New Practical Arithmetic in which the Science and Its Applications are Simplified by Induction and Analysis: Prepared to Accompany the Mathematical Series of Benjamin Greenleaf |
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... bushels of corn , Indiana 52964363 bushels , Kentucky 58672591 bushels , and Tennessee 52276223 bushels ; what was the amount produced by all these States ? Ans . 222991872 bushels . 20. According to Weimer , Europe contains 3807195 ...
... bushels of corn , Indiana 52964363 bushels , Kentucky 58672591 bushels , and Tennessee 52276223 bushels ; what was the amount produced by all these States ? Ans . 222991872 bushels . 20. According to Weimer , Europe contains 3807195 ...
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... Bushels . From 912 1060 2360 809 Subtract 453 343 1272 87 14. From 854 take 578 . Ans . 276 . 15. From 1799 take 1732 . 17. From 5496 subtract 1492 . 18. From 1584 subtract 920 . Ans . 67 . 16. Find the difference between 8641 and 1904 ...
... Bushels . From 912 1060 2360 809 Subtract 453 343 1272 87 14. From 854 take 578 . Ans . 276 . 15. From 1799 take 1732 . 17. From 5496 subtract 1492 . 18. From 1584 subtract 920 . Ans . 67 . 16. Find the difference between 8641 and 1904 ...
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... bushels of wheat , and sold 198 bush- els ; how many bushels had he left ? SOLUTION . If he raised 420 bushels and sold 198 bushels , he must have left as many bushels as the difference between 420 and 198 bushels , or 222 bushels ...
... bushels of wheat , and sold 198 bush- els ; how many bushels had he left ? SOLUTION . If he raised 420 bushels and sold 198 bushels , he must have left as many bushels as the difference between 420 and 198 bushels , or 222 bushels ...
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... bushels of wheat ; he after- wards sold to one man 1575 bushels , and to another 3600 bushels ; how many bushels remain unsold ? 6. A man died leaving 24000 dollars , of which he gave his wife 8000 dollars , one daughter 3500 dollars ...
... bushels of wheat ; he after- wards sold to one man 1575 bushels , and to another 3600 bushels ; how many bushels remain unsold ? 6. A man died leaving 24000 dollars , of which he gave his wife 8000 dollars , one daughter 3500 dollars ...
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... bushels of apples to a tree , how many bushels is the produce of the whole orchard ? Ans . 4695 . 3. How many lights of glass in 18 windows , if each window contains 24 ? 4. How many bushels of corn will grow on 160 acres , at the ...
... bushels of apples to a tree , how many bushels is the produce of the whole orchard ? Ans . 4695 . 3. How many lights of glass in 18 windows , if each window contains 24 ? 4. How many bushels of corn will grow on 160 acres , at the ...
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Page 67 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 87 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 147 - SQUARE MEASURE 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. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 316 - The areas of circles are to each other as the squares of their diameters.
Page 89 - Divide the greater number by the less, and the divisor by the remainder, and so on, until there is no remainder; the last divisor will be the greatest common divisor.
Page 232 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 150 - A CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the center; as the figure ADB E.
Page 117 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 148 - 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 99 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.