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... cistern has 2 equal pipes ; if by 1 pipe the cistern could be emptied in 24 minutes , in how many minutes could it be emptied by both pipes ? 18. How many days would it take 7 men to earn as much as 1 man can earn in 49 days ? 19. If 60 ...
... cistern has 2 equal pipes ; if by 1 pipe the cistern could be emptied in 24 minutes , in how many minutes could it be emptied by both pipes ? 18. How many days would it take 7 men to earn as much as 1 man can earn in 49 days ? 19. If 60 ...
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... cistern in 12 days , how many men will be required to build it in 1 day ? 23. If it costs $ 48 for bricks to build a cistern , when bricks are worth $ 8 a thousand , what will it cost for bricks to build it when bricks are worth $ 10 a ...
... cistern in 12 days , how many men will be required to build it in 1 day ? 23. If it costs $ 48 for bricks to build a cistern , when bricks are worth $ 8 a thousand , what will it cost for bricks to build it when bricks are worth $ 10 a ...
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... cistern that will hold 96 gallons has 2 pipes : by the first it receives 3 gallons in 1 hour , and by the second it receives 5 gallons in 1 hour ; in how many hours will the cistern be filled ? 5. If two vessels start from the same ...
... cistern that will hold 96 gallons has 2 pipes : by the first it receives 3 gallons in 1 hour , and by the second it receives 5 gallons in 1 hour ; in how many hours will the cistern be filled ? 5. If two vessels start from the same ...
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... cistern can be emptied by 2 pipes in 8 hours , in what time can it be emptied by 5 pipes of the same size ? 11. If a staff 14 feet high casts a shadow of 7 feet , how high is that staff which casts a shadow of 11 feet at the same time ...
... cistern can be emptied by 2 pipes in 8 hours , in what time can it be emptied by 5 pipes of the same size ? 11. If a staff 14 feet high casts a shadow of 7 feet , how high is that staff which casts a shadow of 11 feet at the same time ...
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... cistern containing 4 bar- rels in 6 hours , in what time will 3 pipes empty a cis- tern containing 12 barrels ? 7. If 12 yoke of oxen can remove a certain quantity of stone in 4 days , how many oxen will be required to remove twice as ...
... cistern containing 4 bar- rels in 6 hours , in what time will 3 pipes empty a cis- tern containing 12 barrels ? 7. If 12 yoke of oxen can remove a certain quantity of stone in 4 days , how many oxen will be required to remove twice as ...
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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.