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... dollars and sold for 20 dollars . What was the gain ? 15. I paid 18 cents for a pound of coffee and 6 cents for a pound of sugar . How much more did I pay for the coffee than for the sugar ? 16. Jennie has 8 cents , and Bruce has 21. How ...
... dollars and sold for 20 dollars . What was the gain ? 15. I paid 18 cents for a pound of coffee and 6 cents for a pound of sugar . How much more did I pay for the coffee than for the sugar ? 16. Jennie has 8 cents , and Bruce has 21. How ...
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Edward Weidenhamer. ✓ 26. How many dollars are there in 10 5 - dollar bills ? 27. If Jennie went to school every school day for a term of 12 weeks , how many days did she attend ? 28. At 7 cents a pound , what is the cost of 7 pounds of ...
Edward Weidenhamer. ✓ 26. How many dollars are there in 10 5 - dollar bills ? 27. If Jennie went to school every school day for a term of 12 weeks , how many days did she attend ? 28. At 7 cents a pound , what is the cost of 7 pounds of ...
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... cents a pound ? 66. There are 2 pints in a quart , and 4 quarts in a gallon . How many pints are there in 9 gallons ... cents a pound , and 8 quarts of milk at 6 cents a quart ? 70. A drover bought 8 hogs at 15 dollars each , and 12 ...
... cents a pound ? 66. There are 2 pints in a quart , and 4 quarts in a gallon . How many pints are there in 9 gallons ... cents a pound , and 8 quarts of milk at 6 cents a quart ? 70. A drover bought 8 hogs at 15 dollars each , and 12 ...
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... dollars each . How much money did he receive for all ! 73. Calvin earned 85 cents a day , and paid 40 cents a day for boarding . How much did he save in 5 days ? 74. A farmer's wife gives a merchant 7 pounds of butter at 24 cents a pound ...
... dollars each . How much money did he receive for all ! 73. Calvin earned 85 cents a day , and paid 40 cents a day for boarding . How much did he save in 5 days ? 74. A farmer's wife gives a merchant 7 pounds of butter at 24 cents a pound ...
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... cents a pound and pork 12 cents , how much more will 15 pounds of pork cost than 15 pounds of beef ? 87. Two boys are 84 mies apart , and approach each other , one at the rate of 5 miles an hour , the other at 6 miles an hour . How far ...
... cents a pound and pork 12 cents , how much more will 15 pounds of pork cost than 15 pounds of beef ? 87. Two boys are 84 mies apart , and approach each other , one at the rate of 5 miles an hour , the other at 6 miles an hour . How far ...
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Page 106 - 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.
Page 108 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk.) 365 days = 1 common year (yr.) 366 days . = 1 leap year (1.
Page 101 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 102 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 35 - A, after traveling 2 hours, at the rate of 5 miles an hour, was followed by B, at the rate of 7 miles an hour ; in how many hours would В overtake A ? 3.
Page 93 - 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 122 - A man sold two farms for $1,890 each. On one he gained 25%, and on the other he lost 25%.
Page 110 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 107 - TABLE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.). 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.). 53. Wood Measure is used in measuring wood and other merchandise. TABLE. 16 cubic feet = 1 cord foot (cd. ft.). 8 cord feet or 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd.).