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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... sold 3 barrels of flour to one man , and 3 barrels to another . How many barrels were sold to both ? 10. James read 6 pages of history , and John read 3 pages less . How many pages did John read ? 11. A wagon has 4 wheels , and a ...
... sold 3 barrels of flour to one man , and 3 barrels to another . How many barrels were sold to both ? 10. James read 6 pages of history , and John read 3 pages less . How many pages did John read ? 11. A wagon has 4 wheels , and a ...
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... sold for $ 6 , and a rocking 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 ...
... sold for $ 6 , and a rocking 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 ...
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... sold it at a gain of $ 4 . How much did he get for it ? 5. A dealer sold a slate for 13 cents , which was 4 cents more than it cost . How much did it cost him ? 6. A book which cost 9 cents was sold for 5 cents more than the cost . How ...
... sold it at a gain of $ 4 . How much did he get for it ? 5. A dealer sold a slate for 13 cents , which was 4 cents more than it cost . How much did it cost him ? 6. A book which cost 9 cents was sold for 5 cents more than the cost . How ...
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Alfred Kirk, A. R. Sabin. LESSON V. 1. A fruit dealer sold 11 quarts of nuts at one time , and 2 quarts at another . How many quarts did he sell ? 2. Mr. A. paid $ 13 for a coat , and $ 2 less for a watch chain . How much did he pay for ...
Alfred Kirk, A. R. Sabin. LESSON V. 1. A fruit dealer sold 11 quarts of nuts at one time , and 2 quarts at another . How many quarts did he sell ? 2. Mr. A. paid $ 13 for a coat , and $ 2 less for a watch chain . How much did he pay for ...
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... sold for $ 21 , whereby $ 3 was gained . What was the cost of the watch ? • 10. The cost of a clock was $ 18 , and it was sold at a gain of $ 4 . What was the selling price ? 11. The distance from A to B is 22 miles , which is 4 miles ...
... sold for $ 21 , whereby $ 3 was gained . What was the cost of the watch ? • 10. The cost of a clock was $ 18 , and it was sold at a gain of $ 4 . What was the selling price ? 11. The distance from A to B is 22 miles , which is 4 miles ...
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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?