Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic ...Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1882 - 374 pages |
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... bought 7 liters of strawberries of one man , 4 liters of another , and 5 of another ; how many liters did I buy ? 7. John had 8 cents , Peter 9 , and Henry 7 ; how many cents have the three boys ? 8.6 + 5 = ? 3 + 4 = ? 5 + 3 = ? 9. 1+ 2 ...
... bought 7 liters of strawberries of one man , 4 liters of another , and 5 of another ; how many liters did I buy ? 7. John had 8 cents , Peter 9 , and Henry 7 ; how many cents have the three boys ? 8.6 + 5 = ? 3 + 4 = ? 5 + 3 = ? 9. 1+ 2 ...
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... bought 5 cents ' worth of crackers , 3 cents ' worth of berries , and 4 cents ' worth of milk ; what did my breakfast cost me ? 21. Bought 2 quarts vinegar for 24 cents , 1 box ginger for 12 cents , a pound of cream tartar for 35 cents ...
... bought 5 cents ' worth of crackers , 3 cents ' worth of berries , and 4 cents ' worth of milk ; what did my breakfast cost me ? 21. Bought 2 quarts vinegar for 24 cents , 1 box ginger for 12 cents , a pound of cream tartar for 35 cents ...
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... bought a horse for $ 250 , a carriage for $ 175 , a harness for $ 74.50 , a whip for $ 1.25 , a carriage blanket for $ 3.45 . What did he pay for all ? 85. If I pay $ 33.50 for a coat , $ 8.50 for a pair of pantaloons , $ 5.35 for a ...
... bought a horse for $ 250 , a carriage for $ 175 , a harness for $ 74.50 , a whip for $ 1.25 , a carriage blanket for $ 3.45 . What did he pay for all ? 85. If I pay $ 33.50 for a coat , $ 8.50 for a pair of pantaloons , $ 5.35 for a ...
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... bought for $ 250 , and sold for $ 325 , what is the gain ? 19. If of 76 chickens 27 are caught by foxes , how many are left ? 20. From a piece of sheeting containing 44 yards , there are sold to one man 8 , to another 9 , 20 SUBTRACTION .
... bought for $ 250 , and sold for $ 325 , what is the gain ? 19. If of 76 chickens 27 are caught by foxes , how many are left ? 20. From a piece of sheeting containing 44 yards , there are sold to one man 8 , to another 9 , 20 SUBTRACTION .
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... bought a farm for $ 4875 and sold it again for $ 3463 ; how much did he lose by the transactions ? 32. By the census of 1870 the population of Maine was 628915 , and that of New Hampshire was 318300 ; how many more people were there in ...
... bought a farm for $ 4875 and sold it again for $ 3463 ; how much did he lose by the transactions ? 32. By the census of 1870 the population of Maine was 628915 , and that of New Hampshire was 318300 ; how many more people were there in ...
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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.