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... bushels of wheat , 850 bushels of Indian corn , 1000 bushels of oats , 1086 bush- els of barley , and 74 bushels of pease ; what was the whole Ans . 4210 . amount ? 22. St. Paul's Cathedral , in London , cost 800,000 pounds sterling ...
... bushels of wheat , 850 bushels of Indian corn , 1000 bushels of oats , 1086 bush- els of barley , and 74 bushels of pease ; what was the whole Ans . 4210 . amount ? 22. St. Paul's Cathedral , in London , cost 800,000 pounds sterling ...
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... bushels of corn for twelve dollars , and one hundred pounds of tallow for eight dollars ; what was his due ? SUBTRACTION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS . 16. 1. Charles , having 18 cents , bought a book , for which he gave 6 cents ; how many cents ...
... bushels of corn for twelve dollars , and one hundred pounds of tallow for eight dollars ; what was his due ? SUBTRACTION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS . 16. 1. Charles , having 18 cents , bought a book , for which he gave 6 cents ; how many cents ...
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... for 3 2. One bushel of apples costs 20 cents ; how many cents oranges ? for 4 oranges ? must I give for 2 bushels ? for 3 bushels ? 1 3. One gallon contains 4 quarts ; how many 26 MULTIPLICATION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS . ¶ 8 , 9 .
... for 3 2. One bushel of apples costs 20 cents ; how many cents oranges ? for 4 oranges ? must I give for 2 bushels ? for 3 bushels ? 1 3. One gallon contains 4 quarts ; how many 26 MULTIPLICATION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS . ¶ 8 , 9 .
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... bushel of grain is 32 quarts ; how many quarts must I dip out of a chest of grain to make one half ( 1 ) of a bushel ? for one fourth ( 1 ) of a bushel ? eighth ( ) of a bushel ? for one Ans . to the last , 4 quarts . 29. How many is of ...
... bushel of grain is 32 quarts ; how many quarts must I dip out of a chest of grain to make one half ( 1 ) of a bushel ? for one fourth ( 1 ) of a bushel ? eighth ( ) of a bushel ? for one Ans . to the last , 4 quarts . 29. How many is of ...
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... bushels of wheat can you buy for 487 dollars , at 2 dollars per bushel ? 24. When the price of one pound , one bushel , & c . of any commodity is given , how do you find the cost of any number of pounds , or bushels , & c . of that ...
... bushels of wheat can you buy for 487 dollars , at 2 dollars per bushel ? 24. When the price of one pound , one bushel , & c . of any commodity is given , how do you find the cost of any number of pounds , or bushels , & c . of that ...
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Page 81 - The first seven letters of the alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, are used to...
Page 258 - EF or his certain attorney, his executors, administrators or assigns, to which payment, well and truly to be made, I bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents ; Sealed with my seal.
Page 219 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 114 - Multiply together the numerators for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 258 - CD, his heirs, executors, or administrators, do and shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, unto the...
Page 128 - How does it appear, that in multiplying both terms of the fraction by the same number the value of the fraction is not altered ? 24.
Page 103 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole, or mixed number. Example. — Reduce 'T'J to a whole, or mixed number. Rule. — Divide the numerator by the denominator...
Page 107 - Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.
Page 177 - RULE.* — Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the true time required.
Page 120 - To reduce fractions of different denominators to equivalent fractions, having a common denominator, — RULE : Multiply...