Graded Mental Arithmetic: Arranged for Use in the Public Schools from Third to Eighth Grade, Inclusive |
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1-inch cubes 12 hours 14 days equals 16 feet 20 cents 24 equal 25 per cent 50 cents 60 days acres add 9 add the products bought boys bushel centals of wheat centimeters cents a pound cents equal cipher Count by 9's cubic centimeter cubic feet decimeter dimes Divide divisor dollar earn feet high feet long feet wide Find the area Find the cost Find the numbers Find the value foot equals fraction Frank's gain gallons George's given hundredweight hypotenuse inches equal inches wide interest least common multiple midnight equals minutes months multiply One-fourth one-ninth One-seventh One-sixth past midnight past noon equals pecks pennyweights piece pints pounds cost pounds will cost quantity quarts required to inclose selling price sold SOLUTION square feet square inches square rods square root square yards Subtract tenths units equal worth yards of cloth
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Page 150 - Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 152 - Measures of Length 10 millimeters (mm.) . . . . = 1 centimeter cm. 10 centimeters =1 decimeter dm. 10 decimeters =1 meter m. 10 meters =1 dekameter Dm. 10 dekameters =1 hektometer Hm. 10 hektometers =1 kilometer Km.
Page 149 - 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 151 - DIVISIONS OF THE CIRCLE. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute. 60 Minutes = 1 Degree. 30 Degrees = 1 Sign. 90 Degrees = 1 Quadrant. 360 Degrees, or 12 Signs = 1 Circumference. Formerly the subdivisions were carried on by sixties ; thus, the second was divided into 60 thirds, the third into 60 fourths, &c.
Page 150 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 151 - TIME MEASURE. 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (h.) 24 hours = 1 day (d...
Page 122 - ... the south half of the northeast quarter and the north half of the southeast quarter of section...
Page 153 - OF WEIGHT 10 milligrams (mg.) = 1 centigram (eg.) 10 centigrams = 1 decigram (dg.) 10 decigrams = 1 gram (g.) 10 grams = 1 dekagram (Dg.) 10 dekagrams = 1 hektogram (Hg.) 10 hektograms = 1 kilogram (Kg.) 10 kilograms = 1 myriagram (Mg.) 10 myriagrams = 1 quintal (Q...
Page 57 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 149 - Square Measure is used in measuring surfaces, as of land, boards, plastering, etc. The denominations are square inches, square feet, square yards, square rods, and square miles. 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq.ft.). 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.).