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... present age was sixty - four years , and that he had been married 37 years ; what was his age when he was married ? 8. A man being asked how long he had been married , answered , that his present age was sixty - four years , and that he ...
... present age was sixty - four years , and that he had been married 37 years ; what was his age when he was married ? 8. A man being asked how long he had been married , answered , that his present age was sixty - four years , and that he ...
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... present system , which is called Federal Money , was adopted . Some of these denomi- nations , however , are still used in this country , as the shil- ling and the penny , but they are different in value from the English . In English ...
... present system , which is called Federal Money , was adopted . Some of these denomi- nations , however , are still used in this country , as the shil- ling and the penny , but they are different in value from the English . In English ...
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... present sixteen : and one hundred , to the present sixty - four , & c . The following is an example of the eight fold ratio , with the numbers of the ten fold ratio corresponding to them . • To answer this question it is necessary to ...
... present sixteen : and one hundred , to the present sixty - four , & c . The following is an example of the eight fold ratio , with the numbers of the ten fold ratio corresponding to them . • To answer this question it is necessary to ...
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... not require so many places indeed , but it would not be so easy to perform the operations as at present on account of the numbers in each place being so large . ed to twenty . But twelve is the same as 120 Part 2 . ARITHMETIC .
... not require so many places indeed , but it would not be so easy to perform the operations as at present on account of the numbers in each place being so large . ed to twenty . But twelve is the same as 120 Part 2 . ARITHMETIC .
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... presents itself , if we attempt to perform the operation as before ; for Had left 45 sheep we cannot take 7 from 2 . We can , however , take 7 from 62 , and there remains 55 ; and 10 from 55 , and there remains 45 , which is the answer ...
... presents itself , if we attempt to perform the operation as before ; for Had left 45 sheep we cannot take 7 from 2 . We can , however , take 7 from 62 , and there remains 55 ; and 10 from 55 , and there remains 45 , which is the answer ...
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