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... weeks , because they have been taught a school method rather than a natural method . The author has , therefore , adopted business methods of computation wherever they could be wisely substituted for the processes of the schools : he ...
... weeks , because they have been taught a school method rather than a natural method . The author has , therefore , adopted business methods of computation wherever they could be wisely substituted for the processes of the schools : he ...
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... week 2464 boxes of oranges , 1632 boxes of pine- apples , 1948 boxes of lemons , and 850 boxes of cocoanuts . What was the entire number of boxes of fruit shipped ? STAND . AR . —3 S 66. In the month of October there were shipped ...
... week 2464 boxes of oranges , 1632 boxes of pine- apples , 1948 boxes of lemons , and 850 boxes of cocoanuts . What was the entire number of boxes of fruit shipped ? STAND . AR . —3 S 66. In the month of October there were shipped ...
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... week 14,573 bales of cotton ; the second week , 17,849 ; the third week , 19,387 ; and during the last week of the month 23,879 bales . What was the total number of bales sent to Philadelphia during the month ? 67. Lake Superior covers ...
... week 14,573 bales of cotton ; the second week , 17,849 ; the third week , 19,387 ; and during the last week of the month 23,879 bales . What was the total number of bales sent to Philadelphia during the month ? 67. Lake Superior covers ...
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... week . How many kegs were shipped during the week ? 77. A train left Rutland with seven cars loaded with marble , as follows : The first car had on it 36,725 pounds ; the second , 36,850 ; the third , 37,200 ; the fourth , 37,650 ; the ...
... week . How many kegs were shipped during the week ? 77. A train left Rutland with seven cars loaded with marble , as follows : The first car had on it 36,725 pounds ; the second , 36,850 ; the third , 37,200 ; the fourth , 37,650 ; the ...
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... week ; the next week 4675 bushels of wheat and 5000 bushels of corn ; and the week following 6000 bushels of wheat and 7180 bushels of corn . How many bushels of each kind did he ship ? How many bushels of grain ? 83. If it takes 16,718 ...
... week ; the next week 4675 bushels of wheat and 5000 bushels of corn ; and the week following 6000 bushels of wheat and 7180 bushels of corn . How many bushels of each kind did he ship ? How many bushels of grain ? 83. If it takes 16,718 ...
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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.