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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... persons deposited money in the same bank ; the first , 5897 dollars ; the second , 12980 dollars ; the third , 65973 dollars ; the fourth , 37345 dollars ; and the fifth as much as the first and second together ; how many dollars did ...
... persons deposited money in the same bank ; the first , 5897 dollars ; the second , 12980 dollars ; the third , 65973 dollars ; the fourth , 37345 dollars ; and the fifth as much as the first and second together ; how many dollars did ...
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... person , and pay him 4050 dollars , what do I still owe him ? 26. In 1850 the white population of the United States was 19,553,068 , and the slave population 3,204,313 ; what was the difference ? 27. The population of Great Britain in ...
... person , and pay him 4050 dollars , what do I still owe him ? 26. In 1850 the white population of the United States was 19,553,068 , and the slave population 3,204,313 ; what was the difference ? 27. The population of Great Britain in ...
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... persons bought a hotel valued at 35680 dollars . The first agreed to pay 7375 dollars , the second agreed to pay twice as much , and the third the remainder ; what was the third to pay ? Ans . 13555 dollars . 10. Borrowed of my neighbor ...
... persons bought a hotel valued at 35680 dollars . The first agreed to pay 7375 dollars , the second agreed to pay twice as much , and the third the remainder ; what was the third to pay ? Ans . 13555 dollars . 10. Borrowed of my neighbor ...
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... persons start from the same point and travel in opposite directions , one at the rate of 35 miles a day , and the other 29 miles a day : how far apart will they be in 10 days ? Ans . 1024 miles . 8. A merchant tailor bought 14 bales of ...
... persons start from the same point and travel in opposite directions , one at the rate of 35 miles a day , and the other 29 miles a day : how far apart will they be in 10 days ? Ans . 1024 miles . 8. A merchant tailor bought 14 bales of ...
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... persons use a barrel of flour in 87 days , how many days will a barrel last 1 person at the same rate ? Ans . 783 days . 8. The first of three numbers is 4 , the second is 8 times the first , and the third is 9 times the second ; what ...
... persons use a barrel of flour in 87 days , how many days will a barrel last 1 person at the same rate ? Ans . 783 days . 8. The first of three numbers is 4 , the second is 8 times the first , and the third is 9 times the second ; what ...
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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