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... acres , ano- sther 23 acres , and the other 47 acres ; how many acres are there in the whole ? Ans . 82 . 7. A person killed an ox , the meat of which weighed 642 pounds , the hide 105 pounds , and the tallow 92 pounds ; what did they ...
... acres , ano- sther 23 acres , and the other 47 acres ; how many acres are there in the whole ? Ans . 82 . 7. A person killed an ox , the meat of which weighed 642 pounds , the hide 105 pounds , and the tallow 92 pounds ; what did they ...
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... acres pro- duced 1020 bushels of corn , how much was that per acre ? Ans . 30 bush . 11. What number must I multiply ... acres of land , pur- chased 376 acres more , and then divided the whole into 10. A privateer of 175 men took a ...
... acres pro- duced 1020 bushels of corn , how much was that per acre ? Ans . 30 bush . 11. What number must I multiply ... acres of land , pur- chased 376 acres more , and then divided the whole into 10. A privateer of 175 men took a ...
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... acres of land , and in 1820 contained 235000 inhabitants , what was the average quanti- ty of land to each person ? Ans . 24 acres . 20. The distance of the moon from the earth is 240000 miles , and the diameter , or ! 8000 miles ; how ...
... acres of land , and in 1820 contained 235000 inhabitants , what was the average quanti- ty of land to each person ? Ans . 24 acres . 20. The distance of the moon from the earth is 240000 miles , and the diameter , or ! 8000 miles ; how ...
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... acres . 13. The sum of two num- bers is 75 , and their difference is 15 , what are the numbers ? Ans . 75-15-60,60 ... acres , how many bushels was that to the acre ? Ans . 41 . 18. If I plant in 14 rows 2072 fruit trees , and set ...
... acres . 13. The sum of two num- bers is 75 , and their difference is 15 , what are the numbers ? Ans . 75-15-60,60 ... acres , how many bushels was that to the acre ? Ans . 41 . 18. If I plant in 14 rows 2072 fruit trees , and set ...
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... , at $ 1.67 pay , and what was each's share of the salt ? Ans . $ 7.515 , and his share 4 bush . 4. If $ 1268 be divided e qually among 15 men , what will each receive ? Ans . $ 84.5 . acre ? 7. Divide $ 7 between 9 men ,
... , at $ 1.67 pay , and what was each's share of the salt ? Ans . $ 7.515 , and his share 4 bush . 4. If $ 1268 be divided e qually among 15 men , what will each receive ? Ans . $ 84.5 . acre ? 7. Divide $ 7 between 9 men ,
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3qrs acres Addition amount ANALYSIS answer bush bushels called ciphers circumference column common denominator common difference compound interest contains cost cube root cubic decimal decimal places denoted diameter divi divide dividend division dollars dolls DRY MEASURE equal evidently expressed factors Federal Money feet long foot gain gallon given number given to find greatest common divisor Hence hundred hundredths inches last term least common multiple left hand leger lemons length man's share measure merator method miles minuend mixed number multiplicand multiply number of figures number of terms payment pence pound present worth principal proportion quantity quarts QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE ratio Reduce remainder right hand rods RULE RULE.-Multiply shillings side simple square root subtract subtrahend supposed tens tenths tion Troy weight units velocity vulgar fraction weight whole number write
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Page 82 - 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 89 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and 30.
Page 118 - PROBLEM II. The first term, the last term, and the number of terms given, to find the common difference. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms less 1 , and the quotient will be the common diffcrenct.
Page 111 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 94 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
Page 120 - Add together the most convenient indices to make an index less by 1 than the number expressing the place of the term sought. 3. Multiply the terms of the geometrical series together belonging to those indices, and make the product a dividend. 4. Raise...
Page 115 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 31 - 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 2 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 93 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.