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... shares , how many pounds will there be in each ? 8 ) 14.25 ( 4.75 12 22 21 15 15 Here we wish to divide 14.25 into two factors , one of which shall be 3 , and the other such a number as , multiplied by 3 , ( 101 ) will produce 14.25 ...
... shares , how many pounds will there be in each ? 8 ) 14.25 ( 4.75 12 22 21 15 15 Here we wish to divide 14.25 into two factors , one of which shall be 3 , and the other such a number as , multiplied by 3 , ( 101 ) will produce 14.25 ...
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... share of the salt ? Ans . $ 0.33 . 2. If 125 bushels of wheat cost $ 100.25 , what is it a bushel ? 3. Six men , in company , buy 27 bush . of salt , at $ 1.67 Ans . $ 7.515 , and his share 4 bush . 4. If $ 1268 be divided e qually ...
... share of the salt ? Ans . $ 0.33 . 2. If 125 bushels of wheat cost $ 100.25 , what is it a bushel ? 3. Six men , in company , buy 27 bush . of salt , at $ 1.67 Ans . $ 7.515 , and his share 4 bush . 4. If $ 1268 be divided e qually ...
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... share ? Ans . $ 0.7777 . 5. A man dies leaving an | $ 78 , how much is that am estate of $ 35000 ; the demands acre ? against the estate are $ 1254 . 65 ; the remainder , after de- ducting a legacy of $ 3075 , is divided equally among ...
... share ? Ans . $ 0.7777 . 5. A man dies leaving an | $ 78 , how much is that am estate of $ 35000 ; the demands acre ? against the estate are $ 1254 . 65 ; the remainder , after de- ducting a legacy of $ 3075 , is divided equally among ...
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... shares shall be to one another as 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . Ans . 12 , 24 , 36 , 48 . 20. How many steps of 2 feet 6 inches ... share . 32. A horse is valued by A at $ 60 , by B at $ 69 50 , and by C at $ 72 25 ; what is the average judgment ...
... shares shall be to one another as 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . Ans . 12 , 24 , 36 , 48 . 20. How many steps of 2 feet 6 inches ... share . 32. A horse is valued by A at $ 60 , by B at $ 69 50 , and by C at $ 72 25 ; what is the average judgment ...
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... share , a man's share being double that of a woman ? $ 65.111 wom's share . Ans . $ 130.222 man's share . 40. Two places differ in lon- gitude 31 ° 37 ' 3 " ; what is their difference in reckoning time , allowing 15 ° to make an hour ...
... share , a man's share being double that of a woman ? $ 65.111 wom's share . Ans . $ 130.222 man's share . 40. Two places differ in lon- gitude 31 ° 37 ' 3 " ; what is their difference in reckoning time , allowing 15 ° to make an hour ...
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Page 82 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 89 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and 30.
Page 118 - PROBLEM II. The first term, the last term, and the number of terms given, to find the common difference. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms less 1 , and the quotient will be the common diffcrenct.
Page 111 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 94 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
Page 120 - Add together the most convenient indices to make an index less by 1 than the number expressing the place of the term sought. 3. Multiply the terms of the geometrical series together belonging to those indices, and make the product a dividend. 4. Raise...
Page 115 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 31 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 2 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 93 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.