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... merchant sold from a piece of cloth , 3 yards at one time , 6 yards at another , 8 yards at another , and 5 yards at another . How many yards did he sell in all ? 15. A man picked 8 barrels of apples on Monday , 6 bar- rels on Tuesday ...
... merchant sold from a piece of cloth , 3 yards at one time , 6 yards at another , 8 yards at another , and 5 yards at another . How many yards did he sell in all ? 15. A man picked 8 barrels of apples on Monday , 6 bar- rels on Tuesday ...
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... merchant sold 15 yards of cloth to one woman , 25 to another , 30 to another , and 25 to another . How many yards did he sell to them all ? 22. A postmaster sold on one day 50 three - cent stamps , 65 on another , and 55 on another ...
... merchant sold 15 yards of cloth to one woman , 25 to another , 30 to another , and 25 to another . How many yards did he sell to them all ? 22. A postmaster sold on one day 50 three - cent stamps , 65 on another , and 55 on another ...
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... merchant had 15 barrels of flour , and sold 4 of them . How many had he left ? ANALYSIS . Since he had 15 barrels of flour and sold 4 of them , he had left the difference between 15 barrels and 4 barrels , which is 11 barrels . 2. Alice ...
... merchant had 15 barrels of flour , and sold 4 of them . How many had he left ? ANALYSIS . Since he had 15 barrels of flour and sold 4 of them , he had left the difference between 15 barrels and 4 barrels , which is 11 barrels . 2. Alice ...
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... merchant having 6755 yards of cloth , sold 2532 yards . How many yards had he remaining ? 23. A father having 3652 acres of land , gave his son 1230 How many acres had he left ? acres . 24. A vintner had 38756 gallons of wine , and sold ...
... merchant having 6755 yards of cloth , sold 2532 yards . How many yards had he remaining ? 23. A father having 3652 acres of land , gave his son 1230 How many acres had he left ? acres . 24. A vintner had 38756 gallons of wine , and sold ...
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... merchant a hundred - dollar bill . How much change ought he to receive ? ANALYSIS . Since he paid $ 40 for a coat and $ 9 for a vest , for both he paid the sum of $ 40 and $ 9 , or $ 49 . And since he gave the mer- chant $ 100 , he ...
... merchant a hundred - dollar bill . How much change ought he to receive ? ANALYSIS . Since he paid $ 40 for a coat and $ 9 for a vest , for both he paid the sum of $ 40 and $ 9 , or $ 49 . And since he gave the mer- chant $ 100 , he ...
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Page 168 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 175 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 342 - 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 324 - ... subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.
Page 180 - 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 184 - ANGULAR MEASURE. 60 seconds (") = 1 minute ('). 60 minutes = 1 degree (°). 360 degrees = 1 circumference.
Page 181 - TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 58 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 338 - To find the sum of an arithmetical series : Multiply half the sum of the extremes by the number of terms.
Page 97 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.