Practical and Mental Arithmetic: On a New Plan, in which Mental Arithmetic is Combined with the Use of the Slate ...Richardson, Lord and Holbrook, 1830 - Arithmetic |
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... receive 256 cents for one day's work , how many + cents will he receive at that rate for 17 40 ARITHMETIC .
... receive 256 cents for one day's work , how many + cents will he receive at that rate for 17 40 ARITHMETIC .
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... receive at that rate for 17 days ? For 29 days ? A. 11776 cents . For 116 days ? For 105 days ? A. 56576 . 8. If the stage run 9 miles an hour , how many miles will it run at that rate in 12 hours ? In 19 hours ? A. 279 miles . In 25 ...
... receive at that rate for 17 days ? For 29 days ? A. 11776 cents . For 116 days ? For 105 days ? A. 56576 . 8. If the stage run 9 miles an hour , how many miles will it run at that rate in 12 hours ? In 19 hours ? A. 279 miles . In 25 ...
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... receive ? 10. How much is one third ( ) of 6 ? Of 24 ? Of 30 ? Of 36 ? One 11. How much is one half ( ) of 8 ? One fourth ( 4 ) of 16 ? One fifth ( 4 ) of 35 ? third ( ) of 24 ? One sixth ( † ) of 24 ? One seventh ( 7 ) of 35 ? One ...
... receive ? 10. How much is one third ( ) of 6 ? Of 24 ? Of 30 ? Of 36 ? One 11. How much is one half ( ) of 8 ? One fourth ( 4 ) of 16 ? One fifth ( 4 ) of 35 ? third ( ) of 24 ? One sixth ( † ) of 24 ? One seventh ( 7 ) of 35 ? One ...
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... receive 1500 dollars for a job of work ; how many dollars will be each man's part , if they be divided equally among them ? A. 125 dollars . 11. 2 men , trading in company , gained 2450 dollars ; how much was each man's part ? A. 1225 ...
... receive 1500 dollars for a job of work ; how many dollars will be each man's part , if they be divided equally among them ? A. 125 dollars . 11. 2 men , trading in company , gained 2450 dollars ; how much was each man's part ? A. 1225 ...
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... receive ? A. $ 19121 . 15. A grocer bought 4 loads of wood , at $ 2,25 a load ( 9 ) ; 8 bushels of rye , at $ , 50 a bushel ( 4 ) ; 30 pounds of butter , at 12 cents a pound ( 375 ) ; 340 pounds of cheese , at 64 cents a pound ( 2125 ) ...
... receive ? A. $ 19121 . 15. A grocer bought 4 loads of wood , at $ 2,25 a load ( 9 ) ; 8 bushels of rye , at $ , 50 a bushel ( 4 ) ; 30 pounds of butter , at 12 cents a pound ( 375 ) ; 340 pounds of cheese , at 64 cents a pound ( 2125 ) ...
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Page 21 - Decedents," and to repeal said original sections, -and to repeal sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven...
Page 245 - Hence, when the extremes and number of terms are given, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 199 - But if any payments be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation for one year,* add it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid from the time it was paid up to the end of the year; add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest added together.
Page 53 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 173 - Bought 40 gallons of molasses, at 27 cents a gallon ; but, by accident, 4 gallons leaked out ; at what rate must I sell the remainder, per gallon, to lose nothing?
Page 242 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 76 - In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 11 ? 5.
Page 255 - Two persons, A and B, have the same income: A saves |- of his yearly ; but B, by spending $150 per annum more than A, at the end of 8 years, finds himself $400 in*debt ; what is their income, and what does each spend per annum '? A.
Page 172 - B $200, to be paid in 6 months ; $300, in 12 months ; $500, in 3 months ; what is the equated time for the payment of the whole?
Page 197 - ... due: add that interest to the principal, and from the sum subtract the payment made at that time, together with the preceding payments (if any) and the remainder forms a new principal ; on which, compute and subtract the interest, as upon the first principal: and proceed in this manner to the time of the judgment.