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... minutes ; Mary averaged 76 a minute , and Martha 81 a minute ; how many did Martha count more than Mary ? Ans . 125 . 5. A poor boy attempted to walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh , a distance of 353 miles ; after walking 18 miles a ...
... minutes ; Mary averaged 76 a minute , and Martha 81 a minute ; how many did Martha count more than Mary ? Ans . 125 . 5. A poor boy attempted to walk from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh , a distance of 353 miles ; after walking 18 miles a ...
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... , starting at the same place , and traveling in opposite directions , to be 29,076 rods apart , if one goes 5 and the other 7 rods in a minute ? Ans . 2423 minutes . LONG DIVISION . 91. Long Division is the method of DIVISION . 57.
... , starting at the same place , and traveling in opposite directions , to be 29,076 rods apart , if one goes 5 and the other 7 rods in a minute ? Ans . 2423 minutes . LONG DIVISION . 91. Long Division is the method of DIVISION . 57.
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... minute ? Ans . 8 min . + . 12. The moon is 240,000 miles from the earth ; how long would it take a balloon to reach it , moving at the rate of 75 miles an hour ? Ans . 3200 hours . 13. A builder received Western lands at $ 25 per acre ...
... minute ? Ans . 8 min . + . 12. The moon is 240,000 miles from the earth ; how long would it take a balloon to reach it , moving at the rate of 75 miles an hour ? Ans . 3200 hours . 13. A builder received Western lands at $ 25 per acre ...
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... minutes , B in 10 minutes , C in 12 minutes , and D in 15 minutes ; in what time will they all meet at the start- . ing point ? Ans . 180 minutes . 13. A , B , C , and D start from the same point , A traveling a mile in 18 minutes , B ...
... minutes , B in 10 minutes , C in 12 minutes , and D in 15 minutes ; in what time will they all meet at the start- . ing point ? Ans . 180 minutes . 13. A , B , C , and D start from the same point , A traveling a mile in 18 minutes , B ...
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... minutes to plow 5 furrows ? 4. How much will 9 barrels of flour cost , if 2 barrels cost $ 103 ? 5. If 5 hats can be bought for $ 114 , how much will 8 hats cost ? 6. What cost 5 pounds of butter at the rate of $ 3 for 10 pounds ...
... minutes to plow 5 furrows ? 4. How much will 9 barrels of flour cost , if 2 barrels cost $ 103 ? 5. If 5 hats can be bought for $ 114 , how much will 8 hats cost ? 6. What cost 5 pounds of butter at the rate of $ 3 for 10 pounds ...
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12 cents acres apiece apples bill bought bricks Brooks's Normal bushels called cents a yard CHRISTOPHER SOWER ciphers circumference column common denominator common fraction composite number compound number contained cubic feet cubic inches dimes Divide dividend dollars dozen EDWARD BROOKS equal factors equals the number expressed Find the sum gallons grain greatest common divisor hundred hundredths hundredweight improper fraction integer least common multiple longitude measure MENTAL EXERCISES method miles mills minuend minus mixed number multiplicand Multiply muslin number is divisible octavo book omitted unless otherwise OPERATION ounce pence pounds prime factors prime numbers pupils quart quotient Reduce remainder rods Rule Rule.-I shillings sold SOLUTION SOLUTION.-If Subtract subtrahend SUPPLEMENTARY PROBLEMS tens tenths thousand thousandths unless otherwise directed wheat wide worth Write the numbers WRITTEN EXERCISES yards of cloth
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Page 169 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 176 - Numbers. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. Paper. 24 sheets = 1 quire. 20 quires = 1 ream. 2 reams = 1 bundle. 5 bundles = 1 bale.
Page 155 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 131 - I. Annex ciphers to the numerator, and divide by the denominator. II. Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers used.
Page 162 - 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 168 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 37 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another.
Page 208 - 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 89 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 166 - 1 Square Chain . sq. ch. 10 Square Chains " 1 Acre A. 640 Acres " 1 Square Mile . . sq. mi. 36 Square Miles (6 miles square)