massachusetts Legislature be 1839 dollars per day , what will be the amount in a session of 109 days ? Ans . 200451 dollars . 17. If a hogshead ...
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... hogsheads of molasses at 29 dollars per hogshead , and sold it at 37 dollars per hogshead ; what did he gain ? Ans . 584 dollars . 2. B. bought 896 acres of wild land at 15 dollars per acre , and sold it at 43 dollars per acre ; what ...
... hogsheads of molasses at 29 dollars per hogshead , and sold it at 37 dollars per hogshead ; what did he gain ? Ans . 584 dollars . 2. B. bought 896 acres of wild land at 15 dollars per acre , and sold it at 43 dollars per acre ; what ...
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Page 209 - Compute the interest on the principal sum, from the time when the interest commenced, to the first time when a payment was made, which exceeds, either alone, or in conjunction with the preceding payments, if any, the interest at that time due ; add that interest to the principal, and from...
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Page 280 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
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Page 279 - ... series. The numbers which form the series are called the terms of the series. The first and last terms are the extremes, and the other terms are called the means.
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