The Rudiments of Written Arithmetic: Containing Slate and Black-board Exercises for Beginners, and Designed for Graded Schools |
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... selling a farm for 3586 dollars , 684 dollars were lost ; how much did the farm cost ? 42. If I were born in 1840 , when will I be 63 years old ? 43. A man willed his estate to his wife , two sons and / three daughters ; to his ...
... selling a farm for 3586 dollars , 684 dollars were lost ; how much did the farm cost ? 42. If I were born in 1840 , when will I be 63 years old ? 43. A man willed his estate to his wife , two sons and / three daughters ; to his ...
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... sell them ? Ans . 14805 dollars . 46. A has 3240 dollars , B has 5672 dollars , and C has 1000 more than A and B together ; how many dollars have all ? Ans . 18824 dollars . 47. A man was 32 years old when his son was born ; how old ...
... sell them ? Ans . 14805 dollars . 46. A has 3240 dollars , B has 5672 dollars , and C has 1000 more than A and B together ; how many dollars have all ? Ans . 18824 dollars . 47. A man was 32 years old when his son was born ; how old ...
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... sell the whole for 32 dollars an acre , how much does he gain or lose ? Ans . Gains 48 dollars . 16. In an orchard , 76 apple trees yield 18 bushels of ap- ples each , and 27 others yield 21 bushels each ; how much would the apples be ...
... sell the whole for 32 dollars an acre , how much does he gain or lose ? Ans . Gains 48 dollars . 16. In an orchard , 76 apple trees yield 18 bushels of ap- ples each , and 27 others yield 21 bushels each ; how much would the apples be ...
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... sell the same for 1800 dollars , how much do I gain on each barrel ? Ans . 3 dollars . 17. A man sold his house and lot for 5670 dollars , and took his pay in bank stock at 90 dollars a share ; how many shares did he receive ? Ans . 63 ...
... sell the same for 1800 dollars , how much do I gain on each barrel ? Ans . 3 dollars . 17. A man sold his house and lot for 5670 dollars , and took his pay in bank stock at 90 dollars a share ; how many shares did he receive ? Ans . 63 ...
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... sell to both ? 11. A boy having 48 cents , spent 5 eighths of them ; how many had he left ? 12. Paid 108 dollars for a horse , and 9 twelfths as much for a carriage ; how much did the carriage cost ? 13. William had 120 pennies , and ...
... sell to both ? 11. A boy having 48 cents , spent 5 eighths of them ; how many had he left ? 12. Paid 108 dollars for a horse , and 9 twelfths as much for a carriage ; how much did the carriage cost ? 13. William had 120 pennies , 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.