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... rod in length . How many paces are there in 7 rods ? 13. The railway company offered excursion tickets to Niagara Falls and return at $ 5 each . How much would they cost for a party of 8 children ? 14. Six boys are hoeing corn . If each ...
... rod in length . How many paces are there in 7 rods ? 13. The railway company offered excursion tickets to Niagara Falls and return at $ 5 each . How much would they cost for a party of 8 children ? 14. Six boys are hoeing corn . If each ...
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... rods of fence , at $ 8 per rod , can be made for $ 64 ? 19. A man's wages are $ 9 per week . weeks can he earn $ 45 ? In how many 20. If 5 pounds of sugar cost 25 cents , how many pounds can be bought for 40 cents ? 21. My wood cost me ...
... rods of fence , at $ 8 per rod , can be made for $ 64 ? 19. A man's wages are $ 9 per week . weeks can he earn $ 45 ? In how many 20. If 5 pounds of sugar cost 25 cents , how many pounds can be bought for 40 cents ? 21. My wood cost me ...
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... rods . How many miles did he travel , there being 320 rods in a mile ? 122. If a field of 109 acres produces 3379 bushels of wheat , what is the average yield per acre ? How many 123. A farmer desires to exchange 150 acres of land , at ...
... rods . How many miles did he travel , there being 320 rods in a mile ? 122. If a field of 109 acres produces 3379 bushels of wheat , what is the average yield per acre ? How many 123. A farmer desires to exchange 150 acres of land , at ...
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... rods long , how many pickets will it require to build a fence 15 rods long ? 13. If 18 pounds of rice are worth $ 1.44 , how much are 20 pounds worth ? 14. In 20 quires of paper there are 480 sheets . How many sheets are there in 8 ...
... rods long , how many pickets will it require to build a fence 15 rods long ? 13. If 18 pounds of rice are worth $ 1.44 , how much are 20 pounds worth ? 14. In 20 quires of paper there are 480 sheets . How many sheets are there in 8 ...
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... rod 4 feet long casts a shadow 63 feet long , what is the length of the shadow that a rod 12 feet long will cast at the same time of day ? 28. A can do a piece of work in 6 days , and B can do it in 10 days . In what time can both do it ...
... rod 4 feet long casts a shadow 63 feet long , what is the length of the shadow that a rod 12 feet long will cast at the same time of day ? 28. A can do a piece of work in 6 days , and B can do it in 10 days . In what time can both do it ...
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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.