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... eggs , but 4 of them were bad . How many eggs were good ? 7. A boy had 12 chickens ; 3 were black and the rest were white . How many chickens were white ? 8. Fred planted 14 trees , and 6 of them died . How many lived ? 9. I sold some ...
... eggs , but 4 of them were bad . How many eggs were good ? 7. A boy had 12 chickens ; 3 were black and the rest were white . How many chickens were white ? 8. Fred planted 14 trees , and 6 of them died . How many lived ? 9. I sold some ...
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... eggs at 15 cents a dozen , and sells them at 21 cents a dozen . How much does he gain on 9 dozen ? 80. George rides 11 miles an hour on his bicycle . If he rides 8 hours on Monday , 9 hours on Tuesday , and 11 hours on Wednesday , how ...
... eggs at 15 cents a dozen , and sells them at 21 cents a dozen . How much does he gain on 9 dozen ? 80. George rides 11 miles an hour on his bicycle . If he rides 8 hours on Monday , 9 hours on Tuesday , and 11 hours on Wednesday , how ...
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... weeks . What did he earn each week ? 23. If 15 sheep are worth 90 dollars , what is 1 sheep worth ? 24. If 10 dozen eggs cost 180 cents , what is the cost of 1 dozen ? 25. When 8 cows cost 256 dollars , what does 28 WHOLE NUMBERS.
... weeks . What did he earn each week ? 23. If 15 sheep are worth 90 dollars , what is 1 sheep worth ? 24. If 10 dozen eggs cost 180 cents , what is the cost of 1 dozen ? 25. When 8 cows cost 256 dollars , what does 28 WHOLE NUMBERS.
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... eggs , worth 16 cents a dozen ? 63. I paid to James 4 times as much as to John . I paid 300 dollars to both . What did I pay to each ? 64. What number multiplied by 16 will give a pro- duct of 400 ? 65. The difference between 280 and 46 ...
... eggs , worth 16 cents a dozen ? 63. I paid to James 4 times as much as to John . I paid 300 dollars to both . What did I pay to each ? 64. What number multiplied by 16 will give a pro- duct of 400 ? 65. The difference between 280 and 46 ...
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... than 25 ! 4. A farmer sold 6 dozen eggs at 18 cents a dozen , and 12 pounds of butter at 25 cents a pound . What was the total amount of the sale ? 5. Eight men can do a piece of work in 34 WHOLE NUMBERS Review Problems.
... than 25 ! 4. A farmer sold 6 dozen eggs at 18 cents a dozen , and 12 pounds of butter at 25 cents a pound . What was the total amount of the sale ? 5. Eight men can do a piece of work in 34 WHOLE NUMBERS Review Problems.
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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.).