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... whole number of pupils registered in a certain school is 87 , and but 65 are in attendance ; how many are absent ? 10. Charles has 48 cents , and buys a slate for 16 cents ; how many cents has he left ? 11. There are 36 wild ducks in a ...
... whole number of pupils registered in a certain school is 87 , and but 65 are in attendance ; how many are absent ? 10. Charles has 48 cents , and buys a slate for 16 cents ; how many cents has he left ? 11. There are 36 wild ducks in a ...
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... number 42 ; how many cents did Henry give him ? 23. A merchant bought a hogshead of sugar for 50 dollars ; he paid 6 dollars for freight and customs , and sold the whole for 75 dollars ; how much did he gain ? 24. A man bought a watch ...
... number 42 ; how many cents did Henry give him ? 23. A merchant bought a hogshead of sugar for 50 dollars ; he paid 6 dollars for freight and customs , and sold the whole for 75 dollars ; how much did he gain ? 24. A man bought a watch ...
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... number or thing , as a unit or an apple , is divided into two equal parts , each of the parts is called one half ... whole things ? ANALYSIS . Since in 2 halves there is one whole thing , in 8 halves there are as many whole things as 2 ...
... number or thing , as a unit or an apple , is divided into two equal parts , each of the parts is called one half ... whole things ? ANALYSIS . Since in 2 halves there is one whole thing , in 8 halves there are as many whole things as 2 ...
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... whole things in 9 thirds ? in 18 thirds ? 18. How many whole things in 10 halves ? in 12 thirds ? in 21 thirds ? in ... number which taken 2 times will make 6 ; 2 times 3 is 6 . of 6 . 22. What is 1 third of 9 ? of 18 ? of 27 ? of 36 ...
... whole things in 9 thirds ? in 18 thirds ? 18. How many whole things in 10 halves ? in 12 thirds ? in 21 thirds ? in ... number which taken 2 times will make 6 ; 2 times 3 is 6 . of 6 . 22. What is 1 third of 9 ? of 18 ? of 27 ? of 36 ...
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... whole cost him ? 29. If a man put 200 dollars at interest , and receive 3 twentieths of it annually for its use ... number ? 62 [ 39 . INTELLECTUAL ARITHMETIC .
... whole cost him ? 29. If a man put 200 dollars at interest , and receive 3 twentieths of it annually for its use ... number ? 62 [ 39 . INTELLECTUAL ARITHMETIC .
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Page 55 - Thirty days hath September, April. June, and November; All the rest have thirty.one, Save February, which alone Hath twenty.eight; and one day more We add to it one year in four.
Page 54 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 49 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES
Page 68 - An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, $, -f . A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction expressed together; as, 4f, 25-ht.
Page 56 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 44 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 52 - 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 51 - MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet "1 yard, yd. 5¿ yards, or 16¿ feet, " 1 rod, rd. 40 rods
Page 52 - CLOTH MEASURE. 2^ inches (in.) make 1 nail, na. 4 nails
Page 141 - The present worth of a note payable at a future time is such a sum as, put at interest at the given rate per cent, until it becomes due, will amount to the face of the note. Discount is an allowance made for the payment of money before it becomes due, and is obtained by subtracting the present worth from the given sum or face of the note. 1. What is the present worth of $180 payable in 3 years 4 months at 6 per cent.