The American Intellectual Arithmetic, Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies: Containing an Extensive Collection of Practical Questions, with Concise and Original Methods of Solution, which Simply Many of the Most Important Rules in Written Arithmetic |
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Page 49 - WEIGHT. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred-weight, cwt. 20 Hundred-weight
Page 47 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 125 - The head of a fish is 7 inches long, the tail is as long as the head and |- of the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the fish ? 9.
Page 119 - A laborer agreed to work 40 days upon this condition : that for every day he worked he should receive $2, and for every day he was idle he should pay $1 for his board. At the expiration of the time, he received $50. How many days did he work ? ANALYSIS.
Page 33 - Two men depart from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of...
Page 153 - Ans. 16| years. 4. In what time will a given principal double itself at 7 per cent.?
Page 159 - A book was sold for 90 cents, which was 10 per cent less than its value ; what would have been the gain per cent, if it had been sold for $1.50...
Page 33 - If 2 men start from the same place and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 4 miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 5 miles an hour, how far apart will they be at the end of 1 hour ? At the end of 2 hours ? 5 hours?
Page 51 - TABLE. 2 pints pt. make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts - 1 peck, - pk. 4 pecks - 1 bushel, - bu.