The Rudiments of Written Arithmetic: Containing Slate and Black-board Exercises for Beginners, and Designed for Graded Schools |
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... bushels of wheat for 7 dollars , 18 bushels of corn for 11 dollars , and 2 cords of wood for 5 dollars ; how much did he pay for the whole ? 11. A farmer has 6 cows in one yard , 9 in another , and as many in the third yard as in both ...
... bushels of wheat for 7 dollars , 18 bushels of corn for 11 dollars , and 2 cords of wood for 5 dollars ; how much did he pay for the whole ? 11. A farmer has 6 cows in one yard , 9 in another , and as many in the third yard as in both ...
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... bushels of wheat , and 1129 bushels of corn . Having sold 1340 bushels of wheat , and 1000 bushels of corn , how many bushels of each has he re- maining ? Ans . 524 bushels , and 129 bushels . 14. A gentleman worth 25800 dollars ...
... bushels of wheat , and 1129 bushels of corn . Having sold 1340 bushels of wheat , and 1000 bushels of corn , how many bushels of each has he re- maining ? Ans . 524 bushels , and 129 bushels . 14. A gentleman worth 25800 dollars ...
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... bushels of wheat , at 9 Ans . 84420 shillings . shillings a bushel ? › 21. What will be the cost of 4738 tons of coal , at 4 dol- lars a ton ? Ans . 18952 dollars . 22. In one mile are 5280 feet ; how many feet in 8 miles ? Ans . 42240 ...
... bushels of wheat , at 9 Ans . 84420 shillings . shillings a bushel ? › 21. What will be the cost of 4738 tons of coal , at 4 dol- lars a ton ? Ans . 18952 dollars . 22. In one mile are 5280 feet ; how many feet in 8 miles ? Ans . 42240 ...
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... bushels of wheat , how many bushels will 100 acres produce ? Ans . 2800 . 9. If a man save 386 dollars a year , how much will he save in 10 years ? Ans . 3860 dollars . 10. If the freight on a barrel of flour from Chicago to New York be ...
... bushels of wheat , how many bushels will 100 acres produce ? Ans . 2800 . 9. If a man save 386 dollars a year , how much will he save in 10 years ? Ans . 3860 dollars . 10. If the freight on a barrel of flour from Chicago to New York be ...
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... bushels of wheat at 2 dollars a bushel , for which he received 75 barrels of flour at 9 dol- lars a barrel , and the balance in money ; how much money did he receive ? Ans . 249 dollars . 14. Two persons start from the same point , and ...
... bushels of wheat at 2 dollars a bushel , for which he received 75 barrels of flour at 9 dol- lars a barrel , and the balance in money ; how much money did he receive ? Ans . 249 dollars . 14. Two persons start from the same point , and ...
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12 dollars 13 leaves 50 cents 9 cents 9 dollars 9 leaves acres of land ANALYSIS annexing barrels of flour bushels of corn bushels of wheat butter cents a pound ciphers common denominator common fraction contained cords of wood cubic currency decimal places decimal point denominator dimes dividend division divisor dollar a bushel dollar a yard dollars a barrel dollars an acre equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE expressed factors feet fifths fractional unit gallons given number grocer bought hogshead horses hundred hundredths improper fraction integer long ton lowest terms merator mills minuend mixed number molasses month multiplicand Multiply obtain paid pints pound cost Prob proper fraction Reduce right hand rods SECOND OPERATION simple numbers sold Subtract subtrahend ten-thousandths tens tenths third thousand thousandths weighing whole number worth Write yards of cloth
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Page 142 - Thirty days hath September, April. June, and November; All the rest have thirty.one, Save February, which alone Hath twenty.eight; and one day more We add to it one year in four.
Page 41 - The number thus added to itself, or the number to be multiplied, is called the multiplicand. The number which shows how many times the multiplicand is to be taken, or the number by which we multiply, is called the multiplier.
Page 114 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 63 - Multiply the divisor by this quotient figure, subtract the product from the partial dividend used, and to the remainder bring down the next figure of the dividend.
Page 130 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 140 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 137 - SQUARE MEASURE 16 square rods (sq. rd.) = 1 square chain (sq. ch.). 10 square chains = 1 acre (A.). 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq. mi.). 36 square miles = 1 township (tp.).
Page 168 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.
Page 139 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Page 59 - If there be a remainder after dividing any figure, regard it as prefixed to the figure of the next lower order in the dividend, and divide as before. IV. Should any figure or part of the dividend be less than the divisor, write a cipher in the quotient, and prefix the number to the figure of the next lower order in the dividend, and divide as before. V.