Arithmetic Designed for Academies and Schools: With AnswersA.S. Barnes & Company, 1844 - 340 pages |
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... miles , from Philadelphia to Baltimore 98 miles , and from Baltimore to Washington City 38 miles : What is the distance from Albany to Washington ? Ans . miles . 10. Suppose a man was born on the 1st of January , 1795 : When will he be ...
... miles , from Philadelphia to Baltimore 98 miles , and from Baltimore to Washington City 38 miles : What is the distance from Albany to Washington ? Ans . miles . 10. Suppose a man was born on the 1st of January , 1795 : When will he be ...
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... mile for the horse , and 7 cents for the sleigh : after riding 12 miles how much must he pay for them both ? 21. If a man eats 11 ounces of bread in a day , and his wife 9 , how much will each eat in 11 days ? How much will they both ...
... mile for the horse , and 7 cents for the sleigh : after riding 12 miles how much must he pay for them both ? 21. If a man eats 11 ounces of bread in a day , and his wife 9 , how much will each eat in 11 days ? How much will they both ...
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... miles a day : how far would he travel in 365 days ? Ans . 11680 miles . 8. In a certain city , there are 3751 houses . If each house on an average contains 5 persons , how many inhabitants are there in the town ? Ans . inhabitants . 9 ...
... miles a day : how far would he travel in 365 days ? Ans . 11680 miles . 8. In a certain city , there are 3751 houses . If each house on an average contains 5 persons , how many inhabitants are there in the town ? Ans . inhabitants . 9 ...
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... miles to walk , and can travel 4 miles an hour , how many hours will it take him ? 4. A farmer receives 28 dollars for 7 sheep : how much was that apiece ? 5. How many lead pencils could you buy for 42 DIVISION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS . 55.
... miles to walk , and can travel 4 miles an hour , how many hours will it take him ? 4. A farmer receives 28 dollars for 7 sheep : how much was that apiece ? 5. How many lead pencils could you buy for 42 DIVISION OF SIMPLE NUMBERS . 55.
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... miles in a year , or 365 days , how far does he walk each day ? Ans . miles . 10. A farmer sells a drove of sheep for 2 dollars a head , and receives 1250 dollars : how many sheep did he sell ? Ans . 625 . 11. It is computed that the ...
... miles in a year , or 365 days , how far does he walk each day ? Ans . miles . 10. A farmer sells a drove of sheep for 2 dollars a head , and receives 1250 dollars : how many sheep did he sell ? Ans . 625 . 11. It is computed that the ...
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acres amount annex apiece apples barrels Bought bushels bushels of wheat called casks cent per annum ciphers cloth cost column common denominator common difference composite number contains cords cube root cubic Currency decimal fraction decimal places denominate number diameter dimes dividend division dollars drams Dry measure equal EXAMPLES express farthings Federal Money feet figures following RULE foot four gallon given number gives greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred hundredths improper fractions inches least common multiple lower denomination lowest terms measure merchant miles mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand multiply number of terms OPERATION ounces paid payment pence pints quarts quotient receive Reduce remainder Repeat the Table rods sell sheep shillings simple numbers sold solid square root subtract sugar tens thousandths Troy weight tuns VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number wine Write yards of cloth
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Page 175 - When any decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c. the division is made by removing the decimal point as many places to the left as there are...
Page 279 - THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounden James Wilson, his heirs, executors, or administrators, shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid, unto the above named John Pickens, his executors, administrators, or assigns, the just and full sum of Here insert the condition.
Page 139 - Divide the numerator by the denominator. The quotient will be the whole number, and the remainder, if...
Page 245 - Which proves that the square of a number composed of tens and units contains, the square of the tens plus twice the product of the tens by the units, plus the square of the units.
Page 140 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 45 - We have seen that multiplying by a whole number is taking the multiplicand as many times as there are units in the multiplier.
Page 107 - 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 74 - Mills. 10 mills (m.) make 1 cent, marked ct. 10 cents " 1 dime, " d. 10 dimes " 1 dollar,
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