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... paid 28 dollars for a desk . He paid 5 dol- lars to have it polished , and then sold it for 7 dollars more than it cost him . How much did he get for the desk ? 54. Commencing with 28 , find the sum of 28 and the succeeding numbers less ...
... paid 28 dollars for a desk . He paid 5 dol- lars to have it polished , and then sold it for 7 dollars more than it cost him . How much did he get for the desk ? 54. Commencing with 28 , find the sum of 28 and the succeeding numbers less ...
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... paid $ 465 for a carriage . He spent $ 57 for repairs on it , and sold it for $ 500 . Did he gain or lose , and how much ? 5. From the sum of 763 and 297 subtract their differ- ence . 6. A horse and cow together cost $ 276 . If the cow ...
... paid $ 465 for a carriage . He spent $ 57 for repairs on it , and sold it for $ 500 . Did he gain or lose , and how much ? 5. From the sum of 763 and 297 subtract their differ- ence . 6. A horse and cow together cost $ 276 . If the cow ...
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... paid a bill for $ 28 to the grocer , $ 19 to the butcher , and $ 36 for rent . How much of the money remained ? 19. $ 4700 ( $ 462 + $ 2180 ) = ? $ 3900 ( $ 2614 + $ 854.50 ) = ? — 20. A man gave to his son $ 575 ; to his daughter ...
... paid a bill for $ 28 to the grocer , $ 19 to the butcher , and $ 36 for rent . How much of the money remained ? 19. $ 4700 ( $ 462 + $ 2180 ) = ? $ 3900 ( $ 2614 + $ 854.50 ) = ? — 20. A man gave to his son $ 575 ; to his daughter ...
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... paid for board . What did the board cost ? 33. A merchant failed in business , owing debts to the amount of $ 1837.85 . His goods on hand were worth $ 894.50 , and there was due him from persons who had bought goods from him , $ 591.75 ...
... paid for board . What did the board cost ? 33. A merchant failed in business , owing debts to the amount of $ 1837.85 . His goods on hand were worth $ 894.50 , and there was due him from persons who had bought goods from him , $ 591.75 ...
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... paid for 7 cords ? 5. The postman who delivers our mail travels 9 miles per day . How far will he travel in 8 days ? 6. A lady bought 11 yards of cambric at 10 cents per yard . How much did it cost her ? 7. A good walker can walk 4 ...
... paid for 7 cords ? 5. The postman who delivers our mail travels 9 miles per day . How far will he travel in 8 days ? 6. A lady bought 11 yards of cambric at 10 cents per yard . How much did it cost her ? 7. A good walker can walk 4 ...
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acres altitude annexed apiece apples avoirdupois barrels bought bushels carpet commission common fraction contained cord cubic decimal places decimal point denominate number divided dividend division dollars dozen dry measure earn eighths equal exact divisors expenses EXPLANATION expressed farm feet figure Find the value following numbers fourths gain gallons Give a rule half Hence horse hundred hundredths improper fractions inches integer least common denominator measure miles per hour MILNE'S INT minuend mixed number month multiplicand Multiply notation number of ciphers number of decimal oranges paid parallelogram pound premium proceeds Property Insurance quarts quotient rate of discount receive Reduce remainder rods sell similar fractions sixths subtracted Subtrahend tenths thick third thousand thousandths tons TROY WEIGHT twelfths units wide worth Write WRITTEN EXERCISES
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Page 143 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 144 - 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 139 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30£ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 140 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 118 - A can do a piece of work in 8 days, and B can do it in 10 days. In what time can both do it together ? 22.
Page 35 - The Sign of Multiplication is an oblique cross, x . It is read multiplied by when the multiplicand precedes it and times when the multiplier precedes it. Thus...
Page 51 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 132 - ... in the divisor. 1. If the quotient does not contain a sufficient number of decimal places, the deficiency must be supplied by prefixing ciphers. 2. Before commencing the division, the number of decimal places in the dividend should be made at least equal to the number of decimal places in the divisor. 3. When there is a remainder after using all the figures of the dividend, annex decimal ciphers and continue the division. 4. For...
Page 59 - PROOF. — - Multiply the divisor by the quotient, and to the product add the remainder, if any. If the work is correct, the result will equal the dividend.