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... boys and 70 girls : how many scholars does the school contain ? 7. If a man should pay $ 90 for his horse , and $ 70 for his wagon , how much would they both cost ? 8. A drover had 80 sheep and 90 lambs : how many animals had he in his ...
... boys and 70 girls : how many scholars does the school contain ? 7. If a man should pay $ 90 for his horse , and $ 70 for his wagon , how much would they both cost ? 8. A drover had 80 sheep and 90 lambs : how many animals had he in his ...
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... boy 56 cents : how much did he pay both ? 5. If Henry reads 64 pages one day and 57 the next day , how many pages will he read in both days ? 6. If a man is 45 years old and his wife 39 years , what is the sum of their ages ? 7. The ...
... boy 56 cents : how much did he pay both ? 5. If Henry reads 64 pages one day and 57 the next day , how many pages will he read in both days ? 6. If a man is 45 years old and his wife 39 years , what is the sum of their ages ? 7. The ...
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... boy having 75 cents , spent 32 cents for toys : how many cents did he then have ? Analysis . - 75 is equal to 7 tens and 5 units ; and 32 is equal to 3 tens and 2 units ; now 3 tens from 7 tens leave 4 tens or 40 , and 2 units from 5 ...
... boy having 75 cents , spent 32 cents for toys : how many cents did he then have ? Analysis . - 75 is equal to 7 tens and 5 units ; and 32 is equal to 3 tens and 2 units ; now 3 tens from 7 tens leave 4 tens or 40 , and 2 units from 5 ...
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... boys and 540 girls : how many more boys are there than girls ? 10. Exercises in Subtracting Digits from Decades . 1. 12 less 3 are how many ? 42 less 3 ? 52 less 3 ? 62 less 3 ? 92 less 3 ? 2. 13 less 5 are how many ? 43 less 5 ? 53 ...
... boys and 540 girls : how many more boys are there than girls ? 10. Exercises in Subtracting Digits from Decades . 1. 12 less 3 are how many ? 42 less 3 ? 52 less 3 ? 62 less 3 ? 92 less 3 ? 2. 13 less 5 are how many ? 43 less 5 ? 53 ...
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... boys played at marbles ; when they began they had 12 apiece , and when they had done the older had won 7 : how many had each then ? 5. A man bought 8 bbls . of flour for $ 35 , and sold them at a loss of $ 8 : how much did he get for ...
... boys played at marbles ; when they began they had 12 apiece , and when they had done the older had won 7 : how many had each then ? 5. A man bought 8 bbls . of flour for $ 35 , and sold them at a loss of $ 8 : how much did he get for ...
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12 cents 25 cents 25 per cent 30 cents 50 cents 9 cents acres acres of land add 9 Analysis Analysis.-At Arithmetic bank discount barrels of flour bought bushels bushels of apples centimeters cents a pound cents a yard cents apiece common denominator common divisor contained cord cost cows cube root cubic centimeter cubic feet decimeters dimes divide by 12 dollars dozen earn equal factors farmer fourths fraction gain gallons gram greatest common divisor grocer hundredths hundredweight Improper Fractions inches interest kilogram kilometer kilos least common multiple liter lowest terms Measure melons metric miles an hour minuend minus Mixed Numbers molasses months multiply by 9 muslin NOTE.-The oranges paid peaches pears pennyweights profit quarts quotient receive Reduce remainder result rods sell shillings sold square root subtract tens tenths tons units whole number wide worth
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Page 91 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 95 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl.) 2 barrels = 1 hogshead (hhd...
Page 94 - A Cord of wood is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high ; for 8 x 4 x 4 = 128.
Page 93 - Square Measure is used in measuring surfaces, as of land, boards, plastering, etc. The denominations are square inches, square feet, square yards, square rods, and square miles. 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq.ft.). 9 square feet — 1 square yard (sq. yd.). 30¿ square yards = 1 square rod (sq.
Page 164 - If 4 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, how long will it take 12 men to do the same work?
Page 94 - TABLE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) are 1 cubic foot, cu.ft. 27 cubic feet " 1 cubic yard, cu. yd. 1 28 cubic feet
Page 136 - A man and a boy start from the same place at the same time, and travel in the same direction ; the...
Page 45 - What is a prime number? composite number? even number? odd number? 3. One number is a Multiple of another when it can be divided by it without a remainder. Thus 8 is a multiple of 2; 15 of 5; 33 of 11. 4. A number is a Common Multiple of two or more numbers when it can be divided by each of them without a remainder. Thus, 15 is a common multiple of 3 and 5 ; 16 of 2, 4 and 8; 28 of 4 and 7 ; 54 of 2, 3, 6, 9, 18 and 27. 5. An Aliquot, or even part, is any number which is contained in another number...
Page 46 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.