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... paid 4792 dollars ; of G. 783 barrels , for which he paid 5380 dollars : how many barrels of flour did he pur- chase , and how much did he pay ? Ans . 1425 barrels , and paid 10172 dollars . ( 48. ) ( 49. ) ( 50. ) ( 51. ) ( 52 ) 980467 ...
... paid 4792 dollars ; of G. 783 barrels , for which he paid 5380 dollars : how many barrels of flour did he pur- chase , and how much did he pay ? Ans . 1425 barrels , and paid 10172 dollars . ( 48. ) ( 49. ) ( 50. ) ( 51. ) ( 52 ) 980467 ...
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... paid 742 ; how many dollars did he then owe ? Ans . 458 . ( 55. ) A man has an estate of 25642 ; if he should give 3640 dollars to each of his two daughters , and the remain- der to an only son , how much would the son receive ? Ans ...
... paid 742 ; how many dollars did he then owe ? Ans . 458 . ( 55. ) A man has an estate of 25642 ; if he should give 3640 dollars to each of his two daughters , and the remain- der to an only son , how much would the son receive ? Ans ...
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... paid him 481 dollars , and then purchased goods to the amount of 614 dollars ; how much did he then owe him ? Ans . 1325 dollars . ( 12. ) Purchased a horse for 75 dollars , 3 cows for 25 dol- lars each , 18 sheep for 2 dollars each ...
... paid him 481 dollars , and then purchased goods to the amount of 614 dollars ; how much did he then owe him ? Ans . 1325 dollars . ( 12. ) Purchased a horse for 75 dollars , 3 cows for 25 dol- lars each , 18 sheep for 2 dollars each ...
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... paid an order of 3694D . 87c . 5m .; how much has he remaining of the amount collected ? Ans . D2574.55 . REVIEW . 1. How do you write sums in Addition of United States money ? 2. How many places of figures are required for dimes ? How ...
... paid an order of 3694D . 87c . 5m .; how much has he remaining of the amount collected ? Ans . D2574.55 . REVIEW . 1. How do you write sums in Addition of United States money ? 2. How many places of figures are required for dimes ? How ...
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... Paid for a silk handkerchief D1.37.5 ; what would 50 cost ? Ans . D68.75 . ( 25. ) What will it cost to fill a feather - bed with 25 pounds of feathers worth 674c . per pound ? An . D16.87.5 . ( 26. ) If the price of a musket was D13.50 ...
... Paid for a silk handkerchief D1.37.5 ; what would 50 cost ? Ans . D68.75 . ( 25. ) What will it cost to fill a feather - bed with 25 pounds of feathers worth 674c . per pound ? An . D16.87.5 . ( 26. ) If the price of a musket was D13.50 ...
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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.