The Rudiments of Written Arithmetic: Containing Slate and Black-board Exercises for Beginners and Designed for Graded Schools |
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... sugar , and 6 dollars for a tub of butter ; what did I give for the whole ? 4. I have two pear trees ; one tree produced 12 bushels of pears , and the other 11 bushels ; how many bushels did both produce ? 5. A man bought 4 cords of ...
... sugar , and 6 dollars for a tub of butter ; what did I give for the whole ? 4. I have two pear trees ; one tree produced 12 bushels of pears , and the other 11 bushels ; how many bushels did both produce ? 5. A man bought 4 cords of ...
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... them ? 12. A grocer bought a barrel of sugar for 16 dollars , but not proving as good as he expected , he sold it for 11 dollars ; what did he lose on it ? PROMISCUOUS SUBTRACTION Table . 5 from 14 how many ? 30 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
... them ? 12. A grocer bought a barrel of sugar for 16 dollars , but not proving as good as he expected , he sold it for 11 dollars ; what did he lose on it ? PROMISCUOUS SUBTRACTION Table . 5 from 14 how many ? 30 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
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... sugar cost ? ANALYSIS . Since one pound costs 9 cents , 7 pounds will cost 7 times 9 cents , or 63 cents . Therefore , at 9 cents a pound , 7 pounds of sugar will cost 63 cents . 2. At 6 dollars a week , what will 8 weeks ' board cost ...
... sugar cost ? ANALYSIS . Since one pound costs 9 cents , 7 pounds will cost 7 times 9 cents , or 63 cents . Therefore , at 9 cents a pound , 7 pounds of sugar will cost 63 cents . 2. At 6 dollars a week , what will 8 weeks ' board cost ...
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... sugar at 32 dol- lars a hogshead , and sold it for 40 dollars a hogshead ; what was the gain ? Ans . 72 dollars . 12. Bought 360 barrels of flour for 2340 dollars , and sold the same at 8 dollars a barrel ; what was gained by the ...
... sugar at 32 dol- lars a hogshead , and sold it for 40 dollars a hogshead ; what was the gain ? Ans . 72 dollars . 12. Bought 360 barrels of flour for 2340 dollars , and sold the same at 8 dollars a barrel ; what was gained by the ...
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... sugar can be bought for 63 cents ? For 84 cents ? 12. If a man spends 5 cents a day for cigars , how many days will 50 cents last him ? 60 cents ? 13. At 12 cents a pound , how many pounds of coffee can be bought for 48 cents ? For 72 ...
... sugar can be bought for 63 cents ? For 84 cents ? 12. If a man spends 5 cents a day for cigars , how many days will 50 cents last him ? 60 cents ? 13. At 12 cents a pound , how many pounds of coffee can be bought for 48 cents ? For 72 ...
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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...