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... cloth cost 12 dollars and the making 6 dollars . 29. Peter had 7 cents , and found 9 cents . cents had he then ? How many 30. After paying 5 cents for a top , Abram has 10 cents left . How many cents had he at first ? 31. A lady bought ...
... cloth cost 12 dollars and the making 6 dollars . 29. Peter had 7 cents , and found 9 cents . cents had he then ? How many 30. After paying 5 cents for a top , Abram has 10 cents left . How many cents had he at first ? 31. A lady bought ...
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... clothing , and have 37 dollars of my month's wages left , how much did I earn ? 94. Guy is 14 years old , Walter is 26 years old , and their father is 54 years old . What is the sum of their ages ? 95. How many cows are there in three ...
... clothing , and have 37 dollars of my month's wages left , how much did I earn ? 94. Guy is 14 years old , Walter is 26 years old , and their father is 54 years old . What is the sum of their ages ? 95. How many cows are there in three ...
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... cloth at 18 cents a yard , and 12 yards of calico at 8 cents a yard . What was the amount of my bill ? 83. There are 37 lines on a page . If there are 11 words in each line , how many words are there on the page ? 84. Since there are 24 ...
... cloth at 18 cents a yard , and 12 yards of calico at 8 cents a yard . What was the amount of my bill ? 83. There are 37 lines on a page . If there are 11 words in each line , how many words are there on the page ? 84. Since there are 24 ...
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... cloth , at 3 dollars a yard , can you buy for 45 dollars ? 13. If 6 peaches cost 12 cents , how many cents does 1 peach cost ? SOLUTION ( 1 ) .— If 6 peaches cost 12 cents , 1 peach costs as many cents as 6 are contained times in 12 ...
... cloth , at 3 dollars a yard , can you buy for 45 dollars ? 13. If 6 peaches cost 12 cents , how many cents does 1 peach cost ? SOLUTION ( 1 ) .— If 6 peaches cost 12 cents , 1 peach costs as many cents as 6 are contained times in 12 ...
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... cloth , at 25 cents a yard ? 7. Jane had 50 cents , and spent 20 cents for ice cream and 14 cents for candy . How much money had she left ? 8. How many months are there in 7 years ? 9. Harry bought a knife for 25 cents , a cap for 45 ...
... cloth , at 25 cents a yard ? 7. Jane had 50 cents , and spent 20 cents for ice cream and 14 cents for candy . How much money had she left ? 8. How many months are there in 7 years ? 9. Harry bought a knife for 25 cents , a cap for 45 ...
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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.).