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... piece of work in 5 days , how long will it require 8 men ? 21. If 2 men build a wall in 12 days , how long will it take 7 men ? 22. If it require 11 days , of 8 hours each , to do a cer- tain work , how many days , of 10 hours each ...
... piece of work in 5 days , how long will it require 8 men ? 21. If 2 men build a wall in 12 days , how long will it take 7 men ? 22. If it require 11 days , of 8 hours each , to do a cer- tain work , how many days , of 10 hours each ...
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... piece be ? 5. If of an apple be divided into 5 equal parts , what is each part called ? 6. If you divide an orange into 4 equal parts , and cut each part into 3 equal pieces , what will 1 piece be called ? What single fraction equals ...
... piece be ? 5. If of an apple be divided into 5 equal parts , what is each part called ? 6. If you divide an orange into 4 equal parts , and cut each part into 3 equal pieces , what will 1 piece be called ? What single fraction equals ...
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... piece of work in 3 days , of 10 hours each : how many days , of 7 hours each , will it take ? 15. If a man can do a piece of work in 14 days , work- ing 5 hours a day , how many days will it take , working 8 hours a day ? LESSON XXXIX ...
... piece of work in 3 days , of 10 hours each : how many days , of 7 hours each , will it take ? 15. If a man can do a piece of work in 14 days , work- ing 5 hours a day , how many days will it take , working 8 hours a day ? LESSON XXXIX ...
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... piece of timber stands in the air , and 5 feet in the ground : how long is the entire piece ? 16. of a pole is in the mud , are in the water , and 14 feet in the air : how long is the pole ? 17. A man gave to some poor persons $ 4 ...
... piece of timber stands in the air , and 5 feet in the ground : how long is the entire piece ? 16. of a pole is in the mud , are in the water , and 14 feet in the air : how long is the pole ? 17. A man gave to some poor persons $ 4 ...
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... piece of work in 8 days , in how many days can 4 men do a piece twice as large ? 67. If 6 men perform a certain amount of labor in 5 days , in how many days can 2 men do that amount ? 68. James had 16 apples : he kept of them himself ...
... piece of work in 8 days , in how many days can 4 men do a piece twice as large ? 67. If 6 men perform a certain amount of labor in 5 days , in how many days can 2 men do that amount ? 68. James had 16 apples : he kept of them himself ...
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$3 a barrel $3 a yard 12 cents 20 cents 20 per cent 50 cents 9 cents alpaca amount apples cost barrels of flour bought a horse brother bushels of wheat cents a pound cents a yard cents apiece cider cloth cost contained cost $3 count one hundred cows dimes dollars earn equal Find the interest flour cost fraction gain gallons give grocer Henry horses eat hound improper fraction James John Krüsi's leaps lemons LESSON lowest terms marbles Mary melon miles an hour mother gave oranges cost orchard ounces paid peaches pears pecks piece pints pounds of sugar present worth purchased quarts ratio receive remainder sell share sheep sister SOLUTION SOLUTION.-The Thomas trees twice unit is divided week William yards cost yards of cloth
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Page 37 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 45 - In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 11 ? 5. How many times is 6 contained in 1 ? In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6?
Page 32 - If 4 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 3 men do twice as much work ? 15.
Page 87 - If 5 men do a piece of work in 8 days, in how many days can 4 men do a job twice as large ? * 15°.
Page 28 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another.
Page 95 - MEASURE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot ft. 3 feet =1 yard yd. 5 J yards =1 rod rd. 40 rods =1 furlong fur. 8 furlongs = 1 mile mi.
Page 18 - Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two numbers ; the result is called the Difference or Remainder.
Page 32 - If 2 men start from the same place and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 4...
Page 91 - TABLE. 2 pints pt. make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts - 1 peck, - pk. 4 pecks - 1 bushel, - bu.
Page 47 - The lower number shows the number of parts into which the unit is divided ; it is called the denominator. The upper number shows how many parts of the unit are taken ; it is called the numerator.