The Speedy Calculator: Being a System of Arithmeticauthor, 1850 - 324 pages |
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... piece ? Why , say if one orange cost 5 cents , 4 oranges will cost 4 times 5 cents . 3. What cost 3 pounds of raisins at 6 cents a pound ? Why ? 4. What cost 6 yards of tape at 2 cents a yard ? Why ? 5. What cost 5 pounds of sugar at 9 ...
... piece ? Why , say if one orange cost 5 cents , 4 oranges will cost 4 times 5 cents . 3. What cost 3 pounds of raisins at 6 cents a pound ? Why ? 4. What cost 6 yards of tape at 2 cents a yard ? Why ? 5. What cost 5 pounds of sugar at 9 ...
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... piece ? Why ? 17. In one gallon there are 8 pints ; how many pints in 13 gallons ? Why ? 18. Which is the greater 8 times 13 , or 13 times 8 ? 19. If a you read 14 pages in a day ; how many pages could you read , at that rate , in 9 ...
... piece ? Why ? 17. In one gallon there are 8 pints ; how many pints in 13 gallons ? Why ? 18. Which is the greater 8 times 13 , or 13 times 8 ? 19. If a you read 14 pages in a day ; how many pages could you read , at that rate , in 9 ...
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... pieces of cloth , each piece containing 112 yards ; how many yards are there in all ? Ans . 7728 yards . Why ? If there are 112 yards in one piece , in 69 pieces there will be 69 times 112 yards . 17. What will 421 bushels of wheat cost ...
... pieces of cloth , each piece containing 112 yards ; how many yards are there in all ? Ans . 7728 yards . Why ? If there are 112 yards in one piece , in 69 pieces there will be 69 times 112 yards . 17. What will 421 bushels of wheat cost ...
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... piece of cloth containing 69 yards , at $ 2.75 per yard , and another containing 56 yards , at $ 3.84 per yard ; what did the whole cost ? Ans . $ 404.79 . 28. Suppose I buy 27 bags of coffee , each containing 126 pounds , and then sell ...
... piece of cloth containing 69 yards , at $ 2.75 per yard , and another containing 56 yards , at $ 3.84 per yard ; what did the whole cost ? Ans . $ 404.79 . 28. Suppose I buy 27 bags of coffee , each containing 126 pounds , and then sell ...
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... piece of work , how much will each man receive ? Why ? 14. A man sold some sheep at 5 dollars a - piece , and re- ceived 80 dollars for the whole ; how many sheep were there ? Why ? 15. A man bought 12 gallons of brandy for 36 dollars ...
... piece of work , how much will each man receive ? Why ? 14. A man sold some sheep at 5 dollars a - piece , and re- ceived 80 dollars for the whole ; how many sheep were there ? Why ? 15. A man bought 12 gallons of brandy for 36 dollars ...
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