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... piece ; to his sons , each 5785 a piece ; and to his wife 4698 dollars ; -how much was his estate ? 9. The distance on the New York and Erie railroad from New York to Goshen is 59 miles ; from Goshen to Narrowsburgh is 63 miles ; from ...
... piece ; to his sons , each 5785 a piece ; and to his wife 4698 dollars ; -how much was his estate ? 9. The distance on the New York and Erie railroad from New York to Goshen is 59 miles ; from Goshen to Narrowsburgh is 63 miles ; from ...
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... piece ; how much did he receive for them ? 2. What cost 184 barrels of flour , at 6 dollars a barrel ? 3. What cost 1987 acres of land , at 9 dollars an acre ? 4. What cost 4786 barrels of sugar , at 9 dollars a barrel ? 5. In 1 mile ...
... piece ; how much did he receive for them ? 2. What cost 184 barrels of flour , at 6 dollars a barrel ? 3. What cost 1987 acres of land , at 9 dollars an acre ? 4. What cost 4786 barrels of sugar , at 9 dollars a barrel ? 5. In 1 mile ...
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... piece of work in 360 days by working 8 hours a day , how many days will it take one man to do the same by working 4 hours a day ? 3. If 360 bushels of oats will last 185 horses 3 days , how long will it last 1 horse ? 4. A drover bought ...
... piece of work in 360 days by working 8 hours a day , how many days will it take one man to do the same by working 4 hours a day ? 3. If 360 bushels of oats will last 185 horses 3 days , how long will it last 1 horse ? 4. A drover bought ...
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... pieces , and each piece containing 36 yards , at 65 cents a yard . How many pieces , and how many yards did he buy , and how much did it all cost him ? 17. A has 395 acres of land , worth 27 dollars an acre ; and B has 493 acres , worth ...
... pieces , and each piece containing 36 yards , at 65 cents a yard . How many pieces , and how many yards did he buy , and how much did it all cost him ? 17. A has 395 acres of land , worth 27 dollars an acre ; and B has 493 acres , worth ...
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... piece ? 4. What cost 395 yards of muslin , at 27 cents a yard ? 5. What cost 49 sheep , at 425 cents a head ? 6. What cost 77 horses , at 245 dollars a piece ? 7 What cost 15 acres of land , at 595 dollars an acre ? 8. What cost 70 bush ...
... piece ? 4. What cost 395 yards of muslin , at 27 cents a yard ? 5. What cost 49 sheep , at 425 cents a head ? 6. What cost 77 horses , at 245 dollars a piece ? 7 What cost 15 acres of land , at 595 dollars an acre ? 8. What cost 70 bush ...
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Page 255 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 199 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due...
Page 57 - TABLE. 16 drams, dr. make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces - - 1 pound, - Ib. 25 pounds - - 1 quarter, - qr. 4 quarters - - 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight 1 ton, - - T.
Page 134 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 62 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day...
Page 6 - Romans, employs in expressing numbers seven capital letters, viz. : I for one ; V for five ; X for ten ; L for fifty ; C for one hundred ; D for five hundred ; M for one thousand.
Page 232 - ... subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.
Page 86 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 56 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 100 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.