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... tons , and in 1880 , 730,519 tons . How many more tons were con- sumed in 1882 than in 1880 ? 39. A lady bought goods amounting to two dollars and thirty - four cents . She gave a five - dollar bill in pay- ment . What change should she ...
... tons , and in 1880 , 730,519 tons . How many more tons were con- sumed in 1882 than in 1880 ? 39. A lady bought goods amounting to two dollars and thirty - four cents . She gave a five - dollar bill in pay- ment . What change should she ...
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... tons of coal at $ 7 a ton is required , the amount can be found by writing $ 7 six times in a column convenient for adding , as in the margin , and finding the sum of the column . 50. If the cost of a whole cargo of coal was re- quired ...
... tons of coal at $ 7 a ton is required , the amount can be found by writing $ 7 six times in a column convenient for adding , as in the margin , and finding the sum of the column . 50. If the cost of a whole cargo of coal was re- quired ...
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... tons of steel rails are required for one mile of railroad , how many tons will be necessary for 389 miles ? 11. A mile contains 5280 feet . How many feet in 542 miles ? 12. The garrison of a fort consumes 785 pounds of 56 MULTIPLICATION .
... tons of steel rails are required for one mile of railroad , how many tons will be necessary for 389 miles ? 11. A mile contains 5280 feet . How many feet in 542 miles ? 12. The garrison of a fort consumes 785 pounds of 56 MULTIPLICATION .
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... tons of coal , at $ 9 , can be bought for $ 3,596,301 ? 11. A wagon travels 58,068 feet . How many times will a wheel 12 feet in circumference turn in going that distance ? 12. A square yard contains 9 square feet . How many square ...
... tons of coal , at $ 9 , can be bought for $ 3,596,301 ? 11. A wagon travels 58,068 feet . How many times will a wheel 12 feet in circumference turn in going that distance ? 12. A square yard contains 9 square feet . How many square ...
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... tons of coal , at $ 7 per ton , chased for $ 3,785,908 ? can be pur- 17. A merchant received $ 397,640 in selling a quantity of flour , at $ 8 per barrel . How many barrels did he sell ? 18. What must be paid for 12 yards of cloth , if ...
... tons of coal , at $ 7 per ton , chased for $ 3,785,908 ? can be pur- 17. A merchant received $ 397,640 in selling a quantity of flour , at $ 8 per barrel . How many barrels did he sell ? 18. What must be paid for 12 yards of cloth , if ...
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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.