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... give to the last ? 8. Bought a watch for $ 12 and having paid $ 3 for re- pairs , sold it for $ 23 : what was gained ? 9. Henry having a certain number of oranges , bought 7 and sold 10 ; he then had none left : how many had he at first ...
... give to the last ? 8. Bought a watch for $ 12 and having paid $ 3 for re- pairs , sold it for $ 23 : what was gained ? 9. Henry having a certain number of oranges , bought 7 and sold 10 ; he then had none left : how many had he at first ...
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... : how much can he give to each ? 10. If you pay 84 cents for a horse and chaise , to go 7 miles , how much is that a mile ? 11. A grocer having 56 dozen eggs , packed them 32 DIVISION . Dividing Numbers into Equal Parts,
... : how much can he give to each ? 10. If you pay 84 cents for a horse and chaise , to go 7 miles , how much is that a mile ? 11. A grocer having 56 dozen eggs , packed them 32 DIVISION . Dividing Numbers into Equal Parts,
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... gives him 7 more , how many bananas can he buy at 6 cents apiece ? Analysis . - 65 cts . + 7 cts . are 72 cts . Now , if 6 cts . will buy I banana , 72 cts . will buy as many as there are 6s in 72 , which are 12. Ans . 12 bananas . 24 ...
... gives him 7 more , how many bananas can he buy at 6 cents apiece ? Analysis . - 65 cts . + 7 cts . are 72 cts . Now , if 6 cts . will buy I banana , 72 cts . will buy as many as there are 6s in 72 , which are 12. Ans . 12 bananas . 24 ...
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... give to all ? Analysis . Since these fractions have a common denominator , and refer to units of the same name , it follows that their numer- ators are like fractional units , viz .: eighths , and are added like sim- ple units . Now , 5 ...
... give to all ? Analysis . Since these fractions have a common denominator , and refer to units of the same name , it follows that their numer- ators are like fractional units , viz .: eighths , and are added like sim- ple units . Now , 5 ...
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... give to your sister of a melon , and keep the rest yourself , what part will you retain ? 14. Augustus had a bushel of chestnuts , and the mice . carried off of them : how many had he left ? 15. The marked price of a hat is $ 3 , but ...
... give to your sister of a melon , and keep the rest yourself , what part will you retain ? 14. Augustus had a bushel of chestnuts , and the mice . carried off of them : how many had he left ? 15. The marked price of a hat is $ 3 , but ...
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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.