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... purchased a house for $ 2375 , and ex- pended $ 340 in repairs ; he then sold it for railroad stock worth $ 867 , and 235 acres of western land valued at $ 8 an acre . What did he gain by the trade ? Ans . $ 32 . 20. The salary of a ...
... purchased a house for $ 2375 , and ex- pended $ 340 in repairs ; he then sold it for railroad stock worth $ 867 , and 235 acres of western land valued at $ 8 an acre . What did he gain by the trade ? Ans . $ 32 . 20. The salary of a ...
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... purchase cows , at the highest price per head that will allow each man to invest all his money . What price must they pay , and how many cows can each man pur- chase ? Ans . $ 24 per head . A 5 , B 10 , and C 16 . MULTIPLES . 105. A ...
... purchase cows , at the highest price per head that will allow each man to invest all his money . What price must they pay , and how many cows can each man pur- chase ? Ans . $ 24 per head . A 5 , B 10 , and C 16 . MULTIPLES . 105. A ...
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... purchase an exact number of books , at $ 5 , or $ 3 , or $ 4 , or $ 6 each ? Ans . $ 60 . 13. A farmer has three teams ; the first can draw 12 barrels of flour , the second 15 barrels , and the third 18 barrels . What is the smallest ...
... purchase an exact number of books , at $ 5 , or $ 3 , or $ 4 , or $ 6 each ? Ans . $ 60 . 13. A farmer has three teams ; the first can draw 12 barrels of flour , the second 15 barrels , and the third 18 barrels . What is the smallest ...
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... purchased for 37 cents less a pound , how many pounds could have been bought for the same money ? Ans . 9531 . 33. What number , divided by 13 , will give a quotient of 91 ? Ans . 1235 . 34. The product of two numbers is 6 , and one of ...
... purchased for 37 cents less a pound , how many pounds could have been bought for the same money ? Ans . 9531 . 33. What number , divided by 13 , will give a quotient of 91 ? Ans . 1235 . 34. The product of two numbers is 6 , and one of ...
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... purchase ? Ans . 126 . 43. A and B can do a piece of work in 14 days ; A can do as much as B. In how many 44. How many equal to 12 yards Ans . A in 32 yards of cloth of a yard wide ? days can each do it ? days ; B in 24 days . of a yard ...
... purchase ? Ans . 126 . 43. A and B can do a piece of work in 14 days ; A can do as much as B. In how many 44. How many equal to 12 yards Ans . A in 32 yards of cloth of a yard wide ? days can each do it ? days ; B in 24 days . of a yard ...
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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.