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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... build in one day ? 9. A pole was 45 feet high , of which was broken off in a storm . How many feet were broken off ? 10. A man traveled 48 miles by rail , and as far by boat . How far did he travel by boat ? 11. A drover had 50 sheep in ...
... build in one day ? 9. A pole was 45 feet high , of which was broken off in a storm . How many feet were broken off ? 10. A man traveled 48 miles by rail , and as far by boat . How far did he travel by boat ? 11. A drover had 50 sheep in ...
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... build a barn in 50 days , and B in as long a time . In what time can B build it ? 13. There were 55 men in a company , of whom were disabled . How many men were not fit for service ? 14. C can build a boat in 60 days , and D in & of the ...
... build a barn in 50 days , and B in as long a time . In what time can B build it ? 13. There were 55 men in a company , of whom were disabled . How many men were not fit for service ? 14. C can build a boat in 60 days , and D in & of the ...
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... build a fence in 3 days , in what time can one man build it ? 4. In how many days can one man mow a field of grass , if 2 men can mow it in 4 days ? 5. In how many days can 3 men paint a house , if one man can paint it in 6 days ? 6. In ...
... build a fence in 3 days , in what time can one man build it ? 4. In how many days can one man mow a field of grass , if 2 men can mow it in 4 days ? 5. In how many days can 3 men paint a house , if one man can paint it in 6 days ? 6. In ...
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... build a similar car ? 4. It took 3 men 27 days to pave a certain amount of street . What number of men could have ... build a wall in 10 days , in how many days can 10 men build it ? 14. If 4 men can build a fence in 12 days , in what ...
... build a similar car ? 4. It took 3 men 27 days to pave a certain amount of street . What number of men could have ... build a wall in 10 days , in how many days can 10 men build it ? 14. If 4 men can build a fence in 12 days , in what ...
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... build a bridge in 24 days , how many men must be employed to build it in 12 days ? 9. In how many days can 9 men dig a ditch , if 3 men- can dig it in 30 days ? 10. If 5 reading charts cost $ 12 , what is the cost of 15 such charts ? 11 ...
... build a bridge in 24 days , how many men must be employed to build it in 12 days ? 9. In how many days can 9 men dig a ditch , if 3 men- can dig it in 30 days ? 10. If 5 reading charts cost $ 12 , what is the cost of 15 such charts ? 11 ...
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12 cents 12 days 12 rods 20 cents 40 days 50 cents 9 less acres acres of land barrels of flour bought bushels centals cord feet cords of wood cost $3 cost of 12 cost of 9 cube cubic feet cubic foot cubic yard dimes Eighty-five less Eleven equals 12 farmer feet equal feet long feet wide Fifty-five less Fifty-three less Fifty-two less finger rings flour cost gallons 3 quarts greater or less hogshead inches long lemons less eight less equals less nine less seven less six LESSON marbles miles mixed number equals months Ninety-one less paid pair of shoes pecks pencils piece pints quantity sell sheep Sixty-four less square feet square mile square rods square yards suit of clothes tons of coal tons of hay trees twelfths equal Twelve walk weeks worth yards of cloth yards of silk
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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?