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... bushels of wheat , 66 bush- els of oats , and 40 bushels of corn ; how many bush- els of grain did he raise ? 29. If it be 62 feet from the ground to the belfry of a church , and 76 feet from the belfry to the top of the steeple , how ...
... bushels of wheat , 66 bush- els of oats , and 40 bushels of corn ; how many bush- els of grain did he raise ? 29. If it be 62 feet from the ground to the belfry of a church , and 76 feet from the belfry to the top of the steeple , how ...
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... wheat is 2 dollars a bushel , how many bushels can be bought for 12 dollars ? ANALYSIS . Since 2 dollars will buy 1 bushel , 12 dol- lars will buy as many bushels as 2 dollars , the price of 1 bushel , is contained times in 12 dollars ...
... wheat is 2 dollars a bushel , how many bushels can be bought for 12 dollars ? ANALYSIS . Since 2 dollars will buy 1 bushel , 12 dol- lars will buy as many bushels as 2 dollars , the price of 1 bushel , is contained times in 12 dollars ...
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... bushels of wheat , if each bin contain 8 bushels ? 8. At 5 dollars a week , how long will it take a man to earn 45 dollars ? 50 dollars ? 9. At 8 cents a pound , how many pounds of sugar can be bought for 96 cents ? 10. If a man spend 6 ...
... bushels of wheat , if each bin contain 8 bushels ? 8. At 5 dollars a week , how long will it take a man to earn 45 dollars ? 50 dollars ? 9. At 8 cents a pound , how many pounds of sugar can be bought for 96 cents ? 10. If a man spend 6 ...
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... bushels of wheat are worth 12 dollars , how many bushels of wheat must be given for 9 tons of hay , worth 10 dollars a ton ? 22. At the rate of 3 for 4 cents , how many pears can be bought for 24 cents ? ANALYSIS . Since 4 cents will ...
... bushels of wheat are worth 12 dollars , how many bushels of wheat must be given for 9 tons of hay , worth 10 dollars a ton ? 22. At the rate of 3 for 4 cents , how many pears can be bought for 24 cents ? ANALYSIS . Since 4 cents will ...
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... bushels of wheat are worth 12 bushels of corn , how many bushels of corn are equal in value to 10 bushels of wheat ? 14. If 12 bushels of wheat make 3 barrels of flour , how many bushels of wheat will make 7 barrels ? 15. A cistern ...
... bushels of wheat are worth 12 bushels of corn , how many bushels of corn are equal in value to 10 bushels of wheat ? 14. If 12 bushels of wheat make 3 barrels of flour , how many bushels of wheat will make 7 barrels ? 15. A cistern ...
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Page 52 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
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 49 - TABLE OF ENGLISH MONEY. 4 farthings (far.) make 1 penny, d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, s. 20 shillings
Page 43 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 53 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 48 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 75 - If it take 4•J yards of cloth for a coat, 2i yard» for a pair of pantaloons, and £ of a yard for a vest, how many yards of cloth will it take for the whole ? 14. If a man walk 12^ miles in the forenoon and 101- miles in the afternoon, how many miles does he walk during the day ? 15.
Page 164 - 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 73 - If the numerator and denominator of each fraction is multiplied (or divided) by the same number, the value of the fraction will not change.
Page 128 - If I buy rice at 4 cents a pound, and sell it at 5 cents, what is my gain per cent. ? 17. Sold a cow at auction for $18 that cost $20 ; what was the loss per cent. ? 18. A boy bought peaches at the rate of 3 for 2 cents, and sold them at the rate of 9 for 7 cents ; what was his gain per cent.