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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... chair for $ 2 . How much was received for both ? 7. A dealer sold 8 tons of coal to one man , and 2 tons less to another . How many tons did he sell to the second man ? 8. A farmer planted 6 acres of land in wheat and 3 acres in corn ...
... chair for $ 2 . How much was received for both ? 7. A dealer sold 8 tons of coal to one man , and 2 tons less to another . How many tons did he sell to the second man ? 8. A farmer planted 6 acres of land in wheat and 3 acres in corn ...
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... chairs is $ 3 more . What is the cost of the chairs ? 2. From a piece of cloth containing 22 yards , 3 yards were cut . How many yards remained ? 3. Alice saw 19 ducks in one flock , and 4 ducks in another . How many ducks did she see ...
... chairs is $ 3 more . What is the cost of the chairs ? 2. From a piece of cloth containing 22 yards , 3 yards were cut . How many yards remained ? 3. Alice saw 19 ducks in one flock , and 4 ducks in another . How many ducks did she see ...
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... chair , what is the cost of 5 rocking chairs ? 9. One pound of cheese costs 12 cents . How much are 4 pounds worth ? 10. At the rate of 10 miles an hour , how far can a man travel in 5 hours ? 11. At $ 11 a head , what is the cost of 5 ...
... chair , what is the cost of 5 rocking chairs ? 9. One pound of cheese costs 12 cents . How much are 4 pounds worth ? 10. At the rate of 10 miles an hour , how far can a man travel in 5 hours ? 11. At $ 11 a head , what is the cost of 5 ...
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... chair , how many chairs can be bought for $ 44 ? 12. If , with a machine , a man can cut 5 acres of grass each hour , in how many hours can he cut 45 acres ? 13. If a family consume 4 pounds of meat each day , in how many days do they ...
... chair , how many chairs can be bought for $ 44 ? 12. If , with a machine , a man can cut 5 acres of grass each hour , in how many hours can he cut 45 acres ? 13. If a family consume 4 pounds of meat each day , in how many days do they ...
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... chairs cost $ 12 , what , at the same rate , is the cost of 4 chairs ? 8. What is the car fare of 6 persons , if the fare of 3 persons is 30 cents ? 9. If the cost of 4 china plates is $ 9 , what is the cost of 12 plates of the same ...
... chairs cost $ 12 , what , at the same rate , is the cost of 4 chairs ? 8. What is the car fare of 6 persons , if the fare of 3 persons is 30 cents ? 9. If the cost of 4 china plates is $ 9 , what is the cost of 12 plates of the same ...
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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?