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... sold him at a loss of 35 dollars . At what price did he sell the horse ? 84. There are 52 weeks in a year . If 43 weeks have expired , how many weeks remain ? 85. There are 39 books in the Old Testament , and 27 books in the New . How ...
... sold him at a loss of 35 dollars . At what price did he sell the horse ? 84. There are 52 weeks in a year . If 43 weeks have expired , how many weeks remain ? 85. There are 39 books in the Old Testament , and 27 books in the New . How ...
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... sold 16 cows for 384 dollars . At what price per head did he sell them ? 57. What is 1 of the 9 equal parts of 631 58. What is 1 of the 8 equal parts of 576 ? 59. Frank had 100 cents . He bought 4 dozen pears , and had 4 cents left ...
... sold 16 cows for 384 dollars . At what price per head did he sell them ? 57. What is 1 of the 9 equal parts of 631 58. What is 1 of the 8 equal parts of 576 ? 59. Frank had 100 cents . He bought 4 dozen pears , and had 4 cents left ...
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... cost 7 cents a dozen , how many buttons can be bought for 63 cents ? 67. I paid 285 dollars for a piano , and sold it so as to gain 75 dollars . What was the selling price ? 68. A man bought a horse and two cows for 172 dollars . One cow ...
... cost 7 cents a dozen , how many buttons can be bought for 63 cents ? 67. I paid 285 dollars for a piano , and sold it so as to gain 75 dollars . What was the selling price ? 68. A man bought a horse and two cows for 172 dollars . One cow ...
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... sold them all for 80 dollars each , what did he gain ? 74. Of what number is 15 both the divisor and the quotient ? 75. I bought 15 horses at 90 dollars a head . At what price per head must I sell them to gain 240 dollars ? 76. Mattie's ...
... sold them all for 80 dollars each , what did he gain ? 74. Of what number is 15 both the divisor and the quotient ? 75. I bought 15 horses at 90 dollars a head . At what price per head must I sell them to gain 240 dollars ? 76. Mattie's ...
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... sold for $ 100 , what fraction of the selling price was the cost ? 31. Frank has $ 15 and Albert has $ 12 . What fraction of Frank's money equals Albert's money ? 32. If 8 men can do a piece of work $ 76 COMMON FRACTIONS Relation of ...
... sold for $ 100 , what fraction of the selling price was the cost ? 31. Frank has $ 15 and Albert has $ 12 . What fraction of Frank's money equals Albert's money ? 32. If 8 men can do a piece of work $ 76 COMMON FRACTIONS Relation of ...
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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.).