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... worth 15678 dollars ; how . much is the whole farm worth ? Ans . 31356 dollars . ( 40. ) If you should commence a journey and travel 7 days , the first day 32 miles , and then increase 1 mile every day , how many miles would you travel ...
... worth 15678 dollars ; how . much is the whole farm worth ? Ans . 31356 dollars . ( 40. ) If you should commence a journey and travel 7 days , the first day 32 miles , and then increase 1 mile every day , how many miles would you travel ...
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... worth 18492 dollars , the 2d 7849 dollars , the 3d 11820 dollars : how many acres has he in all , and how much are they worth ? if he should sell 629 acres , how many would he have left ? Ans . Number of acres , 1245-629–616 acres left ; ...
... worth 18492 dollars , the 2d 7849 dollars , the 3d 11820 dollars : how many acres has he in all , and how much are they worth ? if he should sell 629 acres , how many would he have left ? Ans . Number of acres , 1245-629–616 acres left ; ...
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... worth 87c . 5m . per bushel ; what will 50 bushels cost ? ( 16. ) How much will your board cost for 17 weeks at D2.25 per week ? ( 17. ) How much will 158 gallons of oil cost at D1.37.5 per gallon ? Ans . D217.25 . ( 18. ) What will 25 ...
... worth 87c . 5m . per bushel ; what will 50 bushels cost ? ( 16. ) How much will your board cost for 17 weeks at D2.25 per week ? ( 17. ) How much will 158 gallons of oil cost at D1.37.5 per gallon ? Ans . D217.25 . ( 18. ) What will 25 ...
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... worth 674c . per pound ? An . D16.87.5 . ( 26. ) If the price of a musket was D13.50 for the volunteers in Mexico , what did it cost to furnish a regiment of 700 men ? ( 27. ) What cost 70 pounds of lard at 124c . per pound ? Ans . D8 ...
... worth 674c . per pound ? An . D16.87.5 . ( 26. ) If the price of a musket was D13.50 for the volunteers in Mexico , what did it cost to furnish a regiment of 700 men ? ( 27. ) What cost 70 pounds of lard at 124c . per pound ? Ans . D8 ...
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... is now selling at D8,50 per barrel of 196 pounds ; how much is that per pound ? Ans . 4cts . 3m . + ( 14. ) How many dollars in a thousand dimes ? in 500 eagles ? ( 15. ) Oats are worth 70 cents a bushel 52 32 DIVISION ! . *
... is now selling at D8,50 per barrel of 196 pounds ; how much is that per pound ? Ans . 4cts . 3m . + ( 14. ) How many dollars in a thousand dimes ? in 500 eagles ? ( 15. ) Oats are worth 70 cents a bushel 52 32 DIVISION ! . *
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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.