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... dollars , B 150 dollars , C 240 dollars , and to D 100 dollars . How much does he owe in all ? Ans . 550 dollars . 3. What is the total weight of seven casks of merchandise , viz . No. 1 weighing 960 pounds , No 2 , 725 pounds , No ...
... dollars , B 150 dollars , C 240 dollars , and to D 100 dollars . How much does he owe in all ? Ans . 550 dollars . 3. What is the total weight of seven casks of merchandise , viz . No. 1 weighing 960 pounds , No 2 , 725 pounds , No ...
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... dollars , and to each of three sons two hundred dollars more than he left the daughter . What was each son's portion , and what the amount of the whole estate ? Ans . { Each son's part Whole estate 1199 dolls . 4596 dolls . 12. What ...
... dollars , and to each of three sons two hundred dollars more than he left the daughter . What was each son's portion , and what the amount of the whole estate ? Ans . { Each son's part Whole estate 1199 dolls . 4596 dolls . 12. What ...
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... dollars , and he dies , owing me 450 dollars : how much had he paid me ? Ans 1115 dollars . 4. In five bags are different sums of money to the amount in all of 1000 dollars . In the first there are 100 dollars ; in the second , 314 ...
... dollars , and he dies , owing me 450 dollars : how much had he paid me ? Ans 1115 dollars . 4. In five bags are different sums of money to the amount in all of 1000 dollars . In the first there are 100 dollars ; in the second , 314 ...
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... dollars : how much does he lay up ? Ans . 2687 dollars . 14. A merchant bought 500 barrels of flour for 3500 dollars ; he sold 250 barrels for 2000 dollars ; how many barrels remained on hand , and how much must he sell them for , that ...
... dollars : how much does he lay up ? Ans . 2687 dollars . 14. A merchant bought 500 barrels of flour for 3500 dollars ; he sold 250 barrels for 2000 dollars ; how many barrels remained on hand , and how much must he sell them for , that ...
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... dollars , and 403 dollars at another time : he then paid him 977 dollars . How much did he owe him ? Ans . 418 . 3. I have a fortune of 2543 dollars to divide among my four sons , James , John , Henry , and Charles . I give James 504 ...
... dollars , and 403 dollars at another time : he then paid him 977 dollars . How much did he owe him ? Ans . 418 . 3. I have a fortune of 2543 dollars to divide among my four sons , James , John , Henry , and Charles . I give James 504 ...
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2d term 4th term acres annex arithmetical arithmetical progression barrels bushels carats Cash cents ciphers column common denominator common difference composite number compound fraction cord cube root Currency Day Book decimal fraction decimal places denominate number dimes dividend division dollars equal example express Federal Money feet figures find the interest following RULE foot four frac gallon given number greater greatest common divisor Hence higher denomination hogshead hundred hundredths improper fractions inches June Leger less lower denomination lowest terms merator merchant miles millions mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply number of terms one's share paid payment pence quantity quarts QUESTIONS quotient Reduce remainder Repeat the Table right hand shillings simple numbers square root subtract subtrahend tare tens tenths thousand thousandths tion TROY WEIGHT units VULGAR FRACTIONS weight wheat whole number Write yards of cloth
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Page 100 - 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 91 - Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30-J- square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 206 - Compute the interest on the principal to the time of the first payment, and if the payment exceed this interest, add the interest to the principal and from the sum subtract the payment : the remainder forms a new principal.
Page 177 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 238 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 176 - ... from the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 53 - When the divisor is a composite number. RULE. Divide the dividend by one of the factors of the divisor...
Page 87 - Weight is used in weighing groceries and all coarse articles ; as sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese, flour, hay, &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight
Page 34 - We have seen that multiplying by a whole number is taking the multiplicand as many times as there are units in the multiplier.
Page 97 - The denominations are hogsheads, barrels, gallons. quarts, and pints. TABLE. 2 pints (pts.) - make - 1 quart, - marked qt. 4 quarts ----- 1 gallon, ----- gal. 36 gallons - - - - 1 barrel, ----- bar. 54 gallons ----- 1 hogshead, - - - - hhd. Note.