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... paid seven cents for a spool of thread , nine cents for pins , and four cents for tape ; how much did she pay for all ? 44. A drover bought six cattle of one farmer , three of another , and seven of another ; how many did he buy from ...
... paid seven cents for a spool of thread , nine cents for pins , and four cents for tape ; how much did she pay for all ? 44. A drover bought six cattle of one farmer , three of another , and seven of another ; how many did he buy from ...
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... Paid 245 cents for one book , 80 for another , 375 for another , and 225 for another : what did the four books cost ? 925 cents . 62. A man paid $ 5409 for a house , $ 1209 for furniture , and $ 807 for various improvements : what did ...
... Paid 245 cents for one book , 80 for another , 375 for another , and 225 for another : what did the four books cost ? 925 cents . 62. A man paid $ 5409 for a house , $ 1209 for furniture , and $ 807 for various improvements : what did ...
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... paid the balance for a farm : what did the farm cost ? $ 53959 . 103. A cow , a horse , 3 mules , and 15 sheep are worth $ 764 ; the cow is worth $ 34 , the horse $ 230 , the mules $ 120 apiece : what are the sheep worth ? $ 140 ...
... paid the balance for a farm : what did the farm cost ? $ 53959 . 103. A cow , a horse , 3 mules , and 15 sheep are worth $ 764 ; the cow is worth $ 34 , the horse $ 230 , the mules $ 120 apiece : what are the sheep worth ? $ 140 ...
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... paid twelve dollars for wood , at six dollars a cord ; how many cords did he buy ? 11. If one brick cover a space four inches wide , how many bricks will it take to cover eight inches in width ? 12. A farmer had fourteen cattle ...
... paid twelve dollars for wood , at six dollars a cord ; how many cords did he buy ? 11. If one brick cover a space four inches wide , how many bricks will it take to cover eight inches in width ? 12. A farmer had fourteen cattle ...
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... paid out twenty - eight dollars to seven men , giving each the same amount ; how much did each man receive ? 22. A day consists of twenty - four hours ; how many hours in one third of a day ? 23. How many weeks in twenty - one days ? 24 ...
... paid out twenty - eight dollars to seven men , giving each the same amount ; how much did each man receive ? 22. A day consists of twenty - four hours ; how many hours in one third of a day ? 23. How many weeks in twenty - one days ? 24 ...
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acres of land annex apiece apples barrels of flour bought bushels cents a pound ciphers cloth column common fraction Compound Numbers CONCLUSION.-Therefore containing cost decimal fraction dimes dividend Division dollars dozen eight Elem equal EXAMPLE.-What EXAMPLES farmer figure Find fourth gallons Give the rule Give the table gram greatest common divisor hektoliter Hence horses hundredths improper fraction inches kilogram least common multiple liters lower denomination lowest terms marbles Measure MENTAL EXERCISES meter Metric Metric System miles million minuend mixed number MODEL SOLUTION multiplicand Multiply OPERATION ounces pecks period pints prime factors proper fraction quarts QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW quotient Reduce the following remainder rods sheep simple numbers square yards subtrahend sugar tens tenths third thousand thousandths three-dollar piece Troy Weight whole number wide worth Write
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Page 118 - Thirty days hath September, April. June, and November; All the rest have thirty.one, Save February, which alone Hath twenty.eight; and one day more We add to it one year in four.
Page 142 - Mnltiple 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.
Page 180 - Measures of Length 10 millimeters (mm.) = 1 centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters = 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeters = 1 meter (m.) 10 meters = 1 dekameter (Dm.) 10 dekameters = 1 hektometer (Hm.) 10 hektometers = 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometers = 1 myriameter (Mm.) Measures of Surface 100 sq.
Page 167 - 6 27 685 The denominator to a decimal fraction, although not ex-f pressed, is always understood, and is 1 with as many ciphers annexed as there are places in the numerator.
Page 171 - RULE. Multiply as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the product point off as many figures for decimals as there are decimal places in both factors.
Page 110 - Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq.
Page 157 - Now .} of f- is a compound fraction, whose value is found by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 117 - TABLE. 60 seconds (sec.) make 1 minute, marked min. 60 minutes 1 hour, hr. 24 hours 1 day, da.
Page 179 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 54 - Begin at the right and multiply each figure of the multiplicand by each successive figure of the multiplier, placing the right.hand figure of each partial product directly under the figure used as a multiplier.