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... bought in September 798 bushels of wheat ; in October , 897 bushels ; in November , 685 bushels ; and in December , 550 bushels . How many bushels did he buy in the four months ? 18. Lake Superior has 32,290 square miles of surface ...
... bought in September 798 bushels of wheat ; in October , 897 bushels ; in November , 685 bushels ; and in December , 550 bushels . How many bushels did he buy in the four months ? 18. Lake Superior has 32,290 square miles of surface ...
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... bought for 42 dollars ? 7. At 7 cents a quart , how many quarts of berries can be bought for 21 cents ? 8. At 6 dollars a ton , how many tons of coal can be bought for 54 dollars ? 9. At 4 dollars a cord , how many cords of wood can be ...
... bought for 42 dollars ? 7. At 7 cents a quart , how many quarts of berries can be bought for 21 cents ? 8. At 6 dollars a ton , how many tons of coal can be bought for 54 dollars ? 9. At 4 dollars a cord , how many cords of wood can be ...
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... bought for 54 dollars ? 63. If a man has 42 dollars and buys sheep at 4 dollars a head , how many sheep can he buy , and how many dollars will he have left ? SOLUTION . At 4 dollars a head , as many sheep can be bought for 42 dollars as ...
... bought for 54 dollars ? 63. If a man has 42 dollars and buys sheep at 4 dollars a head , how many sheep can he buy , and how many dollars will he have left ? SOLUTION . At 4 dollars a head , as many sheep can be bought for 42 dollars as ...
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... bought for 1995 dollars ? 5. A mile is 5280 feet . How many times will a wheel turn in going a mile if it goes over 12 feet each turn ? 6. A square yard is 9 square feet . How many square yards are there in 7506 square feet ? 7. A man ...
... bought for 1995 dollars ? 5. A mile is 5280 feet . How many times will a wheel turn in going a mile if it goes over 12 feet each turn ? 6. A square yard is 9 square feet . How many square yards are there in 7506 square feet ? 7. A man ...
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... bought 17 cows of a farmer at 45 dollars a head , and gave the farmer 300 dollars and 93 sheep . What were the sheep reckoned at a head ? 12. If a fast train travels at the rate of 40 miles an hour , and a slow train at the rate of 25 ...
... bought 17 cows of a farmer at 45 dollars a head , and gave the farmer 300 dollars and 93 sheep . What were the sheep reckoned at a head ? 12. If a fast train travels at the rate of 40 miles an hour , and a slow train at the rate of 25 ...
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Page 355 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 148 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 339 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 156 - 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 270 - ... is equal to the square root of the difference of the squares of the hypotenuse and the other side.
Page 144 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 268 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.
Page 249 - That is, in any proportion either extreme is equal to the product of the means divided by the other extreme ; and either mean is equal to the product of the extremes divided by the other mean.
Page 83 - In this and the following examples, answers to the nearest hundredth are sufficiently correct. 11. A cubic foot of platinum, the heaviest substance known, weighs 1365 pounds. A cubic foot of water weighs 62.5 pounds. How many times as heavy as water is platinum ? 12. How many times as heavy as water is common sand, a cubic foot of sand weighing 103 pounds ? 13. Granite is 2.72 times as heavy as water. Find the weight of a cubic foot of granite. 14. Wrought iron is 7.77 times as heavy as water. Find...
Page 154 - Square 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.