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... barrel or barrels . Bu . for bushel or bushels . Cd . for cord or cords . Ct . for cent or cents . Cwt . for hundred weight or hundred weights . Cent . for cental or centals . Da . for day or days . Doz . for dozen or dozens . Ft . for ...
... barrel or barrels . Bu . for bushel or bushels . Cd . for cord or cords . Ct . for cent or cents . Cwt . for hundred weight or hundred weights . Cent . for cental or centals . Da . for day or days . Doz . for dozen or dozens . Ft . for ...
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... barrel ; pork and beef each 320 lb .; apples and potatoes 150 lb. each ; cider , whisky , and vinegar each 350 lb. What will be the freight at 204 per hundred pounds , on a car containing 15 barrels of each of these products ? 16. I ...
... barrel ; pork and beef each 320 lb .; apples and potatoes 150 lb. each ; cider , whisky , and vinegar each 350 lb. What will be the freight at 204 per hundred pounds , on a car containing 15 barrels of each of these products ? 16. I ...
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... barrels , of 6 lb. weight each ; what number of barrels can be made , at this rate , from 10750 lb. of paper ? 12. On the planet Neptune 60127 days make one year DIVISION . 35.
... barrels , of 6 lb. weight each ; what number of barrels can be made , at this rate , from 10750 lb. of paper ? 12. On the planet Neptune 60127 days make one year DIVISION . 35.
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... barrels of 312 lb. each should the farmer receive ? 13. I bought 18 car loads of apples of 216 barrels each , each barrel containing 3 bushels at 604 per bushel , and paid for the same in woolen cloth . If each bale of cloth contained ...
... barrels of 312 lb. each should the farmer receive ? 13. I bought 18 car loads of apples of 216 barrels each , each barrel containing 3 bushels at 604 per bushel , and paid for the same in woolen cloth . If each bale of cloth contained ...
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... barrels of flour be consumed by a family in ten months , how many barrels would fifteen such families consume in 13 months ? 19. Having bought 2 ment a twenty dollar bill . tons of coal at of 163 dollars per ton , I gave in pay- How ...
... barrels of flour be consumed by a family in ten months , how many barrels would fifteen such families consume in 13 months ? 19. Having bought 2 ment a twenty dollar bill . tons of coal at of 163 dollars per ton , I gave in pay- How ...
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acres average Avoirdupois bank barrel bill bought bushels cash ciphers column common denominator common fraction contained cube root cubic decimal places decimal point DENOMINATE NUMBERS discount divided dividend division dollars dry measure equal equivalent EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN EXPLANATION.-Since expressions feet figure find the cost focal date fraction the denominator given number grains Greatest Common Divisor higher denominations hundred improper fraction inches invested Least Common Multiple lower denominations Mdse measure miles minuend mixed number months multiplied obtained OPERATION ounces paid payment pennyweights pound quotient rate per cent received Reduce remainder REMARK.-In REMARK.-The result rods Rule.-Divide Rule.-I RULE.-Multiply selling Sept sold square miles square root subtract subtrahend tens thousand Troy TROY WEIGHT United States money weight wheat whole number write yard
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Page 103 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 127 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet — 1 square yard (sq.
Page 124 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 37 - Then divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient. EXAMPLES FOH PRACTICE 7O. Divide (a) 14 x 18 X 16 X 40 by 7 x 8 X 6 X 5 X 3. (*) 3 x" 65 X 50 X 100 X 60 by 30 X 60 x 13 x 10.
Page 138 - CUBIC MEASURE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in. ) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.).
Page 145 - 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 39 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value.
Page 125 - 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 127 - 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 39 - A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit...