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... miles ; the second day , 14 ; and the third , 15 ; how far did he travel ? 13 + 14 + 15 = how many ? How many sums will you have done , if you do 12 to - day , 15 to - morrow , and 18 the next day ? 12 + 15 + 18 = how many ? How many ...
... miles ; the second day , 14 ; and the third , 15 ; how far did he travel ? 13 + 14 + 15 = how many ? How many sums will you have done , if you do 12 to - day , 15 to - morrow , and 18 the next day ? 12 + 15 + 18 = how many ? How many ...
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... miles ; in 1836 , 2100 miles ; in 1837 , 1400 miles ; in 1838 , 1992 miles . How many miles did he travel from 1834 to 1838 inclusive ? Ans . 7974 . 28. Bought of my neighbor four loads of hay ; the first weighed 1600 lbs .; the second ...
... miles ; in 1836 , 2100 miles ; in 1837 , 1400 miles ; in 1838 , 1992 miles . How many miles did he travel from 1834 to 1838 inclusive ? Ans . 7974 . 28. Bought of my neighbor four loads of hay ; the first weighed 1600 lbs .; the second ...
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... miles ; after he had traveled 16 miles , he stopped to feed his horse ; how far had he then to travel ? A man having 22 chickens , killed 13 of them ; how many were left ? From a stick of timber 19 feet long , 7 feet were cut off ; what ...
... miles ; after he had traveled 16 miles , he stopped to feed his horse ; how far had he then to travel ? A man having 22 chickens , killed 13 of them ; how many were left ? From a stick of timber 19 feet long , 7 feet were cut off ; what ...
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... miles at 5 cents a mile ? What to ride 7 miles ? 9 miles ? 4 miles ? 5 miles ? 8 miles ? 10 miles ? 11 miles ? 12 miles ? Six men paid a poor man 6 dollars each ; how much did the poor man receive 34 SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION .
... miles at 5 cents a mile ? What to ride 7 miles ? 9 miles ? 4 miles ? 5 miles ? 8 miles ? 10 miles ? 11 miles ? 12 miles ? Six men paid a poor man 6 dollars each ; how much did the poor man receive 34 SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION .
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... miles in 1 hour , how far will he travel in 7 hours ? in 5 hours ? in 9 hours ? in 6 hours ? in 8 hours ? in 10 hours ? in 11 hours ? What is the product of 6 multiplied by 11 ? by 5 ? by 9 ? by What is the pro- 7 ? by 8 ? by 6 ? by 10 ...
... miles in 1 hour , how far will he travel in 7 hours ? in 5 hours ? in 9 hours ? in 6 hours ? in 8 hours ? in 10 hours ? in 11 hours ? What is the product of 6 multiplied by 11 ? by 5 ? by 9 ? by What is the pro- 7 ? by 8 ? by 6 ? by 10 ...
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Page 15 - ... one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred two hundred three hundred four hundred five hundred...
Page 277 - If 8 men can build a wall 20 feet long, 6 feet high and 4 feet thick, in 12 days ; in what time will 24 men build one 200 feet long, 8 feet high, and 6 feet thick ? 8 : 12 : : 20x6x4 24: 200x8x6 80 (lays, Jlns.
Page 290 - ... above the upper deck; the breadth thereof at the broadest part above the main wales, half of which breadth shall be accounted the depth of such vessel, and shall then deduct from the...
Page 119 - Now .} of f- is a compound fraction, whose value is found by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 209 - DISCOUNT. DISCOUNT is an allowance made for the payment of money before it is due. The present worth of a debt payable at some future time, without interest, is such a sum of money as will, if put at interest for the given time, amount to the debt.
Page 291 - ... shall be deemed the true contents or tonnage of such ship or vessel; and if such ship or vessel be single-decked, take the length and breadth, as above directed, deduct from the said length...
Page 67 - TABLE. 4 nails, (na.) or 9 inches, make 1 quarter, marked qr. 4 quarters, or 36 inches, - 1 yard, - - - - yd. 3 quarters, ------ 1 ell Flemish, - - E. Fl 5 quarters, ------ 1 ell English, - - EE 6 quarters, ------ 1 ell French, - - E. Fr 27.
Page 123 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 252 - 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.
Page 5 - If 6 men in 16 days of 9 hours each build a wall 20 feet long, 6 feet high, and 4 feet thick, in how many days of...