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12 cents 25 cents 30 days 50 cents 9 cents acres acres of land amount apples barrels of flour bicycle bushels of potatoes bushels of wheat cents a dozen cents a pound cents a quart cents a yard commission contained cords of wood cows cubic foot dealer distance divided drover bought earn equal expended farm farmer sold feet long Find the cost gained 20 gallons grocer halves horse cost horse eats hundredweight improper fraction inches long interest Java coffee marbles marked price miles an hour miles per hour MILNE MENTAL minutes months ounces paid pence pennyweights plow pounds cost pounds of tea premium principal quarts 1 pint rate per hour received remainder rods selling price shillings SOLUTION square yards subtract SUGGESTION tons of coal tons of hay trees Troy weight turkeys walk week weigh worth yards of ribbon yield
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Page 172 - CUBIC MEASURE Table 1728 Cubic Inches (cu. in.) = 1 Cubic Foot . . . cu. ft. 27 Cubic Feet = 1 Cubic Yard . . . cu. yd. 128 Cubic Feet = 1 Cord C. A
Page 171 - SQUARE MEASURE Table 144 Square Inches (sq. in.)= 1 Square Foot 9 Square Feet = 1 Square Yard 30J Square Yards = 1 Square Rod 160 Square Rods = 1 Acre . . . 640 Acres = 1 Square Mile sq. ft. sq. yd. sq. rd. A. sq. mi.
Page 172 - LIQUID MEASURE Table 4 Gills (gi.) = 1 Pint . . . . pt. 2 Pints = 1 Quart. . . . qt. 4 Quarts = 1 Gallon . . . gal. DRY MEASURE
Page 172 - DRY MEASURE Table 2 Pints (pt.) = 1 Quart . . . . qt. 8 Quarts = 1 Peck .... pk. 4 Pecks = 1 Bushel .... bu. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT
Page 73 - 19. If 4 men can do a piece of work in 8| days, in how many days can 1 man do the same work ? In how many days can
Page 82 - 15. If 4 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, how long will it take 3 men to do it
Page 84 - 32. A can do a piece of work in 4 days, and B can do it in 7 days. How long will it take both together to do the work
Page 149 - 12. If 3 men can do a piece of work in 8 days, how many men can do it in 6 days?
Page 144 - What per cent above cost must a man mark his goods in order that he may take off 10% from the marked price and still make 20% on the cost?
Page 172 - A cord of wood or stone is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high.