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... ; 2 gal . sirup @ 654 ; and 50 lb. sugar @ 13 lb. for $ 1 . The balance was paid in money . What was the amount paid , and who paid it ? 84. A company of 32 men own the 100 shares 150 THE FOUR FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES .
... ; 2 gal . sirup @ 654 ; and 50 lb. sugar @ 13 lb. for $ 1 . The balance was paid in money . What was the amount paid , and who paid it ? 84. A company of 32 men own the 100 shares 150 THE FOUR FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES .
Page 151
... shares of stock of a Dakota land company , 10 of them owning 1 share each , 10 of them 3 shares each , and 12 of them 5 shares each . The company divides a tract of 30,37611 acres of land among the shareholders , according to the number ...
... shares of stock of a Dakota land company , 10 of them owning 1 share each , 10 of them 3 shares each , and 12 of them 5 shares each . The company divides a tract of 30,37611 acres of land among the shareholders , according to the number ...
Page 152
... share to B. What part of the mill did each man then own ? 103. At $ 140 for 27 T. 850 lb. of coal , how much will 97 T. 540 lb. cost ? 104. When it is noon at Buffalo , N. Y. , 78 ° 52 ′ W. , what is the time at Berlin , Prussia , 13 ...
... share to B. What part of the mill did each man then own ? 103. At $ 140 for 27 T. 850 lb. of coal , how much will 97 T. 540 lb. cost ? 104. When it is noon at Buffalo , N. Y. , 78 ° 52 ′ W. , what is the time at Berlin , Prussia , 13 ...
Page 153
... share of each heir ? 120. The longitude of Eastport , Maine , is 67 ° W. , and that of Chicago , Ill . , is 87 ° 37 ′ 45 ′′ W. When it is noon at Chicago what is the time at Eastport ? 121. A man having spent $ 25 more than of his money ...
... share of each heir ? 120. The longitude of Eastport , Maine , is 67 ° W. , and that of Chicago , Ill . , is 87 ° 37 ′ 45 ′′ W. When it is noon at Chicago what is the time at Eastport ? 121. A man having spent $ 25 more than of his money ...
Page 178
... share of the youngest to the share of the oldest ? 57. I owe $ 3,500 on a house that cost me $ 7,500 . What part of the cost have I paid ? 58. Two men can do of a piece of work in 1 day , and one of them can do twice as much as the ...
... share of the youngest to the share of the oldest ? 57. I owe $ 3,500 on a house that cost me $ 7,500 . What part of the cost have I paid ? 58. Two men can do of a piece of work in 1 day , and one of them can do twice as much as the ...
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