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... sheep sold 1220 of them . How many had he left ? 36. I bought a house for $ 3425 , and sold it for $ 4538 . How much did I gain ? 37. A farmer who raised 2560 bushels of corn sold all but 350 bushels . How much did he sell ? 38. Two men ...
... sheep sold 1220 of them . How many had he left ? 36. I bought a house for $ 3425 , and sold it for $ 4538 . How much did I gain ? 37. A farmer who raised 2560 bushels of corn sold all but 350 bushels . How much did he sell ? 38. Two men ...
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... sheep for $ 7 each . How much did I pay for them ? WRITTEN EXERCISES . 69. 1. How many are 5 times 364 ? EXPLANATION . - For convenience , the multiplier is written under the multiplicand , and we begin at the right to multiply ...
... sheep for $ 7 each . How much did I pay for them ? WRITTEN EXERCISES . 69. 1. How many are 5 times 364 ? EXPLANATION . - For convenience , the multiplier is written under the multiplicand , and we begin at the right to multiply ...
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... sheep . How many sheep did he own ? 17. A man earned $ 18 per week for 16 weeks . How much did he earn in all ? 18. A lady purchased 15 yards of cloth , paying 18 cents per yard for it . How much did she pay for the whole ? 19. How many ...
... sheep . How many sheep did he own ? 17. A man earned $ 18 per week for 16 weeks . How much did he earn in all ? 18. A lady purchased 15 yards of cloth , paying 18 cents per yard for it . How much did she pay for the whole ? 19. How many ...
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... sheep can be bought for $ 35 , if 6 sheep cost $ 30 ? 31. If 7 tables can be bought for $ 56 , how many tables , at the same rate , can be purchased for $ 72 ? 32. I bought 7 calves for $ 35 . How much was that per head ? 33. Mary had 9 ...
... sheep can be bought for $ 35 , if 6 sheep cost $ 30 ? 31. If 7 tables can be bought for $ 56 , how many tables , at the same rate , can be purchased for $ 72 ? 32. I bought 7 calves for $ 35 . How much was that per head ? 33. Mary had 9 ...
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... sheep , if 5 sheep cost $ 35 ? 10. In 8 hogsheads there are 504 gallons . How many gallons do 9 hogsheads contain ? 11. If 12 men can do a piece of work in 5 days , how long will it take 20 men to do it ? 12. If it requires 288 pickets ...
... sheep , if 5 sheep cost $ 35 ? 10. In 8 hogsheads there are 504 gallons . How many gallons do 9 hogsheads contain ? 11. If 12 men can do a piece of work in 5 days , how long will it take 20 men to do it ? 12. If it requires 288 pickets ...
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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.