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... purchased a house for $ 2375 , and ex- pended $ 340 in repairs ; he then sold it for railroad stock worth $ 867 , and 235 acres of western land valued at $ 8 an acre . What did he gain by the trade ? Ans . $ 32 . 20. The salary of a ...
... purchased a house for $ 2375 , and ex- pended $ 340 in repairs ; he then sold it for railroad stock worth $ 867 , and 235 acres of western land valued at $ 8 an acre . What did he gain by the trade ? Ans . $ 32 . 20. The salary of a ...
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... purchase cows , at the highest price per head that will allow each man to invest all his money . What price must they pay , and how many cows can each man pur- chase ? Ans . $ 24 per head . A 5 , B 10 , and C 16 . MULTIPLES . 105. A ...
... purchase cows , at the highest price per head that will allow each man to invest all his money . What price must they pay , and how many cows can each man pur- chase ? Ans . $ 24 per head . A 5 , B 10 , and C 16 . MULTIPLES . 105. A ...
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... purchase an exact number of books , at $ 5 , or $ 3 , or $ 4 , or $ 6 each ? Ans . $ 60 . 13. A farmer has three teams ; the first can draw 12 barrels of flour , the second 15 barrels , and the third 18 barrels . What is the smallest ...
... purchase an exact number of books , at $ 5 , or $ 3 , or $ 4 , or $ 6 each ? Ans . $ 60 . 13. A farmer has three teams ; the first can draw 12 barrels of flour , the second 15 barrels , and the third 18 barrels . What is the smallest ...
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... purchased for 33 cents less a pound , how many pounds could have been bought for the same money ? Ans . 95317 . 33. What number , divided by 13 , will give a quotient of 91 ? Ans . 123 . 34. The product of two numbers is 6 , and one of ...
... purchased for 33 cents less a pound , how many pounds could have been bought for the same money ? Ans . 95317 . 33. What number , divided by 13 , will give a quotient of 91 ? Ans . 123 . 34. The product of two numbers is 6 , and one of ...
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... purchase ? Ans . 126 . 43. A and B can do a piece of work in 14 days ; A can do as much as B. In how many days can each do it ? Ans . A in 32 days ; B in 24 days . of a yard wide , are Ans . 114 . 44. How many yards of cloth equal to 12 ...
... purchase ? Ans . 126 . 43. A and B can do a piece of work in 14 days ; A can do as much as B. In how many days can each do it ? Ans . A in 32 days ; B in 24 days . of a yard wide , are Ans . 114 . 44. How many yards of cloth equal to 12 ...
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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.