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... feet of boards at 18 dol lars a thousand ; what did they come to ? Ans . 13856 dolls . 17. If a man spend 6 cents a day for cigars , how much will he spend in a year of 865 days ? Ans . 2190 c cts . $ 21.90 . 18. If a man drink a glass ...
... feet of boards at 18 dol lars a thousand ; what did they come to ? Ans . 13856 dolls . 17. If a man spend 6 cents a day for cigars , how much will he spend in a year of 865 days ? Ans . 2190 c cts . $ 21.90 . 18. If a man drink a glass ...
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... feet in a piece of ground 17 feet long , 13 ft . wide ? ( 36 , 61 ) " Ans . 221 feet . 11. If a floor containing 242 feet be 22 feet long , how wide is it ? Ans . 11 feet . 12. How many rods in a piece of land 40 rods long and 16 broad ...
... feet in a piece of ground 17 feet long , 13 ft . wide ? ( 36 , 61 ) " Ans . 221 feet . 11. If a floor containing 242 feet be 22 feet long , how wide is it ? Ans . 11 feet . 12. How many rods in a piece of land 40 rods long and 16 broad ...
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... feet and 3 tenths of a foot , we write 12.3 ft . for 8 feet and 46 hundredths , 8.46 feet . DEFINITIONS . 114. Numbers which diminish in value , from the place of units towards the right hand , in a ten fold proportion , ( as described ...
... feet and 3 tenths of a foot , we write 12.3 ft . for 8 feet and 46 hundredths , 8.46 feet . DEFINITIONS . 114. Numbers which diminish in value , from the place of units towards the right hand , in a ten fold proportion , ( as described ...
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... feet and 3 tenths ? 8. Have figures in decimals a lo- cal value ? Upon what does it de- pend ? 9. What is the law by which they diminish ? ( 115 ) 10. In what does the enunciation of decimals differ from that of whole numbers ? 11. Do ...
... feet and 3 tenths ? 8. Have figures in decimals a lo- cal value ? Upon what does it de- pend ? 9. What is the law by which they diminish ? ( 115 ) 10. In what does the enunciation of decimals differ from that of whole numbers ? 11. Do ...
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... feet in length make a yard ; a square yard is a square measuring 3 feet on each side : but such a square contains ( see figure ) nine ( 3X3 = 9 ) squares measuring a foot on each side , or 9 square feet ; and when we say that a surface ...
... feet in length make a yard ; a square yard is a square measuring 3 feet on each side : but such a square contains ( see figure ) nine ( 3X3 = 9 ) squares measuring a foot on each side , or 9 square feet ; and when we say that a surface ...
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Page 80 - 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.
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Page 123 - If the errors are alike, divide the difference of the products by the difference of the errors, and the quotient will be the answer. If the errors are unlike. divide the sum of the products by the sum of the errors, and the quotient will be the answer.
Page 101 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 109 - 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.
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Page 73 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
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