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... purchased in New York 2741 pounds of coffee , 478 pounds of loaf - sugar , 47 pounds of black tea , 321 pounds of green tea , 250 pounds of iron , 229 pounds of cut - nails , 640 pounds of salt ; required the number of pounds . Ans ...
... purchased in New York 2741 pounds of coffee , 478 pounds of loaf - sugar , 47 pounds of black tea , 321 pounds of green tea , 250 pounds of iron , 229 pounds of cut - nails , 640 pounds of salt ; required the number of pounds . Ans ...
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... purchased of D. 642 barrels of flour , for which he 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 ...
... purchased of D. 642 barrels of flour , for which he 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 ...
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... purchased goods to the amount of 42692 dollars , but , being damaged , he must lose 1597 dollars on them ; for how much must he sell them ? Ans . 41095 dollars . ( 50. ) What is the difference between 7987645 and 47815 ? ( 51. ) A ...
... purchased goods to the amount of 42692 dollars , but , being damaged , he must lose 1597 dollars on them ; for how much must he sell them ? Ans . 41095 dollars . ( 50. ) What is the difference between 7987645 and 47815 ? ( 51. ) A ...
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... 1758 . ( 130. ) Multiply 21 by 14 ; 19 by 31 ; 25 by 35 : and add their products . ( 131. ) A drover purchased 57 oxen for 62 dollars each , and 120 cows for 24 dollars each ; how many 30 MULTIPLICATION . Addition and Multiplication.
... 1758 . ( 130. ) Multiply 21 by 14 ; 19 by 31 ; 25 by 35 : and add their products . ( 131. ) A drover purchased 57 oxen for 62 dollars each , and 120 cows for 24 dollars each ; how many 30 MULTIPLICATION . Addition and Multiplication.
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... 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 x 41 ; 27x31 : and add their products . ( 134. ) How much must ...
... 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 x 41 ; 27x31 : and add their products . ( 134. ) How much must ...
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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.