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... gallons , 17ğ gal- lons were drawn . How many gallons remained ? Ans . 137 . 25. A farmer , having 450,7 acres of land , sold 304 Ans . 14518 . 26. If flour is bought for $ 61 per barrel , and sold for $ 7 , what will be the gain per ...
... gallons , 17ğ gal- lons were drawn . How many gallons remained ? Ans . 137 . 25. A farmer , having 450,7 acres of land , sold 304 Ans . 14518 . 26. If flour is bought for $ 61 per barrel , and sold for $ 7 , what will be the gain per ...
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... gallon of molasses costs of a dollar , how much will 5 gallons cost ? OPERATION . 2 × 5 = 4 = 13 , Ans . SOLUTION . Since 5 , the multiplier , is a factor of 20 , the denominator of the multiplicand , we perform the mul tiplication by ...
... gallon of molasses costs of a dollar , how much will 5 gallons cost ? OPERATION . 2 × 5 = 4 = 13 , Ans . SOLUTION . Since 5 , the multiplier , is a factor of 20 , the denominator of the multiplicand , we perform the mul tiplication by ...
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... gallons of cider fill a vessel that holds 3 gallons ? 14. If 9 men consume Ans . 5 times . of 93 pounds of meat in a day , how much does each man consume ? 15. A man paid $ 9921 for 4 cows . that apiece ? Ans . of a pound . How much was ...
... gallons of cider fill a vessel that holds 3 gallons ? 14. If 9 men consume Ans . 5 times . of 93 pounds of meat in a day , how much does each man consume ? 15. A man paid $ 9921 for 4 cows . that apiece ? Ans . of a pound . How much was ...
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... gallons of oil fill a vessel that holds Ans . 10 times . 21. If 14 acres of meadow land produce 32 tons of hay , how many tons will 5 acres produce ? Ans . 113 tons . of § of 1 gallon ? RELATION OF NUMBERS . 141. To find what part one ...
... gallons of oil fill a vessel that holds Ans . 10 times . 21. If 14 acres of meadow land produce 32 tons of hay , how many tons will 5 acres produce ? Ans . 113 tons . of § of 1 gallon ? RELATION OF NUMBERS . 141. To find what part one ...
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... its value be increased or diminished ? Ans . Increased 154 29. If 5 is added to both terms of the fraction , will its value be increased or diminished ? Ans . Diminished 30. How many times can a bottle holding gallon , 118 FRACTIONS .
... its value be increased or diminished ? Ans . Increased 154 29. If 5 is added to both terms of the fraction , will its value be increased or diminished ? Ans . Diminished 30. How many times can a bottle holding gallon , 118 FRACTIONS .
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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.