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... gain ? 23. If I have 13 cents and spend 6 cents for a ball and 3 cents for a pencil , how much will I have left ? 24. There were 15 birds on a tree , and 4 of them flew away . How many remained on the tree ? 25. James had 14 apples and ...
... gain ? 23. If I have 13 cents and spend 6 cents for a ball and 3 cents for a pencil , how much will I have left ? 24. There were 15 birds on a tree , and 4 of them flew away . How many remained on the tree ? 25. James had 14 apples and ...
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... gain ? 33. A man bought a farm for $ 8768 , and sold it for $ 6424 . What was the loss ? 34. Mr. A traveled 2168 miles , and Mr. B traveled 1145 miles . How much farther did Mr. A travel than Mr. B ? 35. A drover having 1836 sheep sold ...
... gain ? 33. A man bought a farm for $ 8768 , and sold it for $ 6424 . What was the loss ? 34. Mr. A traveled 2168 miles , and Mr. B traveled 1145 miles . How much farther did Mr. A travel than Mr. B ? 35. A drover having 1836 sheep sold ...
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... gain ? 2. A man proposed to walk 30 miles , but after he had walked 19 miles he stopped . How many more miles must he travel to complete the distance ? 3. A lady made purchases to the amount of $ 17 , which she paid for with a twenty ...
... gain ? 2. A man proposed to walk 30 miles , but after he had walked 19 miles he stopped . How many more miles must he travel to complete the distance ? 3. A lady made purchases to the amount of $ 17 , which she paid for with a twenty ...
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... gain ? 95. The sum of two numbers is 9416 , and the greater is 6809. What is the less number ? 96. The year 1891 was 399 years after the discovery of America by Columbus . In what year did that event take place ? 97. B bought some goods ...
... gain ? 95. The sum of two numbers is 9416 , and the greater is 6809. What is the less number ? 96. The year 1891 was 399 years after the discovery of America by Columbus . In what year did that event take place ? 97. B bought some goods ...
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... gain by the sale ? 99. A merchant deposited in a bank on Monday $ 584 ; on Tuesday , $ 759 ; and on Wednesday , $ 327 . During this time he drew out $ 987 . How much did his deposits exceed what he drew out ? 100. A man bought 16,750 ...
... gain by the sale ? 99. A merchant deposited in a bank on Monday $ 584 ; on Tuesday , $ 759 ; and on Wednesday , $ 327 . During this time he drew out $ 987 . How much did his deposits exceed what he drew out ? 100. A man bought 16,750 ...
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Page 419 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 417 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 369 - 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 370 - Weighted average is used in this report to indicate discharge-weighted average. It is computed by multiplying the discharge for a sampling period by the concentrations of individual constituents for the corresponding period and dividing the sum of the products by the sum of the discharges.
Page 421 - TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, (pwt.) 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, (oz.) 12 ounces =1 pound. (Ib.) Apothecaries' Weight is used in compounding medicines.
Page 212 - 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 331 - ... subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.
Page 105 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 417 - CUBIC MEASURE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in. ) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.).
Page 98 - Cancel the common factors from both the dividend and divisor. II. Then 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.