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... miles , and then increase 1 mile every day , how many miles would you travel in the 7 days ? . Ans . 245 miles . ( 41. ) A gentleman near Cincinnati ( Ohio ) , who owns an extensive plantation , raised in one season 4780 bushels of ...
... miles , and then increase 1 mile every day , how many miles would you travel in the 7 days ? . Ans . 245 miles . ( 41. ) A gentleman near Cincinnati ( Ohio ) , who owns an extensive plantation , raised in one season 4780 bushels of ...
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... mile , how many rods in 492 miles ? ( 122. ) If 160 square rods make an acre , in 125 acres ? Ans . 3450 . Ans . 157440 . how many rods Ans . 20000 . ( 123. ) If 128 feet make a cord of wood , how many feet in 68 cords ? Ans . 8704 ...
... mile , how many rods in 492 miles ? ( 122. ) If 160 square rods make an acre , in 125 acres ? Ans . 3450 . Ans . 157440 . how many rods Ans . 20000 . ( 123. ) If 128 feet make a cord of wood , how many feet in 68 cords ? Ans . 8704 ...
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... miles , to another 8542 miles , which brought her to the island of Cuba , and thence home 924 miles ; required the number of miles she sailed . Ans . 21735 miles . ( 10. ) Multiply 694 by 342 , and divide the product by 720 . ( 11. ) A ...
... miles , to another 8542 miles , which brought her to the island of Cuba , and thence home 924 miles ; required the number of miles she sailed . Ans . 21735 miles . ( 10. ) Multiply 694 by 342 , and divide the product by 720 . ( 11. ) A ...
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... miles an hour , and the other 18 miles an hour ; the first boat will reach Albany in 8 hours : how far from Albany will the second boat be at the same time ? Ans . 16 miles . ( 4. ) A drover , who has 364 dollars , wishes to buy all the ...
... miles an hour , and the other 18 miles an hour ; the first boat will reach Albany in 8 hours : how far from Albany will the second boat be at the same time ? Ans . 16 miles . ( 4. ) A drover , who has 364 dollars , wishes to buy all the ...
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... miles , at 12600 dollars per mile ? Ans . D2016000 . ( 13. ) The Secretary of War receives a salary of 6000 dollars per annum ; how much is that daily ? Ans . D16,43,8 . + ( 14. ) If the salary of a clerk is 1650 dollars a - year , and ...
... miles , at 12600 dollars per mile ? Ans . D2016000 . ( 13. ) The Secretary of War receives a salary of 6000 dollars per annum ; how much is that daily ? Ans . D16,43,8 . + ( 14. ) If the salary of a clerk is 1650 dollars a - year , and ...
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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.