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... barrels of flour cost , at 14 dollars a barrel ? Ans . 6048 dollars . 24. How many rods in 84 miles , there being 320 rods in a mile ? Ans . 26880 rods . 25. What will be the cost of 6328 thousands of boards , at 18 dollars per thousand ...
... barrels of flour cost , at 14 dollars a barrel ? Ans . 6048 dollars . 24. How many rods in 84 miles , there being 320 rods in a mile ? Ans . 26880 rods . 25. What will be the cost of 6328 thousands of boards , at 18 dollars per thousand ...
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... barrels of flour may be bought for 77 dollars , at 7 dollars per barrel ? 10. In how many hours will a man trave . 48 miles , at the rate of 4 miles per hour ? 11. Eighty cords of wood are piled in 8 different piles . How many cords in ...
... barrels of flour may be bought for 77 dollars , at 7 dollars per barrel ? 10. In how many hours will a man trave . 48 miles , at the rate of 4 miles per hour ? 11. Eighty cords of wood are piled in 8 different piles . How many cords in ...
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... barrels of flour cost 672 dollars , what will 1 barrel cost ? Ans . 6 dollars . Art . 38.- When the divisor is not a composite number , and is greater than 12 . 1. If 2624 bushels of corn be divided equally among 41 men , how many ...
... barrels of flour cost 672 dollars , what will 1 barrel cost ? Ans . 6 dollars . Art . 38.- When the divisor is not a composite number , and is greater than 12 . 1. If 2624 bushels of corn be divided equally among 41 men , how many ...
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... barrels , containing 196 pounds each . How many barrels must he have ? 18. If 24 oxen cost 1104 dol- lars , what do they cost apiece ? 20. If a carriage wheel turn round 81600 times between Bos- ton and New York , and turn 340 times in ...
... barrels , containing 196 pounds each . How many barrels must he have ? 18. If 24 oxen cost 1104 dol- lars , what do they cost apiece ? 20. If a carriage wheel turn round 81600 times between Bos- ton and New York , and turn 340 times in ...
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... barrels of flour may be bought for 6721 dol- lars , at 13 dollars per barrel ? Ans . 517 barrels . 11. Paid 57600 cents for eggs , paying at the rate of 12 cents a dozen . How many dozen did I buy ? Ans . 4800 dozen . 12. What will 168 ...
... barrels of flour may be bought for 6721 dol- lars , at 13 dollars per barrel ? Ans . 517 barrels . 11. Paid 57600 cents for eggs , paying at the rate of 12 cents a dozen . How many dozen did I buy ? Ans . 4800 dozen . 12. What will 168 ...
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Page 37 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 105 - 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.
Page 156 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
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Page 167 - If 30 men can perform a piece of work in 11 days, how many men will accomplish another piece of work, 4 times as large, in a fifth part of the time ? . Ans.
Page 72 - Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator ; or divide the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator.
Page 63 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of...
Page 217 - Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the equated time, nearly.
Page 285 - ... above the upper deck"; the breadth thereof at the broadest part above the main wales, half of which breadth shall be accounted the depth of such vessel, and...
Page 11 - 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...