Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic ...Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1882 - 374 pages |
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... Exchange , Custom House Business , Arithmetical and Geometrical Pro- gression , and Alligation , not being required in the grammar school grade , have been placed in the Appendix . Additional tables , monetary equivalents of different ...
... Exchange , Custom House Business , Arithmetical and Geometrical Pro- gression , and Alligation , not being required in the grammar school grade , have been placed in the Appendix . Additional tables , monetary equivalents of different ...
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... Exchange . 220 Problems in Interest ...... ..191 Partnership ............... . 224 Present Worth and Discount ... 192 RATIO .... 229 SIMPLE PROPORTION 231 COMPOUND PROPORTION 236 Involution Evolution . POWERS AND ROOTS , pp . 241-253 ...
... Exchange . 220 Problems in Interest ...... ..191 Partnership ............... . 224 Present Worth and Discount ... 192 RATIO .... 229 SIMPLE PROPORTION 231 COMPOUND PROPORTION 236 Involution Evolution . POWERS AND ROOTS , pp . 241-253 ...
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... meter for the broadcloth ? 123. If a farmer exchanges 51 acres of woodland worth $ 125 an acre for cleared land worth $ 85 an acre , how many acres will he get ? GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DIVISION . 79. The value of a DIVISION . 51.
... meter for the broadcloth ? 123. If a farmer exchanges 51 acres of woodland worth $ 125 an acre for cleared land worth $ 85 an acre , how many acres will he get ? GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DIVISION . 79. The value of a DIVISION . 51.
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... exchange for a barrel of flour at $ 7.50 and 5 yards of cloth at $ 2.35 a yard ? 45. What cost 3 meters of ribbon at 56 cents a meter ? 46. What cost 3 barrels of flour at $ 7.62 a barrel ? 47. If 4 cords of wood cost $ 22.50 , what is ...
... exchange for a barrel of flour at $ 7.50 and 5 yards of cloth at $ 2.35 a yard ? 45. What cost 3 meters of ribbon at 56 cents a meter ? 46. What cost 3 barrels of flour at $ 7.62 a barrel ? 47. If 4 cords of wood cost $ 22.50 , what is ...
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... exchanges 13 shares of Burlington and Missouri River Railroad for 13 of Boston and Maine Railroad , what bal- ance of cash ought he to receive ? 161. If the exchange in Ex . 160 is effected through a broker who takes brokerage on the ...
... exchanges 13 shares of Burlington and Missouri River Railroad for 13 of Boston and Maine Railroad , what bal- ance of cash ought he to receive ? 161. If the exchange in Ex . 160 is effected through a broker who takes brokerage on 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 134 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq.
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 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 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.
Page 56 - If 8 men can do a certain piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 4 men do the same ? 13.
Page 259 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
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 131 - The specific gravity of a body is its weight compared with the weight of the same bulk of water.