Designed for the use of classes in the second, third, and fourth years of the public school courseAmerican Book Company, 1894 - Arithmetic |
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... acres of land in wheat and 3 acres in corn . How many acres were planted in both grains ? 9. A field is 9 rods in length and 3 rods less in width . How wide is the field ? 10. A barrel of apples is worth $ 6 , and a barrel of flour is ...
... acres of land in wheat and 3 acres in corn . How many acres were planted in both grains ? 9. A field is 9 rods in length and 3 rods less in width . How wide is the field ? 10. A barrel of apples is worth $ 6 , and a barrel of flour is ...
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... acres of land , of which was wood- land . How much was woodland ? 11. If a piece of lead weighs 24 pounds , how many pounds does of it weigh ? 12. A man's weekly earnings are $ 25 , of which he gives for rent . How much does he give for ...
... acres of land , of which was wood- land . How much was woodland ? 11. If a piece of lead weighs 24 pounds , how many pounds does of it weigh ? 12. A man's weekly earnings are $ 25 , of which he gives for rent . How much does he give for ...
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... acres of land , and sold of it . How many acres did he sell ? 6. Mr. C. is 40 years old , and his son is as old . How old is the son ? 7. A dealer sold 40 bushels of corn , and as many bushels of oats . How many bushels of oats did he ...
... acres of land , and sold of it . How many acres did he sell ? 6. Mr. C. is 40 years old , and his son is as old . How old is the son ? 7. A dealer sold 40 bushels of corn , and as many bushels of oats . How many bushels of oats did he ...
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... acres of land each day , in how many days can he plow 24 acres ? 11. If a farmer's stock consume 4 tons of hay each month , in how many months do they consume 24 tons ? 12. At the rate of 5 miles an hour , in how many hours can a man ...
... acres of land each day , in how many days can he plow 24 acres ? 11. If a farmer's stock consume 4 tons of hay each month , in how many months do they consume 24 tons ? 12. At the rate of 5 miles an hour , in how many hours can a man ...
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... land containing 20 acres , and sold of it . How many acres did he sell ? 2. A man paid $ 20 for a suit , and as much for an overcoat . How much did he pay for the overcoat ? 3. Mr. Smith traveled 21 miles by rail , and as far by boat ...
... land containing 20 acres , and sold of it . How many acres did he sell ? 2. A man paid $ 20 for a suit , and as much for an overcoat . How much did he pay for the overcoat ? 3. Mr. Smith traveled 21 miles by rail , and as far by boat ...
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Page 32 - If 5 men can do a piece of work in 12 days, in how many days can 3 men do twice as much work?
Page 51 - If 4 men can do a piece of work in 7 days, how long will it take one man to do it 1 LESSON XIV.
Page 35 - If 8 men can do a piece of work in 5 days, how many men can do it in 1 day ? 34.
Page 116 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Page 116 - A cord of wood is 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet tush. DRY MEASURE 2 pints = 1 quart. 1 bushel* = 1 box. 8 quarts = 1 peck. 3 boxes
Page 116 - ... to the bushel, how many cubic inches in a bin that holds 16 bu. ? 16. Allowing 67£ cu. in. to the dry quart, how many cubic inches in a peck ? How many cubic inches in a pint ? 17. Allowing 2150^ cu. in. to the bushel, how many cubic feet in a bin that holds 3456 bu. ? 19. Allowing 1^ cu. ft. to a bushel, how many bushels of wheat can be put into a bin that will hold 900 cu. ft. ? 20. A dry quart contains 67£ cu. in. How many quarts in a measure containing 336 cu. in. ? 21. A railway train...
Page 110 - FIGURE 1 1. What is a square inch? A square foot? A square yard? A square mile? A square rod? 2. If a rectangle is made up of 5 rows of 10 square units each, what is its area?
Page 31 - If 7 men can do a piece of work in 4 days, in what time can it be done, if 3 of the men leave when the work is half completed?
Page 18 - John is 12 years old and his father is 5 times as old. How old is his father ? 54.
Page 26 - At 20 ct. a dozen, how many dozen eggs can be bought for $1.20? 7. At $5 a barrel, how many barrels of flour can be bought for $625? 8. At $6 a hundred, how many pounds of meat can be bought for $636?