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, 1871 - 372 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 ; how much was the gain ? Ans . 717 dollars . 4. If a young man receive 500 dollars a year salary and pay 240 dollars for board , 125 ...
... gain ? 3. Bought 288 barrels of flour for 1875 dollars , and sold the same for 9 dollars a barrel ; how much was the gain ? Ans . 717 dollars . 4. If a young man receive 500 dollars a year salary and pay 240 dollars for board , 125 ...
Σελίδα 46
... gain ? Ans . 310 dollars . 13. A drover bought 164 head of cattle at 36 dollars a head , and 850 sheep at 3 dollars a head ; how much did he pay for all ? 14. A banker has an income of 14760 dollars a year ; he pays 1575 dollars for ...
... gain ? Ans . 310 dollars . 13. A drover bought 164 head of cattle at 36 dollars a head , and 850 sheep at 3 dollars a head ; how much did he pay for all ? 14. A banker has an income of 14760 dollars a year ; he pays 1575 dollars for ...
Σελίδα 60
... gain one dollar 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 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 centiares cents a pound ciphers column common fraction composite number contained cords of wood cost cube cubic currency decimal places decimal point decimetre difference discount Divide dividend division dollars dry measure equal exact divisor EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE expressed feet figure following RULE fourth gain gallons Give explanation given numbers greatest common divisor hectometres Hence the RULE hundred hundredths improper fraction inches integers interest least common multiple length lowest terms measure merchant metres metric system miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply notation NOTE OPERATION paid payment prime factors proper fraction purchase quotient rate per cent ratio receive Reduce remainder rods root sell sold square subtract subtrahend tens third thousand thousandths whole number worth yards of cloth
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Σελίδα 345 - That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be lawful throughout the United States of America to employ the weights and measures of the Metric System ; and no contract, or dealing, or pleading in any court, shall be deemed invalid or liable to objection, because the weights or measures expressed or referred to therein are weights or measures of the Metric System.
Σελίδα 48 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Σελίδα 165 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Σελίδα 126 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Σελίδα 358 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Σελίδα 358 - 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.
Σελίδα 102 - Multiply together the numerators for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Σελίδα 280 - Three numbers may be in proportion when the first is to the second as the second is to the third.
Σελίδα 163 - Railroad and transportation companies estimate light freight by the space it occupies in cubic feet, and heavy freight by weight. 3. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Σελίδα 324 - 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.