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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... sell it for ? 2. Bought a barrel of cider for 2 dollars , and 20 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 ...
... sell it for ? 2. Bought a barrel of cider for 2 dollars , and 20 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 ...
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... sell in all ? 8. William bought an arithmetic for 15 cents , a quire of paper for 12 cents , and a bottle of ink for 6 cents ; what was the cost of the whole ? 9. Peter , Dexter , and Irwin gave some money to a beggar ; Peter gave him ...
... sell in all ? 8. William bought an arithmetic for 15 cents , a quire of paper for 12 cents , and a bottle of ink for 6 cents ; what was the cost of the whole ? 9. Peter , Dexter , and Irwin gave some money to a beggar ; Peter gave him ...
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... sell it to gain 15 dollars ? 19. Amasa , going into the orchard , found 12 ripe apples under one tree , 15 under another , 11 under another , and 9 under another ; how many apples did he find under the four trees ? 20. A grocer bought ...
... sell it to gain 15 dollars ? 19. Amasa , going into the orchard , found 12 ripe apples under one tree , 15 under another , 11 under another , and 9 under another ; how many apples did he find under the four trees ? 20. A grocer bought ...
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... sell him ? 41. A man deposited 40 dollars in a bank , which was 15 dollars less than his neighbor deposited at the same time ; how much did both deposit ? CHAPTER II . SUBTRACTION . 8. 1. JAMES , having 5 cents , gave 2 cents for a ...
... sell him ? 41. A man deposited 40 dollars in a bank , which was 15 dollars less than his neighbor deposited at the same time ; how much did both deposit ? CHAPTER II . SUBTRACTION . 8. 1. JAMES , having 5 cents , gave 2 cents for a ...
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... sell 7 of them , how many barrels will he have left ? 9. Margaret is 11 years old , and Julia 4 years younger ; what is Julia's age ? 10. Stephen had 9 marbles , and lost 3 of them ; how many had he left ? 11. A man , earning 10 dollars ...
... sell 7 of them , how many barrels will he have left ? 9. Margaret is 11 years old , and Julia 4 years younger ; what is Julia's age ? 10. Stephen had 9 marbles , and lost 3 of them ; how many had he left ? 11. A man , earning 10 dollars ...
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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...