Robinson's Progressive Intellectual Arithmetic: on the inductive plan: being a sequel to the Progressive primary arithmetic

by Horatio N Robinson

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. 1878 edition. ...numerator or multiplying the denominator by it. (See pages 72 and 73, notes.) 5. If 6 pounds of coffee cost $f, what will 1 pound cost? 6. If 4 apples cost of a shilling, what will 1 apple cost? 7'. If 5 yards of sheeting cost $ f, what will 1 yard cost? 8. If 4 figs cost of a dime, what will 1 fig cost? 9. What will 1 yard of linen cost, if 4 yards cost f I? 10. Marcus had f of a melon, which he wished to divide equally between his 2 sisters; what part must he give to each.? 11. Oliver, having 12 quarts of blueberAs, sold of them for $; what was that a quart?, 12. If 6 persons agree to share equally? of a bushel of grapes, what part of a bushel will each have? 13. If you divide of a barrel of flour among 3 poor families, what part of a barrel will you give to each? 14. How many times is 7 contained in f? 5 in f? 8inf? 10 in A«? 15. What is the quotient of divided by 5? by 7? 16. What is the quotient of f divided by 3? by 4? 57. 1. At $ a yard, how many yards of silk can be bought for $8? Analysis. As many yards as $£, the price of 1 yard, is contained times in $6; $6 is equal to $2/, and $£ is contained in $2 8 times. Therefore, at $£ a yard, 8 yards of silk can be bought for $6. 2. If a boy can earn $ a day, how long will it take him to earn $5? 3. How long will it take a man to spend $10 for cigars, if he spend $J a day? 4. When potatoes are $f per bushel, how many bushels can be bought for $8? 5. At $ £ a pair, how many pairs of shoes can be bought for $7? 6. How much butter can be bought for $3, at Щ a pound? 7. How many times is i contained in 4? in 7? in 8? 8. If the cars run f of a mile a minute, how long will they be in running 25 miles? 9. If a horse eat-of a bushel of oats a day, how long will 9 bushels...

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First published August 5, 2015