Intermediate Arithmetic: Including Exercises in Solving Simple Algebraic Equations Containing One Unknown Quantity |
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... pound of tea to one customer and to another . How much was sold to both ? 8. What quantity of oats must I buy to give of a peck to one horse and to another ? 9. If I sell of a dozen of oranges to one person and 4 of a dozen to another ...
... pound of tea to one customer and to another . How much was sold to both ? 8. What quantity of oats must I buy to give of a peck to one horse and to another ? 9. If I sell of a dozen of oranges to one person and 4 of a dozen to another ...
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... pounds coffee at 28 cents per pound , and twice as many pounds at 24 cents per pound . If I give the store- keeper $ 10 , how much change shall I receive ? 5. A merchant pays $ 30 for 65 vases . He sells 17 of them at 40 cents each , 23 ...
... pounds coffee at 28 cents per pound , and twice as many pounds at 24 cents per pound . If I give the store- keeper $ 10 , how much change shall I receive ? 5. A merchant pays $ 30 for 65 vases . He sells 17 of them at 40 cents each , 23 ...
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... pounds than one which weighs 26 pounds ? 9. A farmer sold 36 dozen eggs to one storekeeper , 5 % dozen to another , 17 dozen to a third , 8 dozen to a fourth , and 11 dozen to a fifth . cents per dozen ? How much did he receive for them ...
... pounds than one which weighs 26 pounds ? 9. A farmer sold 36 dozen eggs to one storekeeper , 5 % dozen to another , 17 dozen to a third , 8 dozen to a fourth , and 11 dozen to a fifth . cents per dozen ? How much did he receive for them ...
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... pound with 14 pounds of green tea costing 40 cents per pound . How much per pound does the mixed tea cost him ? 20. A man can do of a certain piece of work in a day ; another man can do of the same work in a day . What part of the work ...
... pound with 14 pounds of green tea costing 40 cents per pound . How much per pound does the mixed tea cost him ? 20. A man can do of a certain piece of work in a day ; another man can do of the same work in a day . What part of the work ...
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... pounds of twine at 31 cents per pound . What was the cost ? 5. The total weight of 175 bags of mail is 13,125 pounds . What is the average weight of each bag ? 6. Write 4,617 , multiply it by 12 , divide the product by 9 , add 365 to ...
... pounds of twine at 31 cents per pound . What was the cost ? 5. The total weight of 175 bags of mail is 13,125 pounds . What is the average weight of each bag ? 6. Write 4,617 , multiply it by 12 , divide the product by 9 , add 365 to ...
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Page 251 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page 420 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq. mi.) Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu.
Page 431 - Two men depart from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of...
Page 304 - If it takes 5 men 15 days to do a piece of work, how long will it take 10 men to do it ? 14.
Page 382 - If 4 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 3 men do twice as much work?
Page 455 - By transposing we mean bringing the unknown quantities (a;, y, z, etc.) to one side of the equation, and the known quantities to the other. NOTE. — In bringing a quantity from one side of the equation to the other, the sign of the quantity is changed.
Page 219 - What is the smallest number that can be exactly divided by 4, 6, and 8. 463. The smallest number that is a multiple of two or more numbers is called the least common multiple of such numbers.
Page 443 - An angle less than a right angle is called an acute angle; an angle greater than a right angle and less than two right angles is called an obtuse angle.
Page 441 - If 5 men can do a piece of work in 10| days, how long will it take 1 man to do the same ? 12.
Page 293 - If 7 men can do a piece of work in 4| days, how long will it take 1 man to do it ? How long will it take 3 men to do it ? 4.