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... yards of broadcloth , 650 yards of muslin , 2100 yards of flannel , and 250 yards of silk . How many yards did he buy in all ? 25. Five persons deposited money in the same bank ; the first , $ 5897 ; the second , $ 12980 ; the third ...
... yards of broadcloth , 650 yards of muslin , 2100 yards of flannel , and 250 yards of silk . How many yards did he buy in all ? 25. Five persons deposited money in the same bank ; the first , $ 5897 ; the second , $ 12980 ; the third ...
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... probably correct . 2 . 3 . 4 . Multiply 4732 8721 17605 By 36 47 204 28392 61047 70420 14196 34884 35210 Ans . 170352 409887 3591420 5 . 6 . 7 . 7648 328 81092 194 37967 426 8. How many yards of linen are there in 759 42 MULTIPLICATION .
... probably correct . 2 . 3 . 4 . Multiply 4732 8721 17605 By 36 47 204 28392 61047 70420 14196 34884 35210 Ans . 170352 409887 3591420 5 . 6 . 7 . 7648 328 81092 194 37967 426 8. How many yards of linen are there in 759 42 MULTIPLICATION .
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... 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 ? 10. A man bought 36 lots at $ 475 each . What did they all cost him ? Ans . $ 17100 . 11. What would be ...
... 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 ? 10. A man bought 36 lots at $ 475 each . What did they all cost him ? Ans . $ 17100 . 11. What would be ...
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... yards of cloth at $ 4 a yard , and the balance in groceries . What did his groceries cost him ? 6. A sold a farm of ... 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 ...
... yards of cloth at $ 4 a yard , and the balance in groceries . What did his groceries cost him ? 6. A sold a farm of ... 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 ...
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... 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 ? Ans . 411 acres . 5. A dealer ...
... 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 ? Ans . 411 acres . 5. A dealer ...
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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.