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... cost 23 cents , how much will 34 dozen cost ? ( 125. ) If 1 pound of butter cost 19 cents , how much will 120 pounds cost ? Ans . 2280 cents . ( 126. ) If a man should travel 164 days , at the rate of 35 miles a - day , how many miles ...
... cost 23 cents , how much will 34 dozen cost ? ( 125. ) If 1 pound of butter cost 19 cents , how much will 120 pounds cost ? Ans . 2280 cents . ( 126. ) If a man should travel 164 days , at the rate of 35 miles a - day , how many miles ...
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... cost ? Ans . 177 cattle ; cost 6414 dollars . ( 132. ) A merchant purchased 14 pieces of calico ; 8 pieces contained 24 yards each , and 6 pieces 32 yards each : how many yards in all ? Ans . 384 yards . ( 133. ) Multiply 150 by 62 ; 78 ...
... cost ? Ans . 177 cattle ; cost 6414 dollars . ( 132. ) A merchant purchased 14 pieces of calico ; 8 pieces contained 24 yards each , and 6 pieces 32 yards each : how many yards in all ? Ans . 384 yards . ( 133. ) Multiply 150 by 62 ; 78 ...
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... cost of the drove . Ans . 1648D . 643c . ( 13. ) A farmer sold wheat for 584D . 78c .; rye , 621D . 92c . 5m .; oats , 181D . 92c .; corn , 491D . 50c .; potatoes , 50D .; hay , 74D . 711c .; veal , 5D .; and flax , 2D . 50c .: required ...
... cost of the drove . Ans . 1648D . 643c . ( 13. ) A farmer sold wheat for 584D . 78c .; rye , 621D . 92c . 5m .; oats , 181D . 92c .; corn , 491D . 50c .; potatoes , 50D .; hay , 74D . 711c .; veal , 5D .; and flax , 2D . 50c .: required ...
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... cost at 25c . per yard ? 25 12 X D3.00 Ans . ( 2. ) What will 9 yards of calico cost at 37c . 5m . ( 37c . ) per yard ? 37.5 9X D3.37.5 ( 3. ) What will 7 yards of riband cost 48 BUBTRACTION . Multiplication Division.
... cost at 25c . per yard ? 25 12 X D3.00 Ans . ( 2. ) What will 9 yards of calico cost at 37c . 5m . ( 37c . ) per yard ? 37.5 9X D3.37.5 ( 3. ) What will 7 yards of riband cost 48 BUBTRACTION . Multiplication Division.
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... cost at 62c . 5m . ( 62 c . ) per yard ? 62.5 7X Ans . D4.37.5 ( 4. ) What cost 8 yards of linen at 75c . per yard ? 75x8 = D6.00 Ans . ( 5. ) What cost 12 yards of cloth at 2D . 25c . per yard ? 2.25 × 12 D27.00 Ans . - ( 6. ) What ...
... cost at 62c . 5m . ( 62 c . ) per yard ? 62.5 7X Ans . D4.37.5 ( 4. ) What cost 8 yards of linen at 75c . per yard ? 75x8 = D6.00 Ans . ( 5. ) What cost 12 yards of cloth at 2D . 25c . per yard ? 2.25 × 12 D27.00 Ans . - ( 6. ) What ...
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1st contains acres adapted Addition amount Arithmetic AVOIRDUPOIS Bring bush bushels bushels of wheat cents ciphers Columbian Calculator common schools Compound currency decimal denomination dimes district schools divide dividend Division divisor dollar 1000 mills drams DRY MEASURE eagle equal examined the Columbian examples feet figures following numbers furlongs gallons galls given numbers grains hhds hogsheads hundred inches less number MEASURE miles millions minuend minutes month multiplicand Multiply ounces paid pennyweights pints place of units poles Proof Public School pupil quarters quarts quotient Recite the table recommend Reduce remainder required the number REVIEW right-hand rules schools and academies seconds shillings Spanish real square subtract sugar teacher tens third term thousand Ticknor tion TROY WEIGHT VULGAR FRACTIONS weeks weight whole numbers Womelsdorf write yards
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Page 30 - Find how many times the divisor is contained in the first figure, or figures, of the dividend, and, setting it directly under the dividend, carry the remainder, if any, to the next figure as so many tens.
Page 55 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 54 - WEIGHT is used in weighing gold and silver. 24 grains (gr.) - make - 1 pennyweight - dwt. 20 pennyweights - " - 1 ounce - - oz. 12 ounces " - 1 pound - - Ib. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT is used for compounding medicines, but not in selling them.
Page 81 - If the answer is to be greater, place the greater of the two remaining numbers for the second term, and the less number for the first term ; but if...
Page 55 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 54 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 54 - AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams, dr. make 1 ounce, - - - - oz. 16 ounces - - - 1 pound, - - - - Ib. 28 pounds - - - 1 quarter, - - - qr. 4 quarters - - - 1 hundred weight, - cwt. 20 hundred weight, 1 ton, T.
Page 56 - TABLE. 60 seconds (sec.) make 1 minute, min. 60 minutes " 1 hour, h. 24 hours " 1 day da. 7 days " 1 week, wk. 365 days " 1 common year,. . .yr. 366 days " 1 leap year, yr. 12 calendar months
Page 80 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 56 - Thirty days hath September, April, June and November ; February twenty-eight alone, all the rest have thirtyone.