Indroduction to the National Arithmetic ...R.S. Davis & Company, 1854 |
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... Gallons . 67158 Pecks . Feet . 14711 100000 Take 199 14339 9197 90909 Ans . 779 52819 5514 9091 8 . 9 . 10 . Miles . Dollars . Minutes . 11 . Seconds . From 67895 Take 19999 456798 190899 765321 177777 555555 177777 12 . Rods . From ...
... Gallons . 67158 Pecks . Feet . 14711 100000 Take 199 14339 9197 90909 Ans . 779 52819 5514 9091 8 . 9 . 10 . Miles . Dollars . Minutes . 11 . Seconds . From 67895 Take 19999 456798 190899 765321 177777 555555 177777 12 . Rods . From ...
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... gallons of vinegar at 10 cents a gallon ? 20. If a man earn 7 dollars a week , how much will he earn in 3 weeks ? In 4 weeks ? In 5 weeks ? In 6 weeks ? In 7 weeks ? In 9 weeks ? 21. If 1 thousand feet of boards cost 12 dollars , what ...
... gallons of vinegar at 10 cents a gallon ? 20. If a man earn 7 dollars a week , how much will he earn in 3 weeks ? In 4 weeks ? In 5 weeks ? In 6 weeks ? In 7 weeks ? In 9 weeks ? 21. If 1 thousand feet of boards cost 12 dollars , what ...
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... gallon of molasses is worth 25 cents ; what is the value of 2 gallons ? Of 3 gallons ? Of 4 gallons ? Of 5 gallons ? Of 6 gallons ? Of 9 gallons ? 27. If 12 men can do a piece of work in 16 days , how long will it take 1 man to do it ...
... gallon of molasses is worth 25 cents ; what is the value of 2 gallons ? Of 3 gallons ? Of 4 gallons ? Of 5 gallons ? Of 6 gallons ? Of 9 gallons ? 27. If 12 men can do a piece of work in 16 days , how long will it take 1 man to do it ...
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... gallons in 87 hogsheads , there being 63 gallons in each ? Ans . 5481 gallons . 16. If the expenses of the Massachusetts Legislature be 1839 dollars per day , what will be the amount in a session of 109 days ? Ans . 200451 dollars . 17 ...
... gallons in 87 hogsheads , there being 63 gallons in each ? Ans . 5481 gallons . 16. If the expenses of the Massachusetts Legislature be 1839 dollars per day , what will be the amount in a session of 109 days ? Ans . 200451 dollars . 17 ...
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... gallon , 16 pounds of tea at 76 cents a pound , and 107 pounds of coffee at 14 cents a pound ; what was the amount of my bill ? Ans . 4257 cents . 7. A man travelled 78 days , and each day he walked 27 miles ; what was the length of his ...
... gallon , 16 pounds of tea at 76 cents a pound , and 107 pounds of coffee at 14 cents a pound ; what was the amount of my bill ? Ans . 4257 cents . 7. A man travelled 78 days , and each day he walked 27 miles ; what was the length of his ...
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Page 278 - RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms less one, and the quotient is the common difference.
Page 146 - Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a common denominator.
Page 207 - Compute the interest on the principal sum, from the time when the interest commenced, to the first time when a payment was made, which exceeds, either alone, or in conjunction with the preceding payments, if any, the interest at that time due ; add that interest to the principal, and from...
Page 274 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 264 - Find the greatest square number in the first or left hand period, place the root of it at the right hand of the given number, (after the manner of a quotient in division...
Page 140 - An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, $, -f . A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction expressed together; as, 4f, 25-ht.
Page 306 - A sphere is a solid, bounded by one continued convex surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within, called the centre.
Page 136 - 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.
Page 304 - To find the solidity, or volume, of a cylinder. RULE. — Multiply the area of the base by the altitude, and the product will be the solidity or volume.
Page 211 - RULE. — Divide the given interest by the interest of the given principal for 1 year, and the quotient is the time.