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Page 167 - How much is received for a bushel of potatoes sold @ 15^ per \ peck? (1 bushel = 4 pecks.) 17. What will be the cost of 4 pounds of cheese, at 18 cents per pound ? 18. When eggs are selling for 30 cents per dozen, how many eggs can be bought for 90 cents? 19. If a bushel of wheat weighs 60 pounds, how many bushels are there in 540 pounds of wheat ? 20. A dealer paid $96 for 16 sheep. What was the price of one sheep ? 21.
Page 56 - Problems. 1. If 4 marbles are sold for 1 cent, how much will 8 marbles cost? How much will 88 cost? 2. A boy bought 3 readers. He paid 15 cents for one, 16 cents for another, 17 cents for the third. How many cents did he pay for the three? 3. What will 3 readers cost at 16 cents each ? 4. There are 24 hours in a day. How many hours are there in 4 days ? 5.
Page 175 - Find the weight of 1 bu. 1 pk. 1 qt. of oats that wçigh 32 pounds to the bushel. 18. What will be the cost of 240 pounds of wheat at 90 cents per bushel of 60 pounds? 19. Fifteen men finish a piece of work in 10 days. How long would it take 1 man ? How long would it take 50 men ? 20.
Page 169 - ... is received for a barrel of potatoes, containing 3 bushels, sold at the rate of 10 cents per half-peck ? 16. Find the cost of 7| Ib. of sugar at 6 cents per pound, 1^ Ib. coffee at 28^ per pound, and \ Ib. of 60-cent tea. 17. How much must be paid for 24f yd. of muslin at 4 cents per yard ? 18. When eggs are worth 25 cents per dozen, how many eggs can be bought for $ 1 ? For $ 3 ? 19. A bushel of corn weighs 56 pounds. How many bushels are there in a load weighing 2,240 pounds? 20. A farmer pays...
Page 149 - When the unit 1 is divided into 10 equal parts, what is each part called ? What is each part called when it is divided into 100 equal parts? When into 1000? Into 10,000, &c.? How are decimal fractions formed ? What gives denomination to the fraction ? § 12O.
Page 55 - ... in 4 days ? 4. What will be paid for one-fourth of a yard of ribbon at 40 cents a yard ? 5. A man walks 28 miles in 7 hours. How many miles does he walk in 1 hour? 6. What will be the cost of 8 yards of cloth at $4 per yard? 7. A boy found 4 marbles and then had 32. How many had he at first ? 8. John paid 36 cents for a book and 4 cents for a slate. How many cents did he pay for both? 9. Mary had 18 jackstones. How many had she after giving 3 to Jane? 10. Harry is 8 years old. In how many years...