Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic ...Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1882 - 374 pages |
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... pieces , how much change ought he to give me ? 17. Mr. B. owes me 47 cents and I owe him 73 cents ; how shall we settle ? 18. If a ... piece of sheeting containing 44 yards , there are sold to one man 8 , to another 9 , 20 SUBTRACTION .
... pieces , how much change ought he to give me ? 17. Mr. B. owes me 47 cents and I owe him 73 cents ; how shall we settle ? 18. If a ... piece of sheeting containing 44 yards , there are sold to one man 8 , to another 9 , 20 SUBTRACTION .
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... = ? 1 50. If 32 men do a piece of work in 73 days , in how many days will 1 man do the same work ? 51. What is the value of 34 acres of land , at $ 37 per acre ? 52. If a horse can travel 43 miles per day MULTIPLICATION . 33.
... = ? 1 50. If 32 men do a piece of work in 73 days , in how many days will 1 man do the same work ? 51. What is the value of 34 acres of land , at $ 37 per acre ? 52. If a horse can travel 43 miles per day MULTIPLICATION . 33.
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... pieces , if each piece con- tains 42 yards ? 63. As removing a figure one place to the left multiplies it by ten , two places multiplies it by a hundred , etc. , to multiply by 10 , 100 , 1000 , or 1 with any number of ciphers annexed ...
... pieces , if each piece con- tains 42 yards ? 63. As removing a figure one place to the left multiplies it by ten , two places multiplies it by a hundred , etc. , to multiply by 10 , 100 , 1000 , or 1 with any number of ciphers annexed ...
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... pieces and each piece 37 meters ? 91. Multiply seven million six hundred four thousand forty- eight , and sixteen thousandths , by seventy - eight thousand sixteen . 92. What will be received for 17 city lots , if sold for $ 1265.75 ...
... pieces and each piece 37 meters ? 91. Multiply seven million six hundred four thousand forty- eight , and sixteen thousandths , by seventy - eight thousand sixteen . 92. What will be received for 17 city lots , if sold for $ 1265.75 ...
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... pieces , and each piece 37 meters ? 110. How many miles will an engine run in 7 days if it runs 20 miles an hour and 15 hours each day ? 111. A farmer had 23 acres of corn that yielded 49 bushels to the acre . How much is his corn worth ...
... pieces , and each piece 37 meters ? 110. How many miles will an engine run in 7 days if it runs 20 miles an hour and 15 hours each day ? 111. A farmer had 23 acres of corn that yielded 49 bushels to the acre . How much is his corn worth ...
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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.