The Rudiments of Written Arithmetic: Containing Slate and Black-board Exercises for Beginners and Designed for Graded Schools |
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... cloth containing 17 yards , 8 yards were cut ; how many yards remained ? 8. Orin paid 15 dollars for a coat , and 9 dollars for a pair of pantaloons ; how much more did he pay for the coat than for the pantaloons ? 9. Cora is 23 years ...
... cloth containing 17 yards , 8 yards were cut ; how many yards remained ? 8. Orin paid 15 dollars for a coat , and 9 dollars for a pair of pantaloons ; how much more did he pay for the coat than for the pantaloons ? 9. Cora is 23 years ...
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... cloth cost ? 8. If a pair of boots cost 5 dollars , what will be the cost of 3 pairs ? Of 6 pairs ? Of 7 pairs ? Of 11 pairs ? 9. Since 12 inches make a foot , how many inches in 3 feet ? In 5 feet ? In 7 feet ? In 9 feet ? In 12 feet ...
... cloth cost ? 8. If a pair of boots cost 5 dollars , what will be the cost of 3 pairs ? Of 6 pairs ? Of 7 pairs ? Of 11 pairs ? 9. Since 12 inches make a foot , how many inches in 3 feet ? In 5 feet ? In 7 feet ? In 9 feet ? In 12 feet ...
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... clothing , 58 dollars for books , and 75 dollars for other expenses , how much will he have left at the close of the year ? Ans . 111 dollars . 4. A farmer having 2150 dollars , bought 536 sheep at 2 dollars a head , and 26 cows at 23 ...
... clothing , 58 dollars for books , and 75 dollars for other expenses , how much will he have left at the close of the year ? Ans . 111 dollars . 4. A farmer having 2150 dollars , bought 536 sheep at 2 dollars a head , and 26 cows at 23 ...
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... cloth at 4 dollars a yard , and the re- mainder in money ; how much money did he receive ? Ans . 68 dollars . 12. How many pounds of cheese , worth 10 cents a pound , can be bought for 22 pounds of butter , worth 15 cents a pound ? Ans ...
... cloth at 4 dollars a yard , and the re- mainder in money ; how much money did he receive ? Ans . 68 dollars . 12. How many pounds of cheese , worth 10 cents a pound , can be bought for 22 pounds of butter , worth 15 cents a pound ? Ans ...
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... cloth for an overcoat , 41 yards for a dress coat , 2 yards for a pair of pantaloons , and of a yard for a vest , how many yards of cloth will it take for the whole suit ? Ans . 12 yards . SUBTRACTION . 96. The process of subtracting ...
... cloth for an overcoat , 41 yards for a dress coat , 2 yards for a pair of pantaloons , and of a yard for a vest , how many yards of cloth will it take for the whole suit ? Ans . 12 yards . SUBTRACTION . 96. The process of subtracting ...
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12 cents 12 leaves 50 cents 9 cents acres acres of land ANALYSIS annex barrels of flour bushels of corn bushels of wheat butter cents a bushel cents a pound ciphers column common denominator common fraction contained cords of wood currency decimal places decimal point denominator dimes dividend division divisor dollar a yard dollars a barrel Dry Measure equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE expressed factors figure fractional unit gallons given number grocer bought hogshead horses hundred hundredths improper fraction inches integer leaves 9 long ton lowest terms Measure miles mills minuend mixed number molasses month multiplicand Multiply paid pints pounds of sugar quarts quotient Reduce remainder right hand simple numbers sold square miles Subtract subtrahend tens tenths thousand thousandths United States money weighing whole numbers worth Write yards of cloth
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Page 142 - 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 136 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 139 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 114 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off' as many places for decimals as Che decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 41 - The number thus added to itself, or the number to be multiplied, is called the multiplicand. The number which shows how many times the multiplicand is to be taken, or the number by which we multiply, is called the multiplier.
Page 112 - RULE. Multiply as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the product point off as many figures for decimals as there are decimal places in both factors.
Page 156 - Write the subtrahend under the minuend, so that units of the same denomination shall stand under each other. II. Beginning at the right hand, subtract each denomination separately, as in simple numbers. III. If the number of any denomination in 1he subtrahend exceed that of the same denomination in the minuend, add to the number in the...
Page 114 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 168 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.
Page 140 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...