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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... oats while another horse ate 2 quarts less . How many quarts did the second horse eat ? 9. A grocer put 8 barrels of cider into one room and 3 barrels into another . How many barrels did he put into both rooms ? 10. A farmer has 11 ...
... oats while another horse ate 2 quarts less . How many quarts did the second horse eat ? 9. A grocer put 8 barrels of cider into one room and 3 barrels into another . How many barrels did he put into both rooms ? 10. A farmer has 11 ...
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... oats , and corn . How many bushels of corn did he buy ? as much 3. Mr. B. earns $ 18 a week , and his son earns as much . How much does the son earn ? 4. Bruce is 20 years of age , and his brother is as old . How old is the brother ? 5 ...
... oats , and corn . How many bushels of corn did he buy ? as much 3. Mr. B. earns $ 18 a week , and his son earns as much . How much does the son earn ? 4. Bruce is 20 years of age , and his brother is as old . How old is the brother ? 5 ...
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... oats . How many bushels of oats did he sell ? 8. Mr. A. built 44 rods of fence , of which he built in one day . How many rods of fence did he build in one day ? 9. A pole was 45 feet high , of which was broken off in a storm . How many ...
... oats . How many bushels of oats did he sell ? 8. Mr. A. built 44 rods of fence , of which he built in one day . How many rods of fence did he build in one day ? 9. A pole was 45 feet high , of which was broken off in a storm . How many ...
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... oats at one feed , how many quarts on an average does each horse consume ? 5. What is the cost of one quart of oil , if 3 quarts cost 21 cents ? 6. If 2 tons of hay cost $ 22 , how much does one ton of hay cost ? 7. The cost of 2 dozen ...
... oats at one feed , how many quarts on an average does each horse consume ? 5. What is the cost of one quart of oil , if 3 quarts cost 21 cents ? 6. If 2 tons of hay cost $ 22 , how much does one ton of hay cost ? 7. The cost of 2 dozen ...
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... oats in 9 weeks , how many horses can eat an equal quantity in 3 weeks ? 8. How many men can slate a roof in 5 days , if one man can slate it in 10 days ? 9. In what time can one man lay a stone wall , if 3 men , working as fast , can ...
... oats in 9 weeks , how many horses can eat an equal quantity in 3 weeks ? 8. How many men can slate a roof in 5 days , if one man can slate it in 10 days ? 9. In what time can one man lay a stone wall , if 3 men , working as fast , can ...
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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?