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... paid 2468 dollars for his farm , 1645 dollars for a house , 865 dollars for stock , and 467 dollars for tools : how much did he pay for the whole ? 2. A produce merchant bought 5 cargoes of corn ; the first con- QUEST . - Note . Why add ...
... paid 2468 dollars for his farm , 1645 dollars for a house , 865 dollars for stock , and 467 dollars for tools : how much did he pay for the whole ? 2. A produce merchant bought 5 cargoes of corn ; the first con- QUEST . - Note . Why add ...
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... paid MDCCCLXXXIII dollars for a farm , DCCXXIIII dollars for stock , and CCCLXVIIII dollars for tools : how much did he pay for all ? Operation . MDCCCLXXXIII dolls . DCCXXIIII dolls . CCCLXVIIII dolls . MMDCCCCLXXVI dolls . Beginning ...
... paid MDCCCLXXXIII dollars for a farm , DCCXXIIII dollars for stock , and CCCLXVIIII dollars for tools : how much did he pay for all ? Operation . MDCCCLXXXIII dolls . DCCXXIIII dolls . CCCLXVIIII dolls . MMDCCCCLXXVI dolls . Beginning ...
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... paid 7520 dollars for a house , 3260 dollars for furniture , 2375 dollars for a library , and in- vested the balance in bank stock : how much stock did he buy ? 53. A gentleman worth 163250 dollars , bequeathed 15200 dol- lars apiece to ...
... paid 7520 dollars for a house , 3260 dollars for furniture , 2375 dollars for a library , and in- vested the balance in bank stock : how much stock did he buy ? 53. A gentleman worth 163250 dollars , bequeathed 15200 dol- lars apiece to ...
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... paid 5260 dol- lars , for the second 3585 , and for the third as much as for the first two . He afterwards sold them all for 15280 dollars : did he make or lose by the operation ; and how much ? 55. What number is that , to which 3425 ...
... paid 5260 dol- lars , for the second 3585 , and for the third as much as for the first two . He afterwards sold them all for 15280 dollars : did he make or lose by the operation ; and how much ? 55. What number is that , to which 3425 ...
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... paid 2685 dollars for 895 head of cattle how much did he pay per head ? 5. If a man's expenses are 3560 dollars a year , how much are they per week ? 6. If the annual expenses of the government are 27 millions of dollars , how much will ...
... paid 2685 dollars for 895 head of cattle how much did he pay per head ? 5. If a man's expenses are 3560 dollars a year , how much are they per week ? 6. If the annual expenses of the government are 27 millions of dollars , how much will ...
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acres added amount annexed answer required apiece Arithmetic avoirdupois barrels bbls bought bushels called canceling ciphers CIRCULATING DECIMALS column common fraction composite number compound numbers cost cube cubic inches decametre decimal figures denotes difference Divide the given dividend division dollars dolls Dry Measure equal expressed farthings Federal Money gallons gals given dividend given fractions given number greatest common divisor Hence hhds hundred hundredths improper fraction insured least common multiple less number method miles mills mixed number months multiplicand Multiply notation Operation partial product payable pence period pounds present worth prime factors prime number principle quantity quotient radix rate per cent ratio remainder right hand figure rods root shillings simple fraction sold square subtract thousandths Troy Troy pound Troy weight units weight whole number wine measure yard
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Page 363 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 109 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.
Page 95 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and 30.
Page 98 - A common multiple of two or more numbers, is a number which can be divided by each of them without a remainder. Thus, 12 is a common multiple of 2, 3, and 4 ; 15 is a common multiple of 3 and 5, &c.
Page 17 - It shows that the numbers between which it is placed are to be multiplied together ; thus, the expression 7 x 5 = 35 is read, 7 multiplied by 5 is equal to 35.
Page 373 - When four numbers are in arithmetical progression the sum of the extremes is equal to the sum of the means. Thus, if 5—3 = 9—7, then will 5+7=3+9.
Page 354 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first number plus twice the product of the first and second number plus the square of the second number.
Page 142 - Britain. 4 farthings (qr, or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, " s. 20 shillings " 1 pound, or sovereign, £. 21 shillings " 1 guinea. OBS. 1. It is customary, at the present day, to express farthings in fractions of a penny. Thus, 1 qr. is written ;<!;•_
Page 386 - These are usually accounted six in number, viz. the Lever, the Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the Inclined Plane, the Wedge, and the Screw.
Page 360 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.