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... yard , what will 29 yards of cotton cloth come to ? Ans . 290 cents . 8. A barrel of beer contains 36 gallons , and each gallon 4 quarts ; how much , then , will it come to at 12 cents a quart ? Ans . 1728 cents . Oliver bought 33 books ...
... yard , what will 29 yards of cotton cloth come to ? Ans . 290 cents . 8. A barrel of beer contains 36 gallons , and each gallon 4 quarts ; how much , then , will it come to at 12 cents a quart ? Ans . 1728 cents . Oliver bought 33 books ...
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... yards by dollars , or dollars by yards . These , and such like expressions may not , however , be wholly improper , if 1939 they be understood , not literally , but merely as a kind of convenient phrase , to indicate that the yards are ...
... yards by dollars , or dollars by yards . These , and such like expressions may not , however , be wholly improper , if 1939 they be understood , not literally , but merely as a kind of convenient phrase , to indicate that the yards are ...
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... yards of cloth come to at 107 cents per yard ? Ans . 37878 cents . 11. Multiply eighty - nine thousand five hundred and six by three thou- sand and fifty - two . Ans . 273172312 . 12. Bought 405 tons of hay for 984 cents per ton ; what ...
... yards of cloth come to at 107 cents per yard ? Ans . 37878 cents . 11. Multiply eighty - nine thousand five hundred and six by three thou- sand and fifty - two . Ans . 273172312 . 12. Bought 405 tons of hay for 984 cents per ton ; what ...
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... yards of cotton cloth come to at 18 cents a yard ? Ans . 702 cents . 2. Suppose there are 376 pensioners in one state , and each one receives 96 dollars per annum ; * how much will they all receive ? ( 12 × 8 = 96 . ) Ans . 36096 ...
... yards of cotton cloth come to at 18 cents a yard ? Ans . 702 cents . 2. Suppose there are 376 pensioners in one state , and each one receives 96 dollars per annum ; * how much will they all receive ? ( 12 × 8 = 96 . ) Ans . 36096 ...
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... yards , at $ 6 a yard ; how many yards were there , and what the whole cost ? Ans . there were 364 yards , and it cost $ 2184 . 15. If 18 men can do a piece of work in 90 days , how long will it take one man to do the same ? Ans . 1620 ...
... yards , at $ 6 a yard ; how many yards were there , and what the whole cost ? Ans . there were 364 yards , and it cost $ 2184 . 15. If 18 men can do a piece of work in 90 days , how long will it take one man to do the same ? Ans . 1620 ...
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Page 76 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 37 - OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
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