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... piece of land was sold for $ 2945 , which was $ 832 more than it cost . What did it cost ? 23. A man willed to his son $ 15768 , and to his daughter $ 4537 . How much more did he will to his son than to his daughter ? Ans . $ 11231 . 24 ...
... piece of land was sold for $ 2945 , which was $ 832 more than it cost . What did it cost ? 23. A man willed to his son $ 15768 , and to his daughter $ 4537 . How much more did he will to his son than to his daughter ? Ans . $ 11231 . 24 ...
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Horatio Nelson Robinson. 8. How many yards of linen are there in 759 pieces , each piece containing 25 yards ? Ans . 18975 yards . 9. Sound is known to travel about 1142 feet in a second of time . How far will it travel in 69 seconds ...
Horatio Nelson Robinson. 8. How many yards of linen are there in 759 pieces , each piece containing 25 yards ? Ans . 18975 yards . 9. Sound is known to travel about 1142 feet in a second of time . How far will it travel in 69 seconds ...
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... pieces , and each piece 43 yards . How many yards of cloth did he buy ? Ans . 15652 yards . 8. If a man has an income of $ 3700 a year , and his daily expenses are $ 4 , what will he save in a year , or 365 days ? Ans . $ 2240 . 9. Two ...
... pieces , and each piece 43 yards . How many yards of cloth did he buy ? Ans . 15652 yards . 8. If a man has an income of $ 3700 a year , and his daily expenses are $ 4 , what will he save in a year , or 365 days ? Ans . $ 2240 . 9. Two ...
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... piece of cloth containing 47 yards , for what must I sell it in order to gain $ 1 a yard ? Ans . $ 188 . 4. A speculator who owned 500 acres , 17 acres , 98 acres , and 121 acres of land , sold 325 acres . How many acres had he left ...
... piece of cloth containing 47 yards , for what must I sell it in order to gain $ 1 a yard ? Ans . $ 188 . 4. A speculator who owned 500 acres , 17 acres , 98 acres , and 121 acres of land , sold 325 acres . How many acres had he left ...
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... pieces of cloth containing 1257 , 96 , and 48 yards . How many yards did I have ? 24. If it takes 5 yards of cloth to make a coat , 31 yards for a pair of pantaloons , and of a yard for a vest , how many yards will it take for all ? Ans ...
... pieces of cloth containing 1257 , 96 , and 48 yards . How many yards did I have ? 24. If it takes 5 yards of cloth to make a coat , 31 yards for a pair of pantaloons , and of a yard for a vest , how many yards will it take for all ? Ans ...
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Page 173 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 180 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 185 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 287 - ... for the given number of years. III. Subtract the given principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the compound interest.
Page 398 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 300 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 50 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of separating a number into equal parts.
Page 78 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 308 - 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 54 - If any partial dividend will not contain the divisor, place a cipher in the quotient, and bring down the next figure of the dividend, and divide as before.