Robinson's Progressive Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Theory of Numbers, in Connection with Concise Analytic and Synthetic Methods of Solution, and Designed as a Complete Text-book on this Science, for Common Schools and AcademiesIvison, Blakeman, Taylor & Company, 1877 - 359 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 26
... gain 695 dollars on each lot ; for how much did he sell them ? Ans . 17865 dollars . 35. At the battle of Waterloo , which took place June 18th , 1815 , the estimated loss of the French was 40000 men ; of the Prussians , 38000 ; of the ...
... gain 695 dollars on each lot ; for how much did he sell them ? Ans . 17865 dollars . 35. At the battle of Waterloo , which took place June 18th , 1815 , the estimated loss of the French was 40000 men ; of the Prussians , 38000 ; of the ...
Σελίδα 30
... gain ? Ans . 1132 dollars . 21. A drover bought 1566 sheep , and sold 435 of them ; how many had he left ? Ans . 1131 sheep . 22. A piece of land was sold for 2945 dollars , which was 832 dollars more than it cost ; what did it cost ...
... gain ? Ans . 1132 dollars . 21. A drover bought 1566 sheep , and sold 435 of them ; how many had he left ? Ans . 1131 sheep . 22. A piece of land was sold for 2945 dollars , which was 832 dollars more than it cost ; what did it cost ...
Σελίδα 45
... gain ? 3. Bought 288 barrels of flour for 1875 dollars , and sold the same for 9 dollars a barrel ; what was the gain ? Ans . 717 dollars . 4. If a young man receive 500 dollars a year salary and pay 240 dollars for board , 125 dollars ...
... gain ? 3. Bought 288 barrels of flour for 1875 dollars , and sold the same for 9 dollars a barrel ; what was the gain ? Ans . 717 dollars . 4. If a young man receive 500 dollars a year salary and pay 240 dollars for board , 125 dollars ...
Σελίδα 46
... gain ? Ans . 810 dollars . 13. A drover bought 164 head of cattle at 36 dollars a head , and 850 sheep at 3 dollars a head ; what did he pay for all ? 14. A banker has an income of 14760 dollars a year ; he pays 1575 dollars for house ...
... gain ? Ans . 810 dollars . 13. A drover bought 164 head of cattle at 36 dollars a head , and 850 sheep at 3 dollars a head ; what did he pay for all ? 14. A banker has an income of 14760 dollars a year ; he pays 1575 dollars for house ...
Σελίδα 60
... gain one dollar a yard ? Ans . 188 dollars . 4. A speculator who owned 500 acres , 17 acres , 98 acres , and 121 acres of land , sold 325 acres ; how many acres had he left ? Ans . 411 acres . 5. A dealer sold a cargo of salt for 2300 ...
... gain one dollar a yard ? Ans . 188 dollars . 4. A speculator who owned 500 acres , 17 acres , 98 acres , and 121 acres of land , sold 325 acres ; how many acres had he left ? Ans . 411 acres . 5. A dealer sold a cargo of salt for 2300 ...
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acres amount annex barrels of flour bought bushels bushels of corn bushels of wheat cents a pound ciphers common fraction contained cords of wood cost cube cubic currency decimal currency decimal places decimal point discount Divide dividend division dollars dry measure equal exact divisor EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE feet figure gain gallons Give analysis Give explanation given number gold greatest common divisor Hence hundred hundredths improper fraction inches integers interest invested least common denominator least common multiple lowest terms merchant meters miles mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply OPERATION paid payment purchase quotient rate per cent ratio receive Reduce remainder rods RULE sell sold subtract subtrahend sugar tens tenths third thousand thousandths trial divisor Troy weight units weight whole number worth Write yards of cloth
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Σελίδα 48 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another.
Σελίδα 161 - 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.
Σελίδα 73 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them.
Σελίδα 89 - To reduce fractions to their lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other ; that is, when both terms have no common divisor. 1. Reduce the fraction -f§ to its lowest terms.
Σελίδα 326 - 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.
Σελίδα 52 - If any partial dividend will not contain the divisor, place a cipher in the quotient, and bring down the next figure of the dividend, and divide as before.
Σελίδα 173 - Ans. 6° 37'. 208. IN COUNTING. 12 Units or Things make 1 Dozen. 12 Dozen " 1 Gross. 12 Gross " 1 Great Gross. 20 Units " 1 Score. 209. PAPEE. 24 Sheets. '. make 1 Quire. 20 Quires " 1 Ream. 2 Reams " 1 Bundle. 5 Bundles
Σελίδα 282 - Three numbers may be in proportion when the first is to the second as the second is to the third.
Σελίδα 49 - Rule. — I. Write the divisor at the left of the dividend, with a line between them.
Σελίδα 153 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES