The Rudiments of Written Arithmetic: Containing Slate and Black-board Exercises for Beginners, and Designed for Graded Schools |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 40
Page 26
... sold them so as to gain 745 dollars on each lot ; for how much did I 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 ...
... sold them so as to gain 745 dollars on each lot ; for how much did I 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 ...
Page 30
... 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 . Therefore , he had 8 boxes left . 2. If a man earn 12 dollars a week , and spend 7 for pro ...
... 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 . Therefore , he had 8 boxes left . 2. If a man earn 12 dollars a week , and spend 7 for pro ...
Page 33
... sold the same for 3132 dollars ; how much did he lose ? Ans . 4502 dollars . 25. A merchant sold goods to the amount of 41763 dol- lars , and by so doing gained 11521 dollars ; how much did the goods cost him ? Ans . 30242 dollars . 26 ...
... sold the same for 3132 dollars ; how much did he lose ? Ans . 4502 dollars . 25. A merchant sold goods to the amount of 41763 dol- lars , and by so doing gained 11521 dollars ; how much did the goods cost him ? Ans . 30242 dollars . 26 ...
Page 36
... sold them for 7642 dollars ; how much did he lose ? -Ans . 2938 dollars . 38. Napoleon the Great was born in 1769 , and died in 1821 ; how old was he at his death ? Ans . 52 years . 39. Gunpowder was invented in 1330 , and printing in ...
... sold them for 7642 dollars ; how much did he lose ? -Ans . 2938 dollars . 38. Napoleon the Great was born in 1769 , and died in 1821 ; how old was he at his death ? Ans . 52 years . 39. Gunpowder was invented in 1330 , and printing in ...
Page 37
... sold them both for 300 dollars ; did he gain or lose , and how much ? Ans . Lost 5 dollars . 5. A flour merchant having 700 barrels of flour on hand , sold 278 barrels to one man , and 142 to another ; how many barrels had he left ? Ans ...
... sold them both for 300 dollars ; did he gain or lose , and how much ? Ans . Lost 5 dollars . 5. A flour merchant having 700 barrels of flour on hand , sold 278 barrels to one man , and 142 to another ; how many barrels had he left ? Ans ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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
Popular passages
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.