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... horses , 7 black ones , and 10 bay ones . How many horses did he own ? 9 + 7 + 10 = ? 10. A bookseller one day sold 8 first readers , 4 second readers , and 5 third readers . How many readers did he sell ? 11. A boy rode 5 miles and ...
... horses , 7 black ones , and 10 bay ones . How many horses did he own ? 9 + 7 + 10 = ? 10. A bookseller one day sold 8 first readers , 4 second readers , and 5 third readers . How many readers did he sell ? 11. A boy rode 5 miles and ...
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... horses ? 69. An orchard contains 278 apple trees , and an equal number of pear trees ; 354 peach trees , and an ... horses for $ 3750 , and cows for $ 2875 . On his horses he gained $ 976 , and on his cows $ 673 . What would he have ...
... horses ? 69. An orchard contains 278 apple trees , and an equal number of pear trees ; 354 peach trees , and an ... horses for $ 3750 , and cows for $ 2875 . On his horses he gained $ 976 , and on his cows $ 673 . What would he have ...
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... horses are left when 3 horses are taken from 4 horses ? 3. Henry drew 5 pictures , all but 2 of which were pictures of birds . How many pictures of birds did he make ? 4. What is the difference between 4 cents and 2 cents ? 5. What is ...
... horses are left when 3 horses are taken from 4 horses ? 3. Henry drew 5 pictures , all but 2 of which were pictures of birds . How many pictures of birds did he make ? 4. What is the difference between 4 cents and 2 cents ? 5. What is ...
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... horses bought 6 , and after- ward sold at one time 4 , and at another 3. How many had he left ? 13. If a man earns $ 19 per week and spends $ 10 , how much does he save ? 14. James received 18 marbles at Christmas , of which 8 were ...
... horses bought 6 , and after- ward sold at one time 4 , and at another 3. How many had he left ? 13. If a man earns $ 19 per week and spends $ 10 , how much does he save ? 14. James received 18 marbles at Christmas , of which 8 were ...
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... horses and sold 9 of them . How many horses did he keep ? 30. From a pile of wood containing 17 cords , a farmer sold at one time 5 cords , and at another time 6 cords . How many cords remained unsold ? 31. A watch cost $ 15 , and was ...
... horses and sold 9 of them . How many horses did he keep ? 30. From a pile of wood containing 17 cords , a farmer sold at one time 5 cords , and at another time 6 cords . How many cords remained unsold ? 31. A watch cost $ 15 , and was ...
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Page 419 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 417 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 369 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 370 - Weighted average is used in this report to indicate discharge-weighted average. It is computed by multiplying the discharge for a sampling period by the concentrations of individual constituents for the corresponding period and dividing the sum of the products by the sum of the discharges.
Page 421 - TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, (pwt.) 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, (oz.) 12 ounces =1 pound. (Ib.) Apothecaries' Weight is used in compounding medicines.
Page 212 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 331 - ... subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.
Page 105 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 417 - CUBIC MEASURE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in. ) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.).
Page 98 - Cancel the common factors from both the dividend and divisor. II. Then divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.