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... trader purchased 9 barrels of flour , at 7 dollars a barrel , and sold the whole for 68 dollars . What did he gain in the trade ? Pupil . He gained five dollars . ' Teacher . How do you perceive it ? Pupil . • If one Jarrel cost seven ...
... trader purchased 9 barrels of flour , at 7 dollars a barrel , and sold the whole for 68 dollars . What did he gain in the trade ? Pupil . He gained five dollars . ' Teacher . How do you perceive it ? Pupil . • If one Jarrel cost seven ...
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... trader 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 ...
... trader 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 ...
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... trader gave 48 dollars for a chest of tea , and 3 dollars for getting it home . For how much must he sell the tea , in order to gain 8 dollars ?, 8. If I have 70 dollars on hand , and pay out 4 dollars to one man , 20 to another , and ...
... trader gave 48 dollars for a chest of tea , and 3 dollars for getting it home . For how much must he sell the tea , in order to gain 8 dollars ?, 8. If I have 70 dollars on hand , and pay out 4 dollars to one man , 20 to another , and ...
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... trader make 20 cents on every pound of tea he sells , how much will he make on 5 pounds . / . SECTION 4 . 1 An ounce is a small weight , 16 of which make a pound . How many ounces of tea are there in 3 pounds and 9 ounces of tea ? 37 ...
... trader make 20 cents on every pound of tea he sells , how much will he make on 5 pounds . / . SECTION 4 . 1 An ounce is a small weight , 16 of which make a pound . How many ounces of tea are there in 3 pounds and 9 ounces of tea ? 37 ...
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... many are 6 times 5 ? 18. A farmer got 36 dollars for some sheep , that he sold at 6 dollars apiece . How many were there ? 19. How many times 6 in 36 ? How many are 6 times 6 ? 20. A trader wishes to pack 56 hats in boxes DIVISION . 31.
... many are 6 times 5 ? 18. A farmer got 36 dollars for some sheep , that he sold at 6 dollars apiece . How many were there ? 19. How many times 6 in 36 ? How many are 6 times 6 ? 20. A trader wishes to pack 56 hats in boxes DIVISION . 31.
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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.