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... feet long was cut into two pieces . The shorter piece was 47 feet in length . How long was the other piece ? 13. One grass - plot contains 126 square feet , and an- other contains 98 square feet . What is their difference in area ? 14 ...
... feet long was cut into two pieces . The shorter piece was 47 feet in length . How long was the other piece ? 13. One grass - plot contains 126 square feet , and an- other contains 98 square feet . What is their difference in area ? 14 ...
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... feet make 1 square yard . How many square yards are in 99 square feet ? II . How often can a vessel containing 8 gallons be filled from a tank holding 72 gallons ? 12. Seven days make a week . How many weeks are in 49 days ? 13. If 81 ...
... feet make 1 square yard . How many square yards are in 99 square feet ? II . How often can a vessel containing 8 gallons be filled from a tank holding 72 gallons ? 12. Seven days make a week . How many weeks are in 49 days ? 13. If 81 ...
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... feet ? How many square feet were in each board ? 5. Eight loads of brick cost 72 dollars . What did one load cost ? 6. Six acres of land were divided in 48 building lots . How many lots did one acre make ? 7. Nine boys picked 108 quarts ...
... feet ? How many square feet were in each board ? 5. Eight loads of brick cost 72 dollars . What did one load cost ? 6. Six acres of land were divided in 48 building lots . How many lots did one acre make ? 7. Nine boys picked 108 quarts ...
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... feet . How far would it go in making 12 revolutions ? 34. If 10 pounds of coffee cost 150 cents , what would 6 pounds cost ? 35. If 9 barrels of apples make 36 gallons of cider , how many gallons could be made from 11 barrels ? 36. If 7 ...
... feet . How far would it go in making 12 revolutions ? 34. If 10 pounds of coffee cost 150 cents , what would 6 pounds cost ? 35. If 9 barrels of apples make 36 gallons of cider , how many gallons could be made from 11 barrels ? 36. If 7 ...
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... and the remainder , which was 25 acres , in wheat . How many acres did he own , and how many were planted in corn ? 26. A stick of timber stands in the air , and 6 feet in the ground . How long is the stick , FRACTIONS . 63.
... and the remainder , which was 25 acres , in wheat . How many acres did he own , and how many were planted in corn ? 26. A stick of timber stands in the air , and 6 feet in the ground . How long is the stick , FRACTIONS . 63.
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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.