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... Mary has three flowers in her left hand and one in her right hand ; how many flowers has she ? 4. If Mary puts one of the flowers which is in her left hand , with the flower in her right hand , how many flowers will she then have in her ...
... Mary has three flowers in her left hand and one in her right hand ; how many flowers has she ? 4. If Mary puts one of the flowers which is in her left hand , with the flower in her right hand , how many flowers will she then have in her ...
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... Mary and Emma together gave nine cents to a poor man ; if Mary gave eight of the cents , how many cents did Emma give ? 17. How many more cents did the poor man re- ceive from Mary than from Emma ? 18. If this poor man should spend five ...
... Mary and Emma together gave nine cents to a poor man ; if Mary gave eight of the cents , how many cents did Emma give ? 17. How many more cents did the poor man re- ceive from Mary than from Emma ? 18. If this poor man should spend five ...
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... Mary , two to William , and kept two himself ; how many did he find ? 2. The questions in the previous article are about single things , or collection of things . A single thing is a Unit . A collection of units is a Number . In ...
... Mary , two to William , and kept two himself ; how many did he find ? 2. The questions in the previous article are about single things , or collection of things . A single thing is a Unit . A collection of units is a Number . In ...
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... Mary ; how many did she give to Mary ? 6. From a branch containing 19 acorns , Emily picked 7 ; how many remained on the branch ? 7. There were 14 goblets and 12 cups on a shelf ; how many more goblets were there than cups ? 8. There ...
... Mary ; how many did she give to Mary ? 6. From a branch containing 19 acorns , Emily picked 7 ; how many remained on the branch ? 7. There were 14 goblets and 12 cups on a shelf ; how many more goblets were there than cups ? 8. There ...
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... Mary spent 40 cents for an apron and 10 cents for trimmings ; how many cents did she spend ? 4. In an orchard there are 40 pear - trees and 20 plum - trees ; how many trees are there ? 5. Dora spent 50 cents for a book and 9 cents for ...
... Mary spent 40 cents for an apron and 10 cents for trimmings ; how many cents did she spend ? 4. In an orchard there are 40 pear - trees and 20 plum - trees ; how many trees are there ? 5. Dora spent 50 cents for a book and 9 cents for ...
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Page 119 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 116 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 108 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 120 - Numbers. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. Paper. 24 sheets = 1 quire. 20 quires = 1 ream. 2 reams = 1 bundle. 5 bundles = 1 bale.
Page 118 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 40 - If two men start from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, the one traveling at the rate of 3 miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 4 miles an hour, how far apart will they be at the end of 5 hours ? 11.
Page 110 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 149 - A and B can do a piece of work in 5 days ; A can do it in 7 days ; in how many days can B do it ? Ans.
Page 118 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) A bushel contains 2150.42 cubic inches.
Page 132 - If 8 men can do a piece of work in 5 days, in how many days would they do a piece of work 4 times as large ? 22.