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Page 171 - ЦIb. coffee at 28 ^ per pound, and \ Ib. of 60-cent tea. 17. How much must be paid for 24f yd. of muslin at 4 cents per yard ? 18. When eggs are worth 25 cents per dozen, how many eggs can be bought for $ 1 ? For $ 3 ? 19. A bushel of corn weighs 56 pounds. How many bushels are there in a load weighing 2,240 pounds ? 20. A farmer pays $1,500 for 25 cows. What is the price of a cow? 21. A boy had 276 butterflies after 137 had been destroyed. How many had he at first? 22. Find the total cost of 18...
Page 177 - I bu. 1 pk. 1 qt. of oats that weigh 32 pounds to the bushel. 18. What will be the cost of 240 pounds of wheat at 90 cents per bushel of 60 pounds? 19. Fifteen men finish a piece of work in 10 days. How long would it take 1 man ? How long would it take 50 men ? 20.
Page 151 - When the unit 1 is divided into 10 equal parts, what is each part called ? What is each part called when it is divided into 100 equal parts? When into 1000? Into 10,000, &c.? How are decimal fractions formed ? What gives denomination to the fraction ? § 12O.
Page 198 - ... for a third. What was the average price of the three cows ? 3. Bought 2 Ib. 8 oz. of meat at 16 cents per Ib, and 1 qt. 1 pt. of molasses at 10^ per qt. What was the total cost? 4. What will a bushel of chestnuts cost at 10 cents per quart? 5. If 12 tons of coal cost $60, how many tons can be bought for $75? 6. How long will it take 1 man to do a piece of work, if 12 men can do it in 12 days ? 7. Six dozen collars cost $6.60. What is the price of one dozen? 8. A farmer had eighty sheep. How many...