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... sold his wheat for $ 8742 , his corn for $ 13,569 , and his oats for $ 9528 . How much did he receive for the whole ? 42. A bank has $ 40,317 in specie , $ 91,256 in bills , $ 18,317 in cash items . Find the whole amount . 43. The army ...
... sold his wheat for $ 8742 , his corn for $ 13,569 , and his oats for $ 9528 . How much did he receive for the whole ? 42. A bank has $ 40,317 in specie , $ 91,256 in bills , $ 18,317 in cash items . Find the whole amount . 43. The army ...
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George Albert Wentworth. 48. A farmer sold four loads of hay . 2007 pounds , the second 1963 The first weighed pounds , the third 2585 pounds , the fourth 2614 pounds . How many pounds did the whole weigh ? 49. If Abraham was born at the ...
George Albert Wentworth. 48. A farmer sold four loads of hay . 2007 pounds , the second 1963 The first weighed pounds , the third 2585 pounds , the fourth 2614 pounds . How many pounds did the whole weigh ? 49. If Abraham was born at the ...
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... sold 1299 barrels . How many barrels had he left ? 6. Mr. Brown's yearly income is $ 5067 . His expenses are $ 4093 . How much does he save ? 7. The population of New England in 1870 was 3,487,924 , in 1880 , 4,010,529 . Find the ...
... sold 1299 barrels . How many barrels had he left ? 6. Mr. Brown's yearly income is $ 5067 . His expenses are $ 4093 . How much does he save ? 7. The population of New England in 1870 was 3,487,924 , in 1880 , 4,010,529 . Find the ...
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... sold 7876 pounds . How many pounds had he left ? 16. There were 322 apples on a tree , of which 198 were gathered , and 87 were blown off by the wind . How many were left on the tree ? 17. There are 60 minutes in an hour ; how many ...
... sold 7876 pounds . How many pounds had he left ? 16. There were 322 apples on a tree , of which 198 were gathered , and 87 were blown off by the wind . How many were left on the tree ? 17. There are 60 minutes in an hour ; how many ...
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... sold for $ 539 . What was the gain ? 26. A cow was sold for $ 171.25 . The cow cost $ 152 . What was the gain ? 27. A man bought a house lot for $ 1290 and sold it for $ 1196 . How much did he lose ? 28. A horse , harness , and saddle ...
... sold for $ 539 . What was the gain ? 26. A cow was sold for $ 171.25 . The cow cost $ 152 . What was the gain ? 27. A man bought a house lot for $ 1290 and sold it for $ 1196 . How much did he lose ? 28. A horse , harness , and saddle ...
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Page 182 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 116 - If the numerator and denominator of a fraction be both multiplied or both divided by the same number, the value of the fraction is not altered.
Page 182 - 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 172 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 130 - When necessary, reduce the fractions to their least common denominator. Subtract the numerator of the subtrahend, from the numerator of the minuend, and place the difference of the new numerators over the common denominator.
Page 114 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.
Page 4 - ... one ten, two tens, three tens, four tens, five tens, six tens, seven tens, eight tens, nine tens.
Page 99 - ... and so on until the quotient is itself a prime number. The several divisors and the last quotient are the prime factors.
Page 186 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the Circumference, all points of which are equally distant from a point within, called the Centre.