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... wine for four hundred and thirty - seven dollars , and sold it again for ninety- four dollars more than he gave for it . How much did he sell it for ? 22. A man commenced trade with three thousand , two hundred and fifty dollars ; after ...
... wine for four hundred and thirty - seven dollars , and sold it again for ninety- four dollars more than he gave for it . How much did he sell it for ? 22. A man commenced trade with three thousand , two hundred and fifty dollars ; after ...
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... wine , at the rate of 2 dollars a gallon ; what did it come to ? WINE MEASURE . 4 gills ( gl . ) make 2 pints 1 pint 1 quart marked pt . 4 quarts 1 gallon qt . gal . 311 gallons 1 barrel or half hhd . bbl . 63 gallons 2 hogsheads 2 ...
... wine , at the rate of 2 dollars a gallon ; what did it come to ? WINE MEASURE . 4 gills ( gl . ) make 2 pints 1 pint 1 quart marked pt . 4 quarts 1 gallon qt . gal . 311 gallons 1 barrel or half hhd . bbl . 63 gallons 2 hogsheads 2 ...
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... wine , at 97 dol- lars a hogshead . How much did the whole amount to ? 5. A merchant sold 20 hhds . of brandy at 2 dollars a gal- lon . How much did each hogshead amount to ? How much did the whole amount to ? 6. What would 28 bales of ...
... wine , at 97 dol- lars a hogshead . How much did the whole amount to ? 5. A merchant sold 20 hhds . of brandy at 2 dollars a gal- lon . How much did each hogshead amount to ? How much did the whole amount to ? 6. What would 28 bales of ...
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... wine come to , at ten cents a pint ? 4. If 10 men can do a piece of work in 7 days , how many days will it take 1 man to do it ? 5. What would an ox , weighing 873 pounds , come to , at 10 cents a pound ? 6. If 100 men were to receive 8 ...
... wine come to , at ten cents a pint ? 4. If 10 men can do a piece of work in 7 days , how many days will it take 1 man to do it ? 5. What would an ox , weighing 873 pounds , come to , at 10 cents a pound ? 6. If 100 men were to receive 8 ...
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... wine , at $ 1.28 a gallon ? 4. What cost 68 yards of cloth , at $ 9.36 a yard ? 5. What will 87 thousand of boards come to , at $ 5.50 a thousand ? 6. What will 58 barrels of beef come to , at $ 9.75 a barrel ? 7. What will 87 gallons ...
... wine , at $ 1.28 a gallon ? 4. What cost 68 yards of cloth , at $ 9.36 a yard ? 5. What will 87 thousand of boards come to , at $ 5.50 a thousand ? 6. What will 58 barrels of beef come to , at $ 9.75 a barrel ? 7. What will 87 gallons ...
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Page 53 - The forward wheels of a waggon are 14^ feet in circumference, and the hind wheels 15 feet 9 inches, how many more times will the forward wheels turn round than the hind wheels, in running from Boston to New-York, it being 248 miles ?