Practical and Mental Arithmetic on a New PlanCady and Burgess, 1852 |
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12 leaves 50 cents acres amount annuity apiece apples barrel bbls broadcloth bushels bushels of rye called ciphers cloth cost common denominator common fraction compound interest contained cord feet corn cube root cubic currency derive the following dimes divide dividend divisor dollars equal example Exercises farthings federal money feet long feet wide following RULE gain gallons gals gills give greatest common divisor hence hogshead hundred illustrations we derive improper fraction least common least common multiple length lowest terms miles mills mixed number molasses months Multiply number of terms OPERATION oranges ounces payment pence pints pounds present worth proceed proportion pupil pwts quarts ratio Reduce remainder shillings Slate sold solid feet square feet square rods square root subtract third term units whole number write yards of cloth
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