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The Arithmetical Manual: Containing Exercises for Practice, and ... Samuel Read Hall No preview available - 2017 |
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acres added amount annum answer Arithmetic avoirdupois barrels Boston bushels carats cents per bushel ciphers circumference cloth cost common denominator common difference compound interest contained cords cube root cubic decimal fraction diameter dimes divided dividend division divisor dollar bills dolls eagles equal example farthings feet long figure foot gain gallons galls geometrical progression given number Hence hogshead horses hundred improper fraction inches learner least common multiple length mainder miles mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply number of terms obtained ounces pence piece pound proportion pwts quantity quotient ratio receive Reduce remainder right hand rods roods SECTION sell shillings ship side simple sold square mile square root subtract Suppose tens third thousand units VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number wide wine yards of cloth
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