The Rudiments of Written Arithmetic: Containing Slate and Black-board Exercises for Beginners, and Designed for Graded Schools |
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... butter ; how much did I give for the whole ? 4. I have two pear trees ; one tree produced 12 bushels of pears , and the other 11 bushels ; how many bushels did both produce ? 5. A man bought 4 cords of wood for 12 dollars , and 7 ...
... butter ; how much did I give for the whole ? 4. I have two pear trees ; one tree produced 12 bushels of pears , and the other 11 bushels ; how many bushels did both produce ? 5. A man bought 4 cords of wood for 12 dollars , and 7 ...
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... butter of one farmer , and 318 pounds of another ; he afterward sold 210 pounds to one customer , and 97 to another ; how many pounds had he left ? Ans . 286 pounds . 10. A man deposited in bank 10476 dollars ; he drew out at one time ...
... butter of one farmer , and 318 pounds of another ; he afterward sold 210 pounds to one customer , and 97 to another ; how many pounds had he left ? Ans . 286 pounds . 10. A man deposited in bank 10476 dollars ; he drew out at one time ...
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... butter , at 18 cents a pound ? Ans . 61668 cents . 15. What would be the cost of 125 horses , at 208 dollar each ? Ans . 26000 dollars . 16. What would be the value of 1842 acres of land , at 28 dollars an acre ? 5252 17. What will be ...
... butter , at 18 cents a pound ? Ans . 61668 cents . 15. What would be the cost of 125 horses , at 208 dollar each ? Ans . 26000 dollars . 16. What would be the value of 1842 acres of land , at 28 dollars an acre ? 5252 17. What will be ...
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... butter and cheese ? Ans . 6720 cents . 3. If a clerk receive 540 dollars a year salary , and pay 180 dollars for ... butter , each weighing 108 pounds ; the tubs which contain the butter , each weigh 19 pounds ; how much is the weight of ...
... butter and cheese ? Ans . 6720 cents . 3. If a clerk receive 540 dollars a year salary , and pay 180 dollars for ... butter , each weighing 108 pounds ; the tubs which contain the butter , each weigh 19 pounds ; how much is the weight of ...
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... butter without the tubs ? Ans . 3204 pounds . 10 A man paid for building a house 2376 dollars , and for his farm 4 times as much lacking 970 dollars ; how much did he pay for both ? 11. A merchant bought 9 hogsheads of sugar at 32 dol ...
... butter without the tubs ? Ans . 3204 pounds . 10 A man paid for building a house 2376 dollars , and for his farm 4 times as much lacking 970 dollars ; how much did he pay for both ? 11. A merchant bought 9 hogsheads of sugar at 32 dol ...
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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.