Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic ...Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1882 - 374 pages |
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... barrel of flour for $ 9.50 , four meters of cloth for $ 2.75 , 8 kilos of sugar for $ 2.15 , a gallon of syrup for $ 0.96 , and 2 dozen of eggs for $ 0.48 , and gave in payment a ten and two five dollar bills . How much change ought I ...
... barrel of flour for $ 9.50 , four meters of cloth for $ 2.75 , 8 kilos of sugar for $ 2.15 , a gallon of syrup for $ 0.96 , and 2 dozen of eggs for $ 0.48 , and gave in payment a ten and two five dollar bills . How much change ought I ...
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... barrel , what must I pay for 12 barrels ? 59. Exercises for Written Work . 14. In one bushel there are 32 quarts ; how many quarts in 6 bushels ? BY ADDITION . OPERATION . BY MULTIPLICATION . 32 6 32 32 32 Product , 192 32 32 32 Sum ...
... barrel , what must I pay for 12 barrels ? 59. Exercises for Written Work . 14. In one bushel there are 32 quarts ; how many quarts in 6 bushels ? BY ADDITION . OPERATION . BY MULTIPLICATION . 32 6 32 32 32 Product , 192 32 32 32 Sum ...
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... barrel , what will 58 barrels of flour cost ? 88. What will 14 dormer window - frames cost , at $ 19 each ? 89. If hay is $ 18.75 a ton , what will 76 tons cost ? 90. How many meters of cloth in 10 bales , if each bale con- tains 25 ...
... barrel , what will 58 barrels of flour cost ? 88. What will 14 dormer window - frames cost , at $ 19 each ? 89. If hay is $ 18.75 a ton , what will 76 tons cost ? 90. How many meters of cloth in 10 bales , if each bale con- tains 25 ...
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... barrels of flour at $ 11 a barrel , and to pay for it give 48 sters of wood at $ 2 a ster , and the rest in money , how much money do I pay ? 106. A cattle train is made up of 17 cars , and each car con- tains 53 sheep . If each sheep ...
... barrels of flour at $ 11 a barrel , and to pay for it give 48 sters of wood at $ 2 a ster , and the rest in money , how much money do I pay ? 106. A cattle train is made up of 17 cars , and each car con- tains 53 sheep . If each sheep ...
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... barrels of flour , at $ 8 a barrel , can be bought for $ 752 ? 52. If 6 kilos of sugar cost a dollar , how many dollars will 2736 kilos cost ? 53. If 4 weeks make a month , how many months are there in 264 weeks ? 74. When the divisor ...
... barrels of flour , at $ 8 a barrel , can be bought for $ 752 ? 52. If 6 kilos of sugar cost a dollar , how many dollars will 2736 kilos cost ? 53. If 4 weeks make a month , how many months are there in 264 weeks ? 74. When the divisor ...
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Page 136 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 142 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. PAPER. 24 sheets = 1 quire. 20 quires = 1 ream. 2 reams = 1 bundle. 5 bundles = 1 bale.
Page 134 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq.
Page 64 - The GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will divide each of them without remainder ; thus, 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, and 30.
Page 39 - If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend which is left is called the REMAINDER.
Page 140 - 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 56 - If 8 men can do a certain piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 4 men do the same ? 13.
Page 259 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 119 - In the metric system, the unit of length is the meter, which is one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole.
Page 131 - The specific gravity of a body is its weight compared with the weight of the same bulk of water.