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... sold 6 sheep to one man , and 9 to anot How many did he sell to both ? 13. If a coat costs 10 dollars , and a pair of boots 8 doll what is the cost of both ? 14. James gave 4 pears to George , and 5 to Belle , kept 7. How many pears had ...
... sold 6 sheep to one man , and 9 to anot How many did he sell to both ? 13. If a coat costs 10 dollars , and a pair of boots 8 doll what is the cost of both ? 14. James gave 4 pears to George , and 5 to Belle , kept 7. How many pears had ...
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... 6000 and 2000 . 6. Also , when arranged in columns : 750 600 900 200 1200 800 5500 1600 2500 3000 500 1200 For further exercises of this kind , use Drill Table No. 2 . 7. A grocer having 20 boxes of lemons , sold SUBTRACTION . 27.
... 6000 and 2000 . 6. Also , when arranged in columns : 750 600 900 200 1200 800 5500 1600 2500 3000 500 1200 For further exercises of this kind , use Drill Table No. 2 . 7. A grocer having 20 boxes of lemons , sold SUBTRACTION . 27.
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... sold 12 boxes . How many boxes had he left ? ANALYSIS . - He had left the difference between 20 boxes and 12 boxes , which is 8 boxes . 8. If a man earns $ 12 a week and spends $ 7 for provisions , how many dollars has he left ? 9. From ...
... sold 12 boxes . How many boxes had he left ? ANALYSIS . - He had left the difference between 20 boxes and 12 boxes , which is 8 boxes . 8. If a man earns $ 12 a week and spends $ 7 for provisions , how many dollars has he left ? 9. From ...
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... sold them for $ 1540 . What did he gain ? 49. A man bought a western farm for $ 22700 ; he expended $ 4375 for improvements , and $ 2862 for stock : he sold the whole for $ 32000 . Did he gain or lose , and how much ? 50. A man willed ...
... sold them for $ 1540 . What did he gain ? 49. A man bought a western farm for $ 22700 ; he expended $ 4375 for improvements , and $ 2862 for stock : he sold the whole for $ 32000 . Did he gain or lose , and how much ? 50. A man willed ...
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... sold it at $ 10.50 a barrel . What did he gain ? 8. What is the difference in the cost of 48 horses , at $ 184.50 each , and 130 sheep at $ 4.80 a head ? 9. If a man buys 40 acres of land at $ 35 an acre , and 56 acres at $ 29 an acre ...
... sold it at $ 10.50 a barrel . What did he gain ? 8. What is the difference in the cost of 48 horses , at $ 184.50 each , and 130 sheep at $ 4.80 a head ? 9. If a man buys 40 acres of land at $ 35 an acre , and 56 acres at $ 29 an acre ...
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acres altitude amount angles barrels of flour base bill bought bushels cents a pound circumference coal common containing cord cube root cubic foot debt decimal denominator diameter difference discount divided dividend divisor dollars draft dry measures equal exchange EXPLANATION.-Since expressed factors figure Find the area Find the cost Find the value flour FORMULA fraction frustum gain gallons given number Hence hundred hundredths improper fractions inches integers interest invested land length loss marked price measure merchant meters metric system miles minuend Multiply number of terms paid payable payment percentage premium principal profit quotient ratio remainder rods selling price share side slant height sold square square root subtract tens term of credit thick toises tons trapezium units volume wheat wide WRITTEN EXERCISES yards
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Page 297 - CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the center; as the figure ADB E.