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... barrel of flour is worth $ 6 , and a cord of wood $ 4 , how much are both worth ? How many are 6 and 4 ? 8. A man plowed 8 acres of land in one week and 6 acres the next week . How many acres did he plow in both weeks ? 9. On the Fourth ...
... barrel of flour is worth $ 6 , and a cord of wood $ 4 , how much are both worth ? How many are 6 and 4 ? 8. A man plowed 8 acres of land in one week and 6 acres the next week . How many acres did he plow in both weeks ? 9. On the Fourth ...
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... barrels of apples on Monday , 6 bar- rels on Tuesday , 4 barrels on Wednesday , and 5 barrels on Thursday . How many did he pick altogether ? 16. Henry learned 7 verses of poetry on one day , 5 on another , 6 on another , and 8 on ...
... barrels of apples on Monday , 6 bar- rels on Tuesday , 4 barrels on Wednesday , and 5 barrels on Thursday . How many did he pick altogether ? 16. Henry learned 7 verses of poetry on one day , 5 on another , 6 on another , and 8 on ...
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... barrels of flour and sold 4 of them , he had left the difference between 15 barrels and 4 barrels , which is 11 barrels . 2. Alice bought 18 cakes , and ate 6 of them . How many had she left ? 3. James saw 17 birds on a tree , but 7 ...
... barrels of flour and sold 4 of them , he had left the difference between 15 barrels and 4 barrels , which is 11 barrels . 2. Alice bought 18 cakes , and ate 6 of them . How many had she left ? 3. James saw 17 birds on a tree , but 7 ...
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... barrel of flour weighs 196 pounds . How much will 8 barrels weigh ? 23. When wheat is worth $ 1.78 per bushel , how much can be realized from the sale of 9 bushels ? 24. At $ 6.25 a pair , what will be the cost of 7 pairs of boots ? 25 ...
... barrel of flour weighs 196 pounds . How much will 8 barrels weigh ? 23. When wheat is worth $ 1.78 per bushel , how much can be realized from the sale of 9 bushels ? 24. At $ 6.25 a pair , what will be the cost of 7 pairs of boots ? 25 ...
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... barrels a day . How many can he make in 12 days ? 14. John bought 12 lead pencils at 8 cents each , and 2 erasers at 4 cents each . How much did all cost him ? 15. The railroad fare from Rochester to New York is $ 7 . How much will the ...
... barrels a day . How many can he make in 12 days ? 14. John bought 12 lead pencils at 8 cents each , and 2 erasers at 4 cents each . How much did all cost him ? 15. The railroad fare from Rochester to New York is $ 7 . How much will the ...
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Page 152 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet — 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30^ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 159 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 326 - 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 55 - Multiplying or dividing both Dividend and Divisor by the same number does not change the Quotient.
Page 164 - 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 308 - ... subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.
Page 168 - ANGULAR MEASURE. 60 seconds (") = 1 minute ('). 60 minutes = 1 degree (°). 360 degrees = 1 circumference.
Page 121 - Annex ciphers to the numerator and divide by the denominator. Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed.
Page 42 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 276 - Multiply each debt by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts. The quotient will be the average term of credit.