Arithmetic Designed for Academies and Schools: With AnswersA.S. Barnes & Company, 1844 - 340 pages |
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... yards of cloth of one person , 27580 yards of another , and 375 yards of a third : he sells 1050 yards to one customer , 6974 yards to another , and 10462 yards to a third : how many yards has he re- maining ? Ans . 2. A person borrowed ...
... yards of cloth of one person , 27580 yards of another , and 375 yards of a third : he sells 1050 yards to one customer , 6974 yards to another , and 10462 yards to a third : how many yards has he re- maining ? Ans . 2. A person borrowed ...
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... yards of cloth at 6 dollars a yard ? 5. What is the cost of 9 books at 11 cents each ? 6. What is the cost of 12 pencils at 8 cents apiece ? 7. What is the cost of 10 pair of shoes at 2 dollars a pair ? 8. What is the cost of 12 pair of ...
... yards of cloth at 6 dollars a yard ? 5. What is the cost of 9 books at 11 cents each ? 6. What is the cost of 12 pencils at 8 cents apiece ? 7. What is the cost of 10 pair of shoes at 2 dollars a pair ? 8. What is the cost of 12 pair of ...
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... yards of cloth at 8 dollars a yard ? 14. What is the cost of 9 handkerchiefs at 7 shillings apiece ? 15. How many dollars must I pay for 9 yards of cloth at 8 dollars a yard ? 16. If 5 bushels of wheat make one barrel of flour , how ...
... yards of cloth at 8 dollars a yard ? 14. What is the cost of 9 handkerchiefs at 7 shillings apiece ? 15. How many dollars must I pay for 9 yards of cloth at 8 dollars a yard ? 16. If 5 bushels of wheat make one barrel of flour , how ...
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... yards : how many yards of cloth are there in all the pieces ? Ans . 4415 yards . Ans . hours . 3. There are 24 hours in a day , and 7 days in a week : how many hours in a week ? 4. A merchant buys a piece of cloth containing 97 yards ...
... yards : how many yards of cloth are there in all the pieces ? Ans . 4415 yards . Ans . hours . 3. There are 24 hours in a day , and 7 days in a week : how many hours in a week ? 4. A merchant buys a piece of cloth containing 97 yards ...
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... yards of cloth , how much is that a yard ? 10. Twelve men receive 108 dollars for doing a piece of work : how much does each one receive ? 11. A merchant has 144 dollars with which he is going to buy cloth at 12 dollars a yard : how many ...
... yards of cloth , how much is that a yard ? 10. Twelve men receive 108 dollars for doing a piece of work : how much does each one receive ? 11. A merchant has 144 dollars with which he is going to buy cloth at 12 dollars a yard : how many ...
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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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