Written ArithmeticBrewer & Tileston, 1876 |
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... gain or lose , and how much ? 47. What cost 8 pairs geese at $ 1.28 per pair ? 48. Bought 2 dozen pigeons at $ .85 per dozen , 2 dozen at $ 1.10 per dozen , and 1 dozen for $ .90 . What should I pay ? 49. 8874 sheep were sold at $ 4.13 ...
... gain or lose , and how much ? 47. What cost 8 pairs geese at $ 1.28 per pair ? 48. Bought 2 dozen pigeons at $ .85 per dozen , 2 dozen at $ 1.10 per dozen , and 1 dozen for $ .90 . What should I pay ? 49. 8874 sheep were sold at $ 4.13 ...
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... gain by the operation ; and for how much per acre did I sell the re- mainder ? Ans . $ 115 ; $ 44.02 BILLS . 73. When , in a business transaction , one person receives money , property , or services from another , he becomes indebted or ...
... gain by the operation ; and for how much per acre did I sell the re- mainder ? Ans . $ 115 ; $ 44.02 BILLS . 73. When , in a business transaction , one person receives money , property , or services from another , he becomes indebted or ...
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... gain ? 31. What number divided by equals 1254 ? 32. What are the contents of 3 floors measuring as fol- lows : 13 square yards , 32 square yards , and 493 square yards ? X33 . The product of three numbers is 74 ; two of them are 84 and ...
... gain ? 31. What number divided by equals 1254 ? 32. What are the contents of 3 floors measuring as fol- lows : 13 square yards , 32 square yards , and 493 square yards ? X33 . The product of three numbers is 74 ; two of them are 84 and ...
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... gain on 1000 lbs . ? 49. If a man can earn $ 2 per day , how many days ' work will he have to give for a suit of clothes , of which the coat cost $ 25 , the pants $ 81 , and the vest $ 51 ? 39 50 * The longest canal in the world , is ...
... gain on 1000 lbs . ? 49. If a man can earn $ 2 per day , how many days ' work will he have to give for a suit of clothes , of which the coat cost $ 25 , the pants $ 81 , and the vest $ 51 ? 39 50 * The longest canal in the world , is ...
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... gain or lose , and how much ? -72 . From a tank containing 184 gallons of water , 20 gallons were drawn out ; if g of what then remained was equal to § of what afterwards rained in , how much rained in ? How much did the tank then ...
... gain or lose , and how much ? -72 . From a tank containing 184 gallons of water , 20 gallons were drawn out ; if g of what then remained was equal to § of what afterwards rained in , how much rained in ? How much did the tank then ...
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Page 117 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 268 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 68 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 289 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called a circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre.
Page 306 - The sum of all the terms. Any three of which being given, the other two may be found.
Page 114 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a line, every part of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre ; as AEFGBD.
Page 278 - 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 306 - ... found. This gives rise to twenty distinct cases, a few of the more important of which will be here presented. NOTE I. — For the remaining cases, also for full discussions of Geometrical Progression and Annuities, the student is referred to works on Algebra.
Page 10 - L, fifty ; C, one hundred ; D, five hundred ; M, one thousand.
Page 248 - The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes and 4 and 6 are the means.