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... gain in the trade ? Pupil . He gained five dollars . ' Teacher . How do you perceive it ? Pupil . • If one Jarrel cost seven dollars , nine barrels must have cost nine times seven dollars , which is sixty - three dollars . He must have ...
... gain in the trade ? Pupil . He gained five dollars . ' Teacher . How do you perceive it ? Pupil . • If one Jarrel cost seven dollars , nine barrels must have cost nine times seven dollars , which is sixty - three dollars . He must have ...
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... she returned with 9 dollars . How much did she spend ' 4 , A merchant bought a box of goods for 10 dollars and sold it for 14 dollars . How much did he gain ? 8. Jonathan is 7 years old , and his brother 16 ORAL ARITHMETIC . # ...
... she returned with 9 dollars . How much did she spend ' 4 , A merchant bought a box of goods for 10 dollars and sold it for 14 dollars . How much did he gain ? 8. Jonathan is 7 years old , and his brother 16 ORAL ARITHMETIC . # ...
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... gain 8 dollars ?, 8. If I have 70 dollars on hand , and pay out 4 dollars to one man , 20 to another , and 30 to another , how many dollars shall I have remaining ? 16 . How 9. A gentleman travelled 8 miles before breakfast , 30 more ...
... gain 8 dollars ?, 8. If I have 70 dollars on hand , and pay out 4 dollars to one man , 20 to another , and 30 to another , how many dollars shall I have remaining ? 16 . How 9. A gentleman travelled 8 miles before breakfast , 30 more ...
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... gain or lose ? and how much ? 4 . Did he 23. John bought a penknife for 25 cents ; he exchanged it for a better one , paying 16 cents , and then sold the better one for 40 cents . Did he gain or lose ? — and how much ? / : 24. A ...
... gain or lose ? and how much ? 4 . Did he 23. John bought a penknife for 25 cents ; he exchanged it for a better one , paying 16 cents , and then sold the better one for 40 cents . Did he gain or lose ? — and how much ? / : 24. A ...
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... gain or lose ; and how much ? 6 . 2 24. A cabinet - maker sold 6 tables , at 14 dollars apiece . How many dollars did he receive ? 84 8 25. If I buy 10 yards of , cloth , at 7 dollars a yard , how many five - dollar bills must I pay for ...
... gain or lose ; and how much ? 6 . 2 24. A cabinet - maker sold 6 tables , at 14 dollars apiece . How many dollars did he receive ? 84 8 25. If I buy 10 yards of , cloth , at 7 dollars a yard , how many five - dollar bills must I pay for ...
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1-eighth 1-fifth 1-fourth 1-ninth 1-seventh 1-sixth 1-tenth 1-third 12 cents 12 dollars 30 dollars 50 cents 9 cents 9 dollars acre of land acre produce annum arithmetic barrels of flour bought bushels of corn cask cents a pound ciphers column common denominator compound numbers contained cows cubic decimal divided equally dividend divisor dollars apiece drams DRY MEASURE earn example expressed factors farmer farthings Federal money figure fraction gain gallons gave greatest common divisor hogshead horse hour hund hundred improper fraction inches interest lars lowest terms MEASURE merchant miles molasses months multiplicand Multiply Note to Teachers number of cents orange ounces paid pence perform piece quarts quills quire quotient Reduce remainder rods scholar SECTION sell share sheep shillings sold Solution square feet Subtract sugar Suppose tens thousand trader TROY WEIGHT units week whole number worth yard cost yards of cloth
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Page 185 - When there are more decimal places in the divisor, than in the dividend, render the places equal, by annexing ciphers to the dividend, before dividing.
Page 86 - Suppose 2 men start from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 5 miles an hour and the other f as fast; — how far apart will they be in 11 hours ? 32.
Page 138 - Md the numbers of the lowest denomination together, and divide their sum by that number which is required of this denomination to make 1 of the next higher: write the remainder under the column added, and carry the quotient to the next column.
Page 182 - FRACTION is a fraction whose denominator is 10, or 100, or 1000, &c. The denominator of a decimal fraction is never written : the numerator is written with a point prefixed to it, and the denominator is understood to be a 1, with as many ciphers annexed as there are figures in the numerator.
Page 169 - Hence the rule .for finding the greatest common divisor of two numbers : Divide the greater number by the less, and...
Page 204 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 181 - It shows that the number after it is to be subtracted from the number before it ; thus, 5 — 3 = 2.
Page 116 - To obtain the true remainder, where factors have been used as divisors, multiply the last remainder by the first divisor, and to the product add the first remainder. 27. Suppose 622 to be a dividend, and 35 the divisor; what is the quotient; and what the remainder ? 28.
Page 110 - ... remaining ? • 56- If 5 yards of cloth will make a suit of clothes, how many suits can be made from 96 yards; and how many yards will there be over ? 57. How many times is 6 contained in 4637; and how many are there over ? 58.
Page 185 - Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many figures for decimals in the quotient, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.