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... paid for mason work on my house , $ 1,210 ; for carpenter work , $ 5,145 ; for plumbing , $ 985 ; for decorating , $ 1,650 ; for painting , $ 625 ; for grading , sodding , and fencing grounds , $ 590 . The interest on outlays to date of ...
... paid for mason work on my house , $ 1,210 ; for carpenter work , $ 5,145 ; for plumbing , $ 985 ; for decorating , $ 1,650 ; for painting , $ 625 ; for grading , sodding , and fencing grounds , $ 590 . The interest on outlays to date of ...
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... paid for four houses , the first costing 2750 dollars , the second 400 dollars more than the first , the third 250 dollars less than the first and second together , and the fourth the remainder . Find the cost of the fourth house ? 15 ...
... paid for four houses , the first costing 2750 dollars , the second 400 dollars more than the first , the third 250 dollars less than the first and second together , and the fourth the remainder . Find the cost of the fourth house ? 15 ...
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... paid with 7 of each of the above - named greenbacks ? 6. How many feet of wire will be required to fence a field 1116 ft . square , with six wires on each of the four sides ? 7. What is the amount of the following bill ? 28 lb. Lard ...
... paid with 7 of each of the above - named greenbacks ? 6. How many feet of wire will be required to fence a field 1116 ft . square , with six wires on each of the four sides ? 7. What is the amount of the following bill ? 28 lb. Lard ...
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... paid $ 63 for seeds , $ 20 for fertilizers , $ 246 for labor , and $ 52 for freight . He sold 2145 bushels of turnips for $ 429 , 1710 bushels of beets for $ 513 , 4350 bunches celery for $ 174 , and 800 heads cabbage for $ 40 . What ...
... paid $ 63 for seeds , $ 20 for fertilizers , $ 246 for labor , and $ 52 for freight . He sold 2145 bushels of turnips for $ 429 , 1710 bushels of beets for $ 513 , 4350 bunches celery for $ 174 , and 800 heads cabbage for $ 40 . What ...
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... paid for the same in woolen cloth . If each bale of cloth contained 600 yd . at 30 cents per yard , how many bales and how many odd yards did I deliver ? 14. How many yards of cloth at 15 ¢ per yard should be given for 9 barrels of pork ...
... paid for the same in woolen cloth . If each bale of cloth contained 600 yd . at 30 cents per yard , how many bales and how many odd yards did I deliver ? 14. How many yards of cloth at 15 ¢ per yard should be given for 9 barrels of pork ...
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Page 126 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 105 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 140 - CUBIC MEASURE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in. ) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.).
Page 147 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 129 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet — 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30^ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 127 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd.
Page 41 - A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit...
Page 194 - The Present Worth of a debt, payable at a future time without interest, is such a sum as, being put at legal interest, will amount to the given debt when it becomes due.
Page 129 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30£ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 227 - A contract of two or more competent persons, to place their money, effects, labor and skill, or some or all of them, in lawful commerce or business, and to divide the profit and bear the loss in certain proportions.