The Public School Arithmetic: Based on McLellan & Dewey's "Psychology of Number" |
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annum Avoirdupois bought brokerage commission compound interest contains cost price cube root dealer decimeter denotes derived units digits dime discount Divide dividend divisor dollars dry measure equal Exercise farm Find the amount Find the area Find the cost Find the L. C. M. Find the length Find the number Find the sum Find the value fraction gain per cent horse insured invested Least Common Multiple longitude loss marked price measuring unit meter metric system Multiply number of units paid premium primary unit profit quotient rate per cent ratio received rectangle Reduce remainder required to find selling price share sides square root Subtract tenths thousand thousandths triangle Troy Weight unit of area unit of length unit of measure units of money units of volume weight wheat worth
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Page 166 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page 165 - MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.)= 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 166.
Page 346 - A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
Page 158 - MONEY 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.) 12 pence = 1 shilling (s...
Page 166 - Liquid Measure 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 159 - AVoIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (Ib.). 100 pounds = 1 hundredweight (cwt.). 20 hundredweight = 1 ton (T.).
Page 163 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 167 - Time 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk.) 365 days = 1 common year (yr.) 366 days = 1 leap year 12 months (mo.) = 1 year 10 years = 1 decade 10 decades or \ , , , „ , 1=1 century (cen. or U.) 100 years / J v ' Thirty days has September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone, To which we twenty-eight assign, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 163 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet — 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30^ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 160 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces ... 1 pound (Ib.) Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, precious stones, etc. APOTHECARIES