The North American Arithmetic: part first and part second, Part 2B.F. Jackson, 1853 |
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... paid 10 dollars for a plough , and 9 dǝl- ars for a harrow . How much did he pay for both ? 5. A baker bought 8 barrels of flour of a merchant , and 8 more of a miller . How many did he buy ? 6. Thomas gave 9 cents for a purse , and had ...
... paid 10 dollars for a plough , and 9 dǝl- ars for a harrow . How much did he pay for both ? 5. A baker bought 8 barrels of flour of a merchant , and 8 more of a miller . How many did he buy ? 6. Thomas gave 9 cents for a purse , and had ...
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... paid 50 dollars for a horse , and 30 dollars for a cart . How many dollars did he pay for both ? 5. If I read 50 pages of history , and 40 pages of poetry , how many pages do I read of both ? 6. If a man has lived 20 years in the city ...
... paid 50 dollars for a horse , and 30 dollars for a cart . How many dollars did he pay for both ? 5. If I read 50 pages of history , and 40 pages of poetry , how many pages do I read of both ? 6. If a man has lived 20 years in the city ...
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... paid 11 cents for a pen - knife , and 10 cents for a writing - book . How much did he pay for both ? 27 . 4. If you should pay 12 cents for a slate , and 3 cents for an orange , how many cents would they both cost ? / 5. How many are 12 ...
... paid 11 cents for a pen - knife , and 10 cents for a writing - book . How much did he pay for both ? 27 . 4. If you should pay 12 cents for a slate , and 3 cents for an orange , how many cents would they both cost ? / 5. How many are 12 ...
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... paid 29 dollars for a chest of tea , 4 dollars for a box of lemons , and 5 dollars for a box of raisins What did he pay for the whole ? 2. How many are 29 and 4 and 5 ? 3. If I pay 38 dollars to one man , 6 to another , and 3 to another ...
... paid 29 dollars for a chest of tea , 4 dollars for a box of lemons , and 5 dollars for a box of raisins What did he pay for the whole ? 2. How many are 29 and 4 and 5 ? 3. If I pay 38 dollars to one man , 6 to another , and 3 to another ...
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... paid 74 cents for a reading book , 7 cents for a writing book , and 9 cents for some quills . How many cents did he pay for the whole ? // 12. How many are 74 and 7 and 9 ? 13. A meeting was held in a country village , to which 83 ...
... paid 74 cents for a reading book , 7 cents for a writing book , and 9 cents for some quills . How many cents did he pay for the whole ? // 12. How many are 74 and 7 and 9 ? 13. A meeting was held in a country village , to which 83 ...
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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.