The Complete Arithmetic: Oral and Written"Furnish a text-book on the subject of arithmetic, complete not only as a treatise, but as a comprehensive manual for the class-room and therefore embodying every necessary form of illustration and exercise, both oral and written." -- Preface. |
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... cents one day , and 52 cents the next . How many cents did he earn in both days ? 43. Bought a pound of coffee for 35 cents , a pound of 10 butter for 28 cents , and a pound of sugar for 12 cents . What was the cost of the whole ? 44. A ...
... cents one day , and 52 cents the next . How many cents did he earn in both days ? 43. Bought a pound of coffee for 35 cents , a pound of 10 butter for 28 cents , and a pound of sugar for 12 cents . What was the cost of the whole ? 44. A ...
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... cents each , what will 3 melons cost ? 5. What will 5 yards of gimp cost ... pound ? 22. At $ 11 a hundred , what will 11 hundred posts cost ? 23. How ... cents each for 6 oranges . How much change should he receive from 50 cents ? 28 ...
... cents each , what will 3 melons cost ? 5. What will 5 yards of gimp cost ... pound ? 22. At $ 11 a hundred , what will 11 hundred posts cost ? 23. How ... cents each for 6 oranges . How much change should he receive from 50 cents ? 28 ...
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... pounds of nails , at 7 cents a pound ? OPERATION . - 7 cents x 752 : 5264 cents $ 52.64 . = When either factor contains cents , the product is cents , and may be changed to dollars and cents by putting the point ( . ) two places from ...
... pounds of nails , at 7 cents a pound ? OPERATION . - 7 cents x 752 : 5264 cents $ 52.64 . = When either factor contains cents , the product is cents , and may be changed to dollars and cents by putting the point ( . ) two places from ...
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... pounds of figs , at 23 cents a pound ? 11. What cost 8 pounds of coffee , at 42 cents a pound ? 12. At $ 36 a ton , what will 6 tons of guano cost ? 13. At $ 18 a barrel , what will 9 barrels of pork cost ? 14. At $ 5 a barrel , what ...
... pounds of figs , at 23 cents a pound ? 11. What cost 8 pounds of coffee , at 42 cents a pound ? 12. At $ 36 a ton , what will 6 tons of guano cost ? 13. At $ 18 a barrel , what will 9 barrels of pork cost ? 14. At $ 5 a barrel , what ...
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... pounds , worth 13 cents a pound ? 37. Three schooners , ship 239 cords of wood each , and a fourth ships 248 cords . What is the value of the whole at $ 4.25 a cord ? 38. If it require 108 tons of iron rail for 1 mile of rack , how many ...
... pounds , worth 13 cents a pound ? 37. Three schooners , ship 239 cords of wood each , and a fourth ships 248 cords . What is the value of the whole at $ 4.25 a cord ? 38. If it require 108 tons of iron rail for 1 mile of rack , how many ...
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acres altitude amount ANALYSIS.-Since ANALYSIS.-The base bill bought brokerage bushels cents a pound ciphers common difference compound interest contained cords cube root cubic feet cubic foot currency diameter discount Divide dividend divisible dollars Dry Measure equal equated exchange figure Find the area Find the cost fraction frustum gain gallons given number gold greatest common divisor Hence hundred hundredths improper fraction inches Insurance integers invested least common multiple measure meters miles minuend mixed numbers multiplicand Multiply number of terms OPERATION ORAL EXERCISES paid payment premium prime factors principal quotient ratio Reduce remainder required term rods Rule RULE.-I selling share side sold square root subtract subtrahend tens tons triangle Troy Weight units weight wide worth write WRITTEN EXERCISES yards
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Page 351 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 457 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 395 - What is the weight of a block of granite 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 10 in. thick, if a similar block 10 ft. long, 5 ft. wide, and 16 in. thick, weigh 5200 pounds ? 12. If it cost $15 to carry 20 tons 1£ miles, what will it cost to carry 400 tons £ of a mile ? 13. If it take 13500 bricks to build a wall 200 ft. long, 20 ft. high, and 16 in. thick, each brick being 8 in. long, 4 in. wide, and 2 in. thick, how many bricks 10 in. long, 5 in. wide, 3£ in. thick, will be required to build a wall 600...
Page 353 - That the value of foreign coin as expressed in the money of account of the United States shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value; and the values of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the world shall be estimated quarterly by the Director of the Mint and be proclaimed by the Secretary of the Treasury quarterly on the 1st day of January, April, July, and October in each year.
Page 202 - COUNTING. 12 units or things make 1 dozen. 12 dozen " 1 gross. 12 gross " 1 great gross. 20 units
Page 384 - Four quantities are in proportion when the ratio of the first to the second is equal to the ratio of the third to the fourth.
Page 37 - ... by another. The number thus added to itself, or the number to be multiplied, is called the multiplicand. The number which shows how many times the multiplicand is to be taken, or the number by which we multiply, is called the multiplier. The result obtained by multiplying is called the product. 45. The sign of multiplication is x . It is read times or multiplied by.
Page 304 - RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of $1 for the given time and rate, and the quotient will be the principal.
Page 158 - RULE. I. Write the subtrahend under the minuend, so that units of the same denomination shall stand under each other.
Page 329 - Coupon. A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due. Credit Memorandum.