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Edward Weidenhamer. 40. Twelve pigeons are sitting on one limb of a tree , ad 16 on another . How many pigeons are there on both limbs ? 41. Arthur found 9 peaches under one tree , 11 under another , and 10 under another . How many ...
Edward Weidenhamer. 40. Twelve pigeons are sitting on one limb of a tree , ad 16 on another . How many pigeons are there on both limbs ? 41. Arthur found 9 peaches under one tree , 11 under another , and 10 under another . How many ...
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... trees , and 6 of them died . How many lived ? 9. I sold some wheat for 16 dollars , which cost me 6 dollars . What was my gain ? 10. Mary is 15 years old . How old was she 6 years ago ? 11. In a class of 17 pupils 6 are boys and the ...
... trees , and 6 of them died . How many lived ? 9. I sold some wheat for 16 dollars , which cost me 6 dollars . What was my gain ? 10. Mary is 15 years old . How old was she 6 years ago ? 11. In a class of 17 pupils 6 are boys and the ...
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... trees 16 were blown down . How many trees were then standing ? 72. I gave the clerk 50 dollars , and he gave me back 26 dollars change . How much was my bill ? 73. A bushel of wheat cost 96 cents , and a bushel of How much more did the ...
... trees 16 were blown down . How many trees were then standing ? 72. I gave the clerk 50 dollars , and he gave me back 26 dollars change . How much was my bill ? 73. A bushel of wheat cost 96 cents , and a bushel of How much more did the ...
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... trees are there in 7 rows of 5 trees each ! 22. If 1 horse eats 9 quarts of oats in a day , how many quarts will 5 horses eat ? 23. There are 11 books on each shelf of a book case . How many books are on 4 shelves ? 24. How many hills ...
... trees are there in 7 rows of 5 trees each ! 22. If 1 horse eats 9 quarts of oats in a day , how many quarts will 5 horses eat ? 23. There are 11 books on each shelf of a book case . How many books are on 4 shelves ? 24. How many hills ...
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... tree 8 feet high casts a shadow 3 feet long , how high must a tree be to cast a shadow 27 feet long ? 19. If your slate is 12 inches long and 9 inches wide . how many inches are there around the slate ? 20. Two men being 620 miles apart ...
... tree 8 feet high casts a shadow 3 feet long , how high must a tree be to cast a shadow 27 feet long ? 19. If your slate is 12 inches long and 9 inches wide . how many inches are there around the slate ? 20. Two men being 620 miles apart ...
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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.).