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... boys ? John has three quills and Charles seven how many quills have both of them ? 4. John has four chestnuts in one hand and three in the other : how many has he in both ? Charles has four quills and John seven : how many have both of ...
... boys ? John has three quills and Charles seven how many quills have both of them ? 4. John has four chestnuts in one hand and three in the other : how many has he in both ? Charles has four quills and John seven : how many have both of ...
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... boy has eight marbles and gains five : how many will he then have ? If he has eight and gains nine how many ? If he has eight and gains ten how many ? 4. Charles has nine apples and buys five more : how many will he then have ? If he ...
... boy has eight marbles and gains five : how many will he then have ? If he has eight and gains nine how many ? If he has eight and gains ten how many ? 4. Charles has nine apples and buys five more : how many will he then have ? If he ...
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... boys are there ? 9. In another school there are twenty scholars , and nine are boys how many girls are there ? 10. In Elizabeth's flower - bed there are thirty beauti- ful lilies , and John breaks off seven of them : how many are left ...
... boys are there ? 9. In another school there are twenty scholars , and nine are boys how many girls are there ? 10. In Elizabeth's flower - bed there are thirty beauti- ful lilies , and John breaks off seven of them : how many are left ...
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... boys : how many does he give to each ? 2. James has twelve peaches , and divides them equally between his two ... boys in a schoolroom , and but two benches : how many boys must sit on each bench ? 10. If there were twenty - four boys ...
... boys : how many does he give to each ? 2. James has twelve peaches , and divides them equally between his two ... boys in a schoolroom , and but two benches : how many boys must sit on each bench ? 10. If there were twenty - four boys ...
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... boy has twelve cents , and finds that he must give three cents apiece for tops : how many can he buy ? 7. If he has twenty - one cents , how many can he buy ? 8. If he has twenty - four cents , how many can he buy ? 9. There are fifteen ...
... boy has twelve cents , and finds that he must give three cents apiece for tops : how many can he buy ? 7. If he has twenty - one cents , how many can he buy ? 8. If he has twenty - four cents , how many can he buy ? 9. There are fifteen ...
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apple be divided apples and gives avoirdupois barrel bench bought buys eight buys three cents apiece Charles buys Commit the following dollars drams dry measure eight cents eighteen Eleven fifteen fifty Fifty-five fifty-four fifty-six five and three five cents five's following Table forty forty-eight Forty-four forty-two four cents four's fourths fraction furlongs gallons halves Henry buys hogshead hundred inkstands James buys Jane John buys Less eight Less five Less four Less nine Less seven Less six Less three LESSON III LESSON VIII mainder miles nine and four nine cents nine times LESSON ninety ninths Number Oliver buys oranges cost ounces peaches pennyweights Peter buys pints quarts remains seven cents seventy-two sheets shillings six cents sixteen sixths sixty stands Table to memory tenths thimbles thirds thirty thirty-six thirty-two three cents three fifths TROY WEIGHT twelve twenty twenty-eight twenty-four twenty-one twenty-seven Twenty-two unit divided whole things William buys wine measure
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Page 105 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 99 - TABLE. 16 drams, (drs.) make 1 ounce, - marked - oz. 16 ounces ----- 1 pound, - - - - - ' Ib. 28 pounds ----- 1 quarter, ----- qr. 4 quarters ----- 1 hundred weight, - - cwt. 20 hundred weight - - 1 ton, ------ T.
Page 102 - 1 Quarter of a yard, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Yard, " yd. 3 Quarters " 1 Ell Flemish, EF 5 Quarters
Page 31 - ... 5 from 5 leaves . 0 5 from 6 leaves 1 5 from 7 leaves 2 5 from 8 leaves 3 5 from 9 leaves 4 5 from 10 leaves 5 5 from 11 leaves 6 5 from 12 leaves 7 5 from 13 leaves 8 5 from 14 leaves 9 5 from 15 leaves 10...
Page 107 - Ic. 5s. 28°. 15'. 4. In 27894 seconds, how many degrees ? Ans. 7°. 44'. 54". TABLE OF PARTICULARS. 12 things make 1 dozen. 12 dozen - - - - - 1 gross. 12 gross, or 144 dozen - 1 great gross ALSO, 20 things make 1 score. 112 pounds 1 quintal of fish. 24 sheets of paper - - 1 quire. 20 quires ----- 1 ream.
Page 103 - LIQUID MEASURE. 4 gills (gi.) make 1 pint, pt. 2 pints " 1 quart, qt. 4 quarts " 1 gallon, gal. 31£ gallons
Page 97 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.