Introduction to The National Arithmetic: On the Inductive System Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods in which the Principles of the Science are Fully Explained and Illustrated ; Designed for Common Schools and Academies |
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... cord of good walnut wood may be obtained for 8 dollars ; what must I give for 4 cords ? For 6 cords ? - For 9 cords ? 19. What cost 4 quarts of milk at 5 cents a quart , and 8 gallons of vinegar at 10 cents a gallon ? 20. If a man earn ...
... cord of good walnut wood may be obtained for 8 dollars ; what must I give for 4 cords ? For 6 cords ? - For 9 cords ? 19. What cost 4 quarts of milk at 5 cents a quart , and 8 gallons of vinegar at 10 cents a gallon ? 20. If a man earn ...
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... cords of wood at 5 dollars a cord ; what was the amount of the hay and the wood ? Ans . 873 dollars . 6. Bought 17 yards of cotton at 15 cents per yard , 46 gal- lons of molasses at 28 cents per gallon , 16 pounds of tea at 76 cents a ...
... cords of wood at 5 dollars a cord ; what was the amount of the hay and the wood ? Ans . 873 dollars . 6. Bought 17 yards of cotton at 15 cents per yard , 46 gal- lons of molasses at 28 cents per gallon , 16 pounds of tea at 76 cents a ...
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... cords of oak wood at 6 dollars per cord , 36 cords of maple at 3 dollars per cord , and 29 cords of walnut at 7 dol- lars per cord , What was the amount received ? Ans . 413 dollars . 35. Daniel Bailey has a fine farm of 300 acres ...
... cords of oak wood at 6 dollars per cord , 36 cords of maple at 3 dollars per cord , and 29 cords of walnut at 7 dol- lars per cord , What was the amount received ? Ans . 413 dollars . 35. Daniel Bailey has a fine farm of 300 acres ...
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... cords of oak wood at 6 dollars per cord , and 37 cords of maple wood at 5 dollars per cord ; James has paid Hasseltine 144 dollars in cash , and 23 yards of cloth at 4 dollars per yard ; what remains due to Hasseltine ? Ans . 1828 ...
... cords of oak wood at 6 dollars per cord , and 37 cords of maple wood at 5 dollars per cord ; James has paid Hasseltine 144 dollars in cash , and 23 yards of cloth at 4 dollars per yard ; what remains due to Hasseltine ? Ans . 1828 ...
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... cord , Ans . $ 106.97 . each weighing 9. What is the value of 17 chests of weighing 59 pounds , at $ 0.67 per pound ? 10. When 19 cords of wood are sold at what is the amount ? 11. A merchant sold 18 barrels of pork , 200 pounds , at 12 ...
... cord , Ans . $ 106.97 . each weighing 9. What is the value of 17 chests of weighing 59 pounds , at $ 0.67 per pound ? 10. When 19 cords of wood are sold at what is the amount ? 11. A merchant sold 18 barrels of pork , 200 pounds , at 12 ...
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Page 257 - The square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; as, 5033 402+302.
Page 264 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 288 - Ans. 75 square feet. 2. What is the difference between the contents of two floors ; one is 37 feet long and 27 feet wide, and the other is 40 feet long and 20 feet wide ? Ans. 199 square feet.
Page 265 - A sphere is a solid, bounded by one continued convex surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within, called the centre.
Page 254 - Find the greatest square number in the first or left hand period, place the root of it at the right hand of the given number, (after the manner of a quotient in division...
Page 128 - An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, $, -f . A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction expressed together; as, 4f, 25-ht.
Page 199 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced, add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total. If there be...
Page 294 - To find the solidity of a cylinder. RULE. — Multiply the area of the base by the altitude, and the product will be the solidity.
Page 267 - ... series. The numbers which form the series are called the terms of the series. The first and last terms are the extremes, and the other terms are called the means.
Page 126 - 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.