Robinson's Progressive Intellectual Arithmetic: On the Inductive Plan. Being a Sequel to the Progressive Primary Arithmetic ...Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Company, 1878 |
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... bushels of apples for 8 dollars ; how many dollars did the whole cost ? 3. If a coat cost 10 dollars , and a pair of panta loons 5 dollars , what will be the cost of both ? 4. A merchant bought 4 boxes of black tea , and 7 boxes of ...
... bushels of apples for 8 dollars ; how many dollars did the whole cost ? 3. If a coat cost 10 dollars , and a pair of panta loons 5 dollars , what will be the cost of both ? 4. A merchant bought 4 boxes of black tea , and 7 boxes of ...
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... cost ; how much did he receive for the sled ? 27. In a certain orchard are 31 apple trees , 27 peach trees , and 19 pear trees ; how many trees in the orchard ? 28. A farmer raised 54 bushels of wheat , 66 bush- els of oats , and 40 bushels ...
... cost ; how much did he receive for the sled ? 27. In a certain orchard are 31 apple trees , 27 peach trees , and 19 pear trees ; how many trees in the orchard ? 28. A farmer raised 54 bushels of wheat , 66 bush- els of oats , and 40 bushels ...
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... cost at 6 dimes apiece ? at 7 dimes ? 8. At 12 dollars a hundred , what will 7 hundred oak posts cost ? 9 hundred ... bushels , how many bushels has he ? 14. If I put 8 dollars in the savings bank every month , how many dollars ...
... cost at 6 dimes apiece ? at 7 dimes ? 8. At 12 dollars a hundred , what will 7 hundred oak posts cost ? 9 hundred ... bushels , how many bushels has he ? 14. If I put 8 dollars in the savings bank every month , how many dollars ...
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... cost 23 dollars , 3 cows will cost 69 dollars . 18. At 31 cents a bushel , what will be the cost of 6 bushels of oats ? 19. What will be the cost of 7 bushels of apples , at 25 cents a bushel ? 20. If a man travel 26 miles in one day ...
... cost 23 dollars , 3 cows will cost 69 dollars . 18. At 31 cents a bushel , what will be the cost of 6 bushels of oats ? 19. What will be the cost of 7 bushels of apples , at 25 cents a bushel ? 20. If a man travel 26 miles in one day ...
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... cost ? 24. What will 9 pounds of tea cost , at 56 cents a pound ? 25. At 44 cents a day , what will 10 days ' labor ... bushels of potatoes in one day , how many bushels can he dig in 3 days ? in 4 days ? in 5 days ? 36. At 80 ...
... cost ? 24. What will 9 pounds of tea cost , at 56 cents a pound ? 25. At 44 cents a day , what will 10 days ' labor ... bushels of potatoes in one day , how many bushels can he dig in 3 days ? in 4 days ? in 5 days ? 36. At 80 ...
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Page 49 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES
Page 49 - ENGLISH MONEY. 4 farthings (far.) make 1 penny, d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, s. 20 shillings
Page 55 - 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 54 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 52 - CLOTH MEASURE. 2^ inches (in.) make 1 nail, na. 4 nails
Page 68 - An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, $, -f . A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction expressed together; as, 4f, 25-ht.
Page 56 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 141 - Discount is an allowance made for the payment of money before it becomes due, and is obtained by subtracting the present worth from the given sum or face of the note.
Page 44 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 53 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...