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... A lad bought 6 pond lilies for 18 cts . , and sold them for 11 cts . what did ... apiece , and when they had done the older had won 7 : how many had each then ... cents , spent 12 and giving 30 to his sister , had none left : how many had ...
... A lad bought 6 pond lilies for 18 cts . , and sold them for 11 cts . what did ... apiece , and when they had done the older had won 7 : how many had each then ... cents , spent 12 and giving 30 to his sister , had none left : how many had ...
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... apiece ? Analysis , -Since I hat costs $ 6 , 7 hats will cost 7 times $ 6 , which are $ 42 . Therefore , 7 hats will ... cents a mile , what will it cost to ride 10 miles ? 5. What cost 6 combs , at 12 cents apiece ? 6. Florence received ...
... apiece ? Analysis , -Since I hat costs $ 6 , 7 hats will cost 7 times $ 6 , which are $ 42 . Therefore , 7 hats will ... cents a mile , what will it cost to ride 10 miles ? 5. What cost 6 combs , at 12 cents apiece ? 6. Florence received ...
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... a week , how much will you earn in 12 weeks ? 20. At $ 12 a hundred , what cost 9 hundred melons ? 21. Erastus sold 11 doves at 10 cents apiece : how much did he receive for them ? 22. What will 12 dozen eggs cost , at II cents a dozen ...
... a week , how much will you earn in 12 weeks ? 20. At $ 12 a hundred , what cost 9 hundred melons ? 21. Erastus sold 11 doves at 10 cents apiece : how much did he receive for them ? 22. What will 12 dozen eggs cost , at II cents a dozen ...
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... apiece ? 7. If the interest of $ 1 is 7 cents for a year , what will be the interest of $ 9 for the same time . 8 ... cents interest in 1 year , how long will it take 1 dollar to earn it ? 10. If 12 men earn $ 96 in 4 days , how long ...
... apiece ? 7. If the interest of $ 1 is 7 cents for a year , what will be the interest of $ 9 for the same time . 8 ... cents interest in 1 year , how long will it take 1 dollar to earn it ? 10. If 12 men earn $ 96 in 4 days , how long ...
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... apiece , 4 muffs will cost 4 times $ 60 . Now 60 is the same as 6 tens , and 4 times 6 tens are 24 tens or 240 ... cents a bushel , what will 6 bushels of apples come to ? 9. What cost 7 yards of muslin , at 18 cents a yard ? 10. If a ...
... apiece , 4 muffs will cost 4 times $ 60 . Now 60 is the same as 6 tens , and 4 times 6 tens are 24 tens or 240 ... cents a bushel , what will 6 bushels of apples come to ? 9. What cost 7 yards of muslin , at 18 cents a yard ? 10. If a ...
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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.