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... length ? Ans . $ 965120 . 24. The area of the United States is 3,668,167 square miles , and according to the census of 1890 there was an average of 17 people to the square mile . What was the population of the United States according to ...
... length ? Ans . $ 965120 . 24. The area of the United States is 3,668,167 square miles , and according to the census of 1890 there was an average of 17 people to the square mile . What was the population of the United States according to ...
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... length ; allowing 235 pounds for waste , how many pounds will it take to spin a thread to reach round the earth , supposing the distance to be 25000 miles ? Ans . 3360 pounds . 37. John has $ 8546 , which is $ 342 less than 4 times as ...
... length ; allowing 235 pounds for waste , how many pounds will it take to spin a thread to reach round the earth , supposing the distance to be 25000 miles ? Ans . 3360 pounds . 37. John has $ 8546 , which is $ 342 less than 4 times as ...
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... length . What was the length at first ? Ans . 100 feet . 52. A man bought of a box of candles , and having used of them , sold the remainder for 1 of a dollar . How much would a box cost at the same rate ? Ans . $ 573 . 53. A post ...
... length . What was the length at first ? Ans . 100 feet . 52. A man bought of a box of candles , and having used of them , sold the remainder for 1 of a dollar . How much would a box cost at the same rate ? Ans . $ 573 . 53. A post ...
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... length . A Surface or Area has two dimensions - length and breadth . A Solid or Body has three dimensions - length , breadth , and thickness . STANDARD OF EXTENSION . 192. The United States standard unit of measures of extension ...
... length . A Surface or Area has two dimensions - length and breadth . A Solid or Body has three dimensions - length , breadth , and thickness . STANDARD OF EXTENSION . 192. The United States standard unit of measures of extension ...
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... lengths and distances . 12 Inches ( in . ) TABLE . make 1 Foot . 66 1 Yard 3 Feet 5 Yards , or 161 ft . , 320 Rods 66 ... length is as stated in the table . A degree of longitude is greatest at the equator , where it is 69.16 miles , and ...
... lengths and distances . 12 Inches ( in . ) TABLE . make 1 Foot . 66 1 Yard 3 Feet 5 Yards , or 161 ft . , 320 Rods 66 ... length is as stated in the table . A degree of longitude is greatest at the equator , where it is 69.16 miles , and ...
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Page 173 - 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 180 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 185 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 287 - ... for the given number of years. III. Subtract the given principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the compound interest.
Page 398 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 300 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 50 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of separating a number into equal parts.
Page 78 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 308 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 54 - If any partial dividend will not contain the divisor, place a cipher in the quotient, and bring down the next figure of the dividend, and divide as before.