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... paid $ 5096 for furniture , $ 3.40 for repairs , and $ 35 for in- surance . How much did he pay in all for the house ? 46. Lake Superior covers an area of 32290 square miles ; Lake Erie , 9493 ; and Lake Ontario , 7654. What is the area ...
... paid $ 5096 for furniture , $ 3.40 for repairs , and $ 35 for in- surance . How much did he pay in all for the house ? 46. Lake Superior covers an area of 32290 square miles ; Lake Erie , 9493 ; and Lake Ontario , 7654. What is the area ...
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... paid $ 16 for a coat , and $ 7 for a vest . How much more did the coat cost than the vest ? 10. How many are 18 less 5 ? 17 less 8 ? 12 less 7 ? 11. How many are 20 less 14 ? 18 less 12 ? 19 less 11 ? 12. How many are 11 less 3 ? 16 ...
... paid $ 16 for a coat , and $ 7 for a vest . How much more did the coat cost than the vest ? 10. How many are 18 less 5 ? 17 less 8 ? 12 less 7 ? 11. How many are 20 less 14 ? 18 less 12 ? 19 less 11 ? 12. How many are 11 less 3 ? 16 ...
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... paid $ 645 for a span of horses and a carriage , and sold them for $ 522 . What did he lose ? 20. A man bought a mill for $ 3724 , and sold it for $ 4856 . What did he gain ? Ans . $ 1132 . 21. A drover bought 1566 sheep , and sold 435 ...
... paid $ 645 for a span of horses and a carriage , and sold them for $ 522 . What did he lose ? 20. A man bought a mill for $ 3724 , and sold it for $ 4856 . What did he gain ? Ans . $ 1132 . 21. A drover bought 1566 sheep , and sold 435 ...
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... paid at Ans . $ 2525 . 2. A traveler who was 1300 miles from home , traveled homeward 235 miles in one week , in the next 275 miles , in the next 325 miles , and in the next 280 miles ; how far had he still to go before he would reach ...
... paid at Ans . $ 2525 . 2. A traveler who was 1300 miles from home , traveled homeward 235 miles in one week , in the next 275 miles , in the next 325 miles , and in the next 280 miles ; how far had he still to go before he would reach ...
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... paid for 7 barrels ? For 9 barrels ? For 12 barrels ? 10. At $ 9 a week , what will 4 weeks ' board cost ? 7 weeks ' board ? 9 weeks ' board ? 11. At 9 cents a foot , what will 4 feet of lead pipe cost ? 7 feet ? 10 feet ? 12. If I ...
... paid for 7 barrels ? For 9 barrels ? For 12 barrels ? 10. At $ 9 a week , what will 4 weeks ' board cost ? 7 weeks ' board ? 9 weeks ' board ? 11. At 9 cents a foot , what will 4 feet of lead pipe cost ? 7 feet ? 10 feet ? 12. If I ...
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Page 178 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 171 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 184 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 306 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 178 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 183 - 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 396 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 298 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 134 - 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 75 - 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.