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... bought a sleigh for 45 dollars , paid 22 dollars for repairing it , and 7 dollars for painting it . What was the entire cost ? 22. A tailor bought two pieces of cloth , one containing 37 yards , and the other 29 yards . How many yards ...
... bought a sleigh for 45 dollars , paid 22 dollars for repairing it , and 7 dollars for painting it . What was the entire cost ? 22. A tailor bought two pieces of cloth , one containing 37 yards , and the other 29 yards . How many yards ...
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... bought at public sale 852 yards of broad- cloth , 750 yards of muslin , 2140 yards of flannel , and 350 yards of silk . How many yards in all ? 26. Bought a pair of boots for $ 8.50 , an umbrella for $ 3.62 , a pair of gloves for $ 1.25 ...
... bought at public sale 852 yards of broad- cloth , 750 yards of muslin , 2140 yards of flannel , and 350 yards of silk . How many yards in all ? 26. Bought a pair of boots for $ 8.50 , an umbrella for $ 3.62 , a pair of gloves for $ 1.25 ...
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... bought , at different times , wheat as fol- lows : 300 bushels , for $ 480.75 ; 615 bushels , for $ 1391.70 ; 2000 bushels , for $ 4240 ; and 1210 bushels , for $ 2620.80 . How much wheat did he purchase , and what did it cost him ? For ...
... bought , at different times , wheat as fol- lows : 300 bushels , for $ 480.75 ; 615 bushels , for $ 1391.70 ; 2000 bushels , for $ 4240 ; and 1210 bushels , for $ 2620.80 . How much wheat did he purchase , and what did it cost him ? For ...
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... bought a watch for $ 11 , and sold it for $ 18 . What was his gain ? 11. Clarence had ten cents , and Eloine gave him six more ; he then gave 7 cents for a book . How many cents had he left ? ANALYSIS . — He had left the difference ...
... bought a watch for $ 11 , and sold it for $ 18 . What was his gain ? 11. Clarence had ten cents , and Eloine gave him six more ; he then gave 7 cents for a book . How many cents had he left ? ANALYSIS . — He had left the difference ...
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... bought a quantity of goods for $ 1248.65 , and sold them for $ 1540 . What did he gain ? 49. A man bought a western farm for $ 22700 ; he expended $ 4375 for improvements , and $ 2862 for stock : he sold the whole for $ 32000 . Did he ...
... bought a quantity of goods for $ 1248.65 , and sold them for $ 1540 . What did he gain ? 49. A man bought a western farm for $ 22700 ; he expended $ 4375 for improvements , and $ 2862 for stock : he sold the whole for $ 32000 . Did he ...
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acres altitude amount barrels of flour base bill bought bushels cents a pound ciphers circumference coal common containing cord cube root cubic foot denominate number diameter difference discount divided dividend divisor dollars draft dry measure equal exchange EXPLANATION.-Since expressed factors figures Find the area Find the cost Find the value FORMULA fraction frustum gain gallons given number Hence hundred hundredths improper fractions inches integers interest invested length marked price measure meters metric system miles minuend months Multiply number of terms paid payable payment percentage premium principal profit quotient ratio remainder rods selling price share side slant height sold square subtract sugar surface tens tenths thousandths toises tons Troy Weight units volume weight wheat wide worth WRITTEN EXERCISES yards of cloth
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Page 270 - If a letter is placed after one of greater value, its value is to be added to that of the greater. Thus, XI represents eleven, LX sixty, DC six hundred.
Page 258 - RULE. 1. Separate the given number into periods of three figures each, beginning at the units place.
Page 125 - To divide by 10, 100, 1000, etc., it is necessary only to move the decimal point in the dividend as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 275 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
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Page 81 - A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator.
Page 74 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
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