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... sell them ? Ans . $ 17865 . 35. At the battle of Waterloo , which took place June 18 , 1815 , the estimated loss of the French was 40000 men ; of the Prussians , 38000 ; of the Belgians , 8000 ; of the Hanoverians , 3500 ; and of the ...
... sell them ? Ans . $ 17865 . 35. At the battle of Waterloo , which took place June 18 , 1815 , the estimated loss of the French was 40000 men ; of the Prussians , 38000 ; of the Belgians , 8000 ; of the Hanoverians , 3500 ; and of the ...
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... sells 9 of them . How many barrels has he left ? 5. Charles had 18 cents , and gave 10 of them for a book . How many cents had he left ? 6. James is 17 years old , and his sister Julia is 5 years younger . How old is Julia ? 7. A grocer ...
... sells 9 of them . How many barrels has he left ? 5. Charles had 18 cents , and gave 10 of them for a book . How many cents had he left ? 6. James is 17 years old , and his sister Julia is 5 years younger . How old is Julia ? 7. A grocer ...
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... sell to B ? 8. A man traveled 6784 miles ; 2324 miles by railroad , 1570 miles in a stage coach , 450 miles on horseback , 175 miles on foot , and the remainder by steamboat . How many miles did he travel by steamboat ? Ans . 2265 miles ...
... sell to B ? 8. A man traveled 6784 miles ; 2324 miles by railroad , 1570 miles in a stage coach , 450 miles on horseback , 175 miles on foot , and the remainder by steamboat . How many miles did he travel by steamboat ? Ans . 2265 miles ...
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... 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 ? Ans . 411 acres . 5. A dealer sold a cargo of salt for ...
... 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 ? Ans . 411 acres . 5. A dealer sold a cargo of salt for ...
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... an acre . He sold 90 acres for $ 4500 , and the remainder at $ 60 an acre . For how much did he sell the whole land ? How much did he gain ? PRAC . AR . - 5 35. What is the remainder after dividing 62530000 by 87900 EXAMPLES . 65.
... an acre . He sold 90 acres for $ 4500 , and the remainder at $ 60 an acre . For how much did he sell the whole land ? How much did he gain ? PRAC . AR . - 5 35. What is the remainder after dividing 62530000 by 87900 EXAMPLES . 65.
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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.