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... dozen eggs at 12 cents a dozen . 20 chickens at 15 cents apiece . 25 boxes of tobacco at 8 dollars a box . 29 . 30 . 31 . 28 cords of wood at 5 dollars a cord . 32 . 32 pairs of lace curtains at 9 dollars a pair . 33. 39 hogs at 7 ...
... dozen eggs at 12 cents a dozen . 20 chickens at 15 cents apiece . 25 boxes of tobacco at 8 dollars a box . 29 . 30 . 31 . 28 cords of wood at 5 dollars a cord . 32 . 32 pairs of lace curtains at 9 dollars a pair . 33. 39 hogs at 7 ...
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... dozen eggs at 12 cents a dozen , thereby losing 30 cents . For how much should they have been sold to gain 45 cents ? 24. George owns 24 books ; Frank has 3 times as many , less 16 , and Hiram has 10 less than the others combined . How ...
... dozen eggs at 12 cents a dozen , thereby losing 30 cents . For how much should they have been sold to gain 45 cents ? 24. George owns 24 books ; Frank has 3 times as many , less 16 , and Hiram has 10 less than the others combined . How ...
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... dozen eggs were packed in boxes , each holding 9 dozen , how many boxes would be required ? 14. Paid 63 dollars for flour , at 7 dollars a barrel . How many barrels were bought ? 15. 96 sheep were exchanged for cows , allowing I cow for ...
... dozen eggs were packed in boxes , each holding 9 dozen , how many boxes would be required ? 14. Paid 63 dollars for flour , at 7 dollars a barrel . How many barrels were bought ? 15. 96 sheep were exchanged for cows , allowing I cow for ...
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... dozen of eggs if 7 dozen cost 84 cents ? 22. 75 bushels of wheat were produced on 5 acres of land . How many bushels did one acre produce ? 23. A school - building of 8 rooms contains 240 desks . How many desks are in each room ? 24. If ...
... dozen of eggs if 7 dozen cost 84 cents ? 22. 75 bushels of wheat were produced on 5 acres of land . How many bushels did one acre produce ? 23. A school - building of 8 rooms contains 240 desks . How many desks are in each room ? 24. If ...
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... dozen eggs . What were the eggs worth per dozen ? 4. If a stage - coach travel 45 miles in 36 COMPLETE MENTAL ARITHMETIC .
... dozen eggs . What were the eggs worth per dozen ? 4. If a stage - coach travel 45 miles in 36 COMPLETE MENTAL ARITHMETIC .
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Page 201 - The Present Worth of a debt payable at a future time without interest is such a sum as, being on interest for the time at a certain rate, will amount to the debt.
Page 207 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first, plus twice the product of the first by the second, plus the square of the second.
Page 108 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 114 - Length 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) Square Measure 144 square inches (sq.
Page 109 - TABLE. 2 pints pt. make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts - 1 peck, - pk. 4 pecks - 1 bushel, - bu.
Page 118 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 112 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl.) 2 barrels = 1 hogshead (hhd...
Page 116 - A Square is a figure having four equal sides and four right angles.
Page 80 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 28 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another ; or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.