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12 cents 12 days 12 dollars 20 days 20 per cent 50 cents 9 cents 9 dollars acres amount of $200 barrel of flour bought boys bushel cost bushels of corn bushels of wheat cents a dozen cents a pound cents a quart cents a yard cents apiece cistern contained cords of wood cows decimal decimal fraction dimes dollar a bushel dollars a yard earn eight equal factors fifths fourths fraction furlongs gain $6 gallons gave Harry Hubbard hogshead hundred hundred-weight improper fraction interest of $100 John less LESSON lowest terms MENTAL ARITHMETIC miles an hour molasses months and 20 Multiply NOTE oranges ounces paid pecks pence pennyweights pints pounds of butter pounds of sugar present worth quire rate per cent receive Reduce remainder sell sevenths sheep shillings sixths subtract tens third tons of hay weeks whole number yards of broadcloth yards of cloth
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Page 55 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 115 - ... miles an hour, how far apart will they be at the end of 1 hour ? At the end of 2 hours ? 4 hours ? 10 hours ? Why ? 4.
Page 100 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another number.
Page 52 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 108 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 47 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 48 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES
Page 116 - A cistern has 4 pipes ; the first will fill it in 2 hours, the second will fill it in 3 hours, the third in 4 hours, and the fourth will empty it in 2 hours ; now, if the pipes are all open at the same time, how long •will it take to fill the cistern ? 10.
Page 57 - TABLE. 12 units make 1 dozen. 12 dozen " 1 gross. 12 gross " 1 great gross. 20 units " 1 score. 24 sheets of paper " 1 quire. 20 quires " 1 ream. 56 pounds " 1 bushel of corn. 60 pounds " 1 bushel of wheat. 196 pounds " 1 barrel of flour. 200 pounds « { l bari;el, of beef, pork
Page 53 - TABLE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) make 1 cubic foot, ...... cu. ft. 27 cubic feet