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... gain by the bargain ? 4. Two 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 ...
... gain by the bargain ? 4. Two 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 ...
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... gains 5 credits a day and Agnes 7 credits , how many credits will both gain in 6 days ? 3. Two men starting at the same place and time , travel in opposite directions ; one goes 3 miles an hour , the other 4 miles : how far apart will ...
... gains 5 credits a day and Agnes 7 credits , how many credits will both gain in 6 days ? 3. Two men starting at the same place and time , travel in opposite directions ; one goes 3 miles an hour , the other 4 miles : how far apart will ...
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... gain or lose by the operation ? 18. A man sold 3 pecks of chestnuts for 10 cents a quart , and took his pay in cider at 6 cents a pint : how many gallons of cider did he receive ? METRIC WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . 98. The Metric System of ...
... gain or lose by the operation ? 18. A man sold 3 pecks of chestnuts for 10 cents a quart , and took his pay in cider at 6 cents a pint : how many gallons of cider did he receive ? METRIC WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . 98. The Metric System of ...
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... gain ? 13. A merchant paid $ 250 for an India shawl , and sold it at 100 per cent profit : how much did he make ? 14 ... gains 5 per cent more ? 4. What will 100 become if diminished by 10 per cent of itself ? 5. If 72 is diminished by ...
... gain ? 13. A merchant paid $ 250 for an India shawl , and sold it at 100 per cent profit : how much did he make ? 14 ... gains 5 per cent more ? 4. What will 100 become if diminished by 10 per cent of itself ? 5. If 72 is diminished by ...
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... gain ? 5. A boy paid 75 cents for a knife , and sold it at a loss of 33 per cent : how much did he lose ? 6. A jockey paid $ 126 for a horse , and sold it for 163 per cent more than cost : how much did he make ? How much did he get for ...
... gain ? 5. A boy paid 75 cents for a knife , and sold it at a loss of 33 per cent : how much did he lose ? 6. A jockey paid $ 126 for a horse , and sold it for 163 per cent more than cost : how much did he make ? 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.