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... sold by the 100 , or 1000 , Bills of Goods sold , Tables of Money , Weight , Measure , & c . Addition of Compound Numbers , Subtraction , Multiplication and Division , FRACTIONS . Pago 12 19 26 $ 7 42 52 56 57 • 64 68 · 69-82 85 89 ...
... sold by the 100 , or 1000 , Bills of Goods sold , Tables of Money , Weight , Measure , & c . Addition of Compound Numbers , Subtraction , Multiplication and Division , FRACTIONS . Pago 12 19 26 $ 7 42 52 56 57 • 64 68 · 69-82 85 89 ...
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... sold it so as to gain 9 cents ; how many cents did he get for it ? 4. Frank gave 15 walnuts to one boy , 8 to another , and had 7 left ; how many walnuts had he at first ? 5. A man bought a chaise for 54 dollars ; he expended 8 dollars ...
... sold it so as to gain 9 cents ; how many cents did he get for it ? 4. Frank gave 15 walnuts to one boy , 8 to another , and had 7 left ; how many walnuts had he at first ? 5. A man bought a chaise for 54 dollars ; he expended 8 dollars ...
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... sold a cow for 16 dollars , some corn for 20 dol- lars , wheat for 25 dollars , and butter for 5 dollars ; how many dollars must he receive ? The putting together two or more numbers , ( as in the foregoing examples , ) so as to make ...
... sold a cow for 16 dollars , some corn for 20 dol- lars , wheat for 25 dollars , and butter for 5 dollars ; how many dollars must he receive ? The putting together two or more numbers , ( as in the foregoing examples , ) so as to make ...
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... sold it so as to gain 550 dollars ; what did I sell the farm for ? 2316 + 550 = how many ? Hitherto the amount of any one column , when added up , has not exceeded 9 ; consequently has been expressed by a single figure . But it will ...
... sold it so as to gain 550 dollars ; what did I sell the farm for ? 2316 + 550 = how many ? Hitherto the amount of any one column , when added up , has not exceeded 9 ; consequently has been expressed by a single figure . But it will ...
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... sold two cows for sixteen dollars each , twen- ty 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 ...
... sold two cows for sixteen dollars each , twen- ty 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 ...
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acres amount annexed annuity answer apples Arithmetic arithmetical series avoirdupois bushels called ciphers compound interest compound numbers contained cord feet cows cube root cubic currency decimal fractions denominator diameter divided dividend division divisor dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factors farthings federal money foot gain gallons given number greatest common divisor Hence hogshead horse hundred hundredths improper fraction inches least common multiple length less number measure miles mills minuend minutes mixed number months multi multiplicand multiply Note number of terms OPERATION oranges ounce paid payment pence pints pounds present worth principal proportion pupil quantity quarts quotient quotient figure rate per cent ratio receive Reduce remainder right hand figure rule shillings side simple numbers sold solid feet square root subtraction tens thousandths units vulgar fractions weight whole number write yards of cloth
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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...