First Steps in Numbers ...B.B. Mussey & Company, 1851 - 104 pages |
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Page 104 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 103 - UNITED STATES MONEY. 10 mills = 1 cent. 10 cents = 1 dime. 10 dimes = 1 dollar. 10 dollars = 1 eagle.
Page 104 - ... 40 square rods, 1 square rood. 4 square roods, 1 square acre. 640 square acres, 1 square mile. 1 1 . Solid, or Cubic Measure. 1728 solid inches make 1 solid foot.
Page 104 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes = 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 103 - APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT 20 grains = 1 scruple. 3 scruples = 1 dram. 8 drams = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound.
Page 103 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel. Liquid Measure. — 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon; 31| gallons = 1 barrel; 2 barrels = 1 hogshead. Long Measure. — 12 inches = 1 foot; 3 feet...
Page 103 - Troy Weight 24 grains = 1 pennyweight. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound.
Page 103 - The abbreviations made use of in this weight are T. for ton, cwt. for hundred weight, qr. for quarter, Ib. for pound, oz. for ounce, and dr. for dram. T. cwt qr.
Page 42 - We have seen that multiplying by a whole number is taking the multiplicand as many times as there are units in the multiplier.