Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...together to do the work? 15. If a man walks 3J miles an hour, how many hours will it take him to walk 187J miles? 16. A man raised 187J bu. of barley on 7j acres of land. How many bushels an acre did he raise? 17. From 120 acres of land, 44J A. were sold to one man, and J of the remainder to another. Find the value of the unsold acres at $65 an acre. 18. $ of of the value of a pair of horses is $210. What is the value of the pair? 19. A can do a piece of work in 6 days, B in 8 days, and C in 10 days. How much of it can they do in 2 days, working together? 20. At 16J/ a yard, what will 415 J yd. of cloth cost? 21. Divide 12J x 16jj by 61 x 5i. 150 ORAL. 1. What is the result of an example in subtraction called? 2. (a) A man had $25, and lost $10. (6) You have $25, and I have $10. In (a) is the answer a difference or remainder? In (6)? 3. What kind of numbers can be subtracted? 4. When numbers are unlike, what must be done before subtracting? 5. When fractions are unlike, what must be done before subtracting? 6. What are the terms in subtraction called? In the following four examples, give the answer in terms of both the minuend and subtrahend: 7. 3 Ib.-32 oz. 4 hr.-180 min. 4 yr.-36 mo. 8. 5 yd.-12 ft. 5 ft.-48 in. 9 ft.-2 yd. 9. $12-350/. 2 T.-2000 Ib. 5 dimes-20 ct. 10. 4 bu.-8 pk. 6 pk.-24 qt. 10 qt.-8 pt. 11. Find the missing term: Minuend, 45 x 43 53 x 61 x 95 74 Subtrahend, a; 36 27 a; 34 29 64 x 39 Remainder, 24 15 a; 11 42 a; 19 32 x 12. In the morning I had $2, during the day I spent 35 cents, a half-dollar, a quarter, and a dime. How much money had I at night? 13. What day of what month is the 75th day of every year not a leap year? What change does leap year make? 14. What number is 12 less than 76-38? 15. What kind of numbers can be compared? 16....
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