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... sold a pig for $ 3 , and a calf for $ 8 . What did he receive for both ? 3. A drover bought 5 sheep of one man , 9 of another , and 3 of another . How many did he buy in all ? 4. How many are 2 and 6 ? 2 and 7 ? 2 and 9 ? 2 and 8 ? 2 ...
... sold a pig for $ 3 , and a calf for $ 8 . What did he receive for both ? 3. A drover bought 5 sheep of one man , 9 of another , and 3 of another . How many did he buy in all ? 4. How many are 2 and 6 ? 2 and 7 ? 2 and 9 ? 2 and 8 ? 2 ...
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... sold some hay for 102 dollars , six cows for 162 dollars , and a horse for 125 dollars . What did he receive for all ? OPERATION . Hunds . Tens . Units . 02 162 125 Amount , 389 SOLUTION . We arrange the numbers so that units of like ...
... sold some hay for 102 dollars , six cows for 162 dollars , and a horse for 125 dollars . What did he receive for all ? OPERATION . Hunds . Tens . Units . 02 162 125 Amount , 389 SOLUTION . We arrange the numbers so that units of like ...
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... sold them so as to gain $ 695 on each lot . For how much did he sell them ? Ans . $ 17865 . 35. At the battle of Waterloo , which took place June 18 , 1815 , the estimated loss of the French was 40000 men ; of the Prussians , 38000 ; of ...
... sold them so as to gain $ 695 on each lot . For how much did he sell them ? Ans . $ 17865 . 35. At the battle of Waterloo , which took place June 18 , 1815 , the estimated loss of the French was 40000 men ; of the Prussians , 38000 ; of ...
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... sold 6 of them . How many had he left ? - SOLUTION . - Fourteen cows less 6 cows are 8 cows . He had 8 cows left . 2. Stephen , having 9 marbles , lost 4 of them . How had he left ? many 3. If a man earns 10 dollars a week , and spends ...
... sold 6 of them . How many had he left ? - SOLUTION . - Fourteen cows less 6 cows are 8 cows . He had 8 cows left . 2. Stephen , having 9 marbles , lost 4 of them . How had he left ? many 3. If a man earns 10 dollars a week , and spends ...
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... sold them for $ 522 . What did he lose ? 20. A man bought a mill for $ 3724 , and sold it for $ 4856 . What did he gain ? Ans . $ 1132 . 21. A drover bought 1566 sheep , and sold 435 of them . How many had he left ? Ans . 1131 sheep ...
... sold them for $ 522 . What did he lose ? 20. A man bought a mill for $ 3724 , and sold it for $ 4856 . What did he gain ? Ans . $ 1132 . 21. A drover bought 1566 sheep , and sold 435 of them . How many had he left ? Ans . 1131 sheep ...
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Page 178 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 171 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 184 - 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 306 - 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 178 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 183 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 396 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 298 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 134 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 75 - 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.