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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... month , and 2 days in the next . How many days did he lose in the two months ? 10. A boy gathered 14 quarts of cherries from one tree , which was 2 quarts more than he gathered from another . How many quarts did he gather from the ...
... month , and 2 days in the next . How many days did he lose in the two months ? 10. A boy gathered 14 quarts of cherries from one tree , which was 2 quarts more than he gathered from another . How many quarts did he gather from the ...
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... month , and spends of it . How much does he spend each month ? 5. A farmer bought 36 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 ...
... month , and spends of it . How much does he spend each month ? 5. A farmer bought 36 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 ...
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... months was $ 60 . What was the rent per month ? 14. A steamship sails 60 miles in 3 hours . What is its rate of speed per hour ? 15. A contractor divided $ 100 equally among 5 men . How much did he give to each man ? 16. A man paid $ 80 ...
... months was $ 60 . What was the rent per month ? 14. A steamship sails 60 miles in 3 hours . What is its rate of speed per hour ? 15. A contractor divided $ 100 equally among 5 men . How much did he give to each man ? 16. A man paid $ 80 ...
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... month , in how many months can he erect 18 houses ? 3. If a pear tree grows 3 inches each week , in how many weeks will it grow 18 inches ? 4. In how many days will a pupil recite 20 lessons , if he recites 2 lessons each day ? 5. If ...
... month , in how many months can he erect 18 houses ? 3. If a pear tree grows 3 inches each week , in how many weeks will it grow 18 inches ? 4. In how many days will a pupil recite 20 lessons , if he recites 2 lessons each day ? 5. If ...
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... month , how much can he earn in of a month ? 5. If of a man's age is 9 years , how old is he ? How old will he be in 10 years ? 6. How old is a man , if of his age is 12 years ? How old was he 5 years ago ? 7. How much money can a man ...
... month , how much can he earn in of a month ? 5. If of a man's age is 9 years , how old is he ? How old will he be in 10 years ? 6. How old is a man , if of his age is 12 years ? How old was he 5 years ago ? 7. How much money can a man ...
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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?