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... share of each son ? Ans . 7000 dollars . 3. Suppose a farmer , who has a plantation of 520 acres , buys an adjoining one of 375 acres , and divides the whole into five equal portions : how many acres will there be in each portion ? Ans ...
... share of each son ? Ans . 7000 dollars . 3. Suppose a farmer , who has a plantation of 520 acres , buys an adjoining one of 375 acres , and divides the whole into five equal portions : how many acres will there be in each portion ? Ans ...
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... share of each nephew ? Ans . 5713 pounds . MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION . 1. Multiply 145 by 12 , and divide the product by 6 . Result 290 . 2. To find how many dollars are contained in any number of pounds , we multiply the pounds by 8 ...
... share of each nephew ? Ans . 5713 pounds . MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION . 1. Multiply 145 by 12 , and divide the product by 6 . Result 290 . 2. To find how many dollars are contained in any number of pounds , we multiply the pounds by 8 ...
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... share of each son ? Ans . 250A . 2R . 34P . 7. A person , at his decease , left property to the amount of 2425L . 19s . His will directed that 200 pounds should be given to the poor , and that the re- mainder should be divided , equally ...
... share of each son ? Ans . 250A . 2R . 34P . 7. A person , at his decease , left property to the amount of 2425L . 19s . His will directed that 200 pounds should be given to the poor , and that the re- mainder should be divided , equally ...
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... share in stock , & c . So is the whole gain or loss , To that person's share of the gain or loss . PROOF . The sum of the several shares must equal the whole gain or loss . EXAMPLES . 1. Three merchants trading together , gained 800 dol ...
... share in stock , & c . So is the whole gain or loss , To that person's share of the gain or loss . PROOF . The sum of the several shares must equal the whole gain or loss . EXAMPLES . 1. Three merchants trading together , gained 800 dol ...
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... share of gain . As 8000 4800 :: 800 : 480 B's share of gain . As 8000 : 2000 :: 800 : 200 C's share of gain . 2. D , E , and F , trading together , gained 120L . D's stock was 140L . E's was 300L . and F's was 160L .; what was each man's ...
... share of gain . As 8000 4800 :: 800 : 480 B's share of gain . As 8000 : 2000 :: 800 : 200 C's share of gain . 2. D , E , and F , trading together , gained 120L . D's stock was 140L . E's was 300L . and F's was 160L .; what was each man's ...
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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 37 - And every other thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
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...