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... Weight • 163 Greatest Common Divisor 78 Measures of Extension 168 • • Multiples 84 Measures of Capacity . 179 · Order of Signs 90 Miscellaneous Tables . 184 FRACTIONS . 91 Reduction of Denominate Reduction Addition Subtraction ...
... Weight • 163 Greatest Common Divisor 78 Measures of Extension 168 • • Multiples 84 Measures of Capacity . 179 · Order of Signs 90 Miscellaneous Tables . 184 FRACTIONS . 91 Reduction of Denominate Reduction Addition Subtraction ...
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... prime to each other . Hence , 3 and 7 are all the component factors of the great- est common divisor sought . · 3. What is the greatest common divisor of 28 , 78 FACTORS . Measures of Weight 163 Greatest Common Divisor.
... prime to each other . Hence , 3 and 7 are all the component factors of the great- est common divisor sought . · 3. What is the greatest common divisor of 28 , 78 FACTORS . Measures of Weight 163 Greatest Common Divisor.
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... francs are there ? 10. In 2000 pfennige how many mark are there ? 11. In 1624 pence how many pounds are there ? 12. How many centimes are there in 22 francs ? MEASURES OF WEIGHT . 184. Weight is the measure of 162 DENOMINATE NUMBERS .
... francs are there ? 10. In 2000 pfennige how many mark are there ? 11. In 1624 pence how many pounds are there ? 12. How many centimes are there in 22 francs ? MEASURES OF WEIGHT . 184. Weight is the measure of 162 DENOMINATE NUMBERS .
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Horatio Nelson Robinson. MEASURES OF WEIGHT . 184. Weight is the measure of gravity , and varies according to the quantity of matter a body contains . The scales of weight in common use in the United States are the Troy and Avoirdupois ...
Horatio Nelson Robinson. MEASURES OF WEIGHT . 184. Weight is the measure of gravity , and varies according to the quantity of matter a body contains . The scales of weight in common use in the United States are the Troy and Avoirdupois ...
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... WEIGHT . 187. Avoirdupois Weight is used for all the ordi- nary purposes of weighing . TABLE . 16 Ounces make 1 Pound . lb. 100 Pounds 66 20 Cwt . , or 2000 lb. 66 1 Hundred - weight . . cwt . 1 Ton T. • The long or gross ton , hundred ...
... WEIGHT . 187. Avoirdupois Weight is used for all the ordi- nary purposes of weighing . TABLE . 16 Ounces make 1 Pound . lb. 100 Pounds 66 20 Cwt . , or 2000 lb. 66 1 Hundred - weight . . cwt . 1 Ton T. • The long or gross ton , hundred ...
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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.