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... miles ; from Bristol to Trenton , 10 miles ; from Trenton to Princeton , 12 miles ; from Princeton to Brunswick , 18 miles ; from Brunswick to New York , 30 miles . How many miles from Philadelphia to New York ? Ans . 90 . 5. A merchant ...
... miles ; from Bristol to Trenton , 10 miles ; from Trenton to Princeton , 12 miles ; from Princeton to Brunswick , 18 miles ; from Brunswick to New York , 30 miles . How many miles from Philadelphia to New York ? Ans . 90 . 5. A merchant ...
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... miles a day : how many days will he be in travelling 240 miles ? ADDITION AND DIVISION , Ans . 6 . 1. Ifl add 167 , 394 , and 447 ; and divide their amount by 12 : what number will result ? Ans . 84 . 2. A person has in money , 5000 ...
... miles a day : how many days will he be in travelling 240 miles ? ADDITION AND DIVISION , Ans . 6 . 1. Ifl add 167 , 394 , and 447 ; and divide their amount by 12 : what number will result ? Ans . 84 . 2. A person has in money , 5000 ...
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... mile M. - 1 league - L. miles - 1 degree 40 poles ( or 220 yds . ) 8 furlongs ( or 1760 yds . ) 3 miles 60 geographic , or 69 statute - ५ - - deg . Note . A hand is a measure of 4 inches , and used in measuring the height of horses . A ...
... mile M. - 1 league - L. miles - 1 degree 40 poles ( or 220 yds . ) 8 furlongs ( or 1760 yds . ) 3 miles 60 geographic , or 69 statute - ५ - - deg . Note . A hand is a measure of 4 inches , and used in measuring the height of horses . A ...
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Or, A System of Practical Arithmetic ... 2. Reduce 75 miles to furlongs . 3. Bring 42 furlongs to poles . 4. Bring 50 poles to yards . 5. Bring 16 yards to feet . 6. Bring 49 feet to inches . 7. Bring 10 yards to inches . 8. Reduce 3 ...
Or, A System of Practical Arithmetic ... 2. Reduce 75 miles to furlongs . 3. Bring 42 furlongs to poles . 4. Bring 50 poles to yards . 5. Bring 16 yards to feet . 6. Bring 49 feet to inches . 7. Bring 10 yards to inches . 8. Reduce 3 ...
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... miles to leagues . 2. Bring 567 furlongs to miles . 3. Bring 640 poles to furlongs . 4. Bring 286 yards to poles . 5. Bring 52 feet to yards . 6. Bring 588 inches to feet . 7. Bring 2880 poles to leagues . 8. Bring 75 inches to yards ...
... miles to leagues . 2. Bring 567 furlongs to miles . 3. Bring 640 poles to furlongs . 4. Bring 286 yards to poles . 5. Bring 52 feet to yards . 6. Bring 588 inches to feet . 7. Bring 2880 poles to leagues . 8. Bring 75 inches to yards ...
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Page 172 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 131 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
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Page 142 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 132 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 174 - Multiply the last term by the ratio, from the product subtract the first term, and divide the remainder by ratio less one for the sum of the series.
Page 190 - Feet multiplied by feet, give feet. Feet multiplied by inches, give inches. Feet multiplied by seconds, give seconds. Inches multiplied by inches, give seconds. Inches multiplied by seconds, give thirds. Seconds multiplied by seconds, give fourths.
Page 129 - The number above the line is called the numerator, and that below the line the denominator. The denominator...