A High School ArithmeticGinn, 1888 |
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acres amount Arithmetic bushel called circumference cistern cologarithm common fractions compound interest contain cube root cubic centimeters cubic foot cubic inches cubic meter cylinder decimal fractions decimal places decimal point deep denominator diameter digits discount divided dividend divisible divisor dollars draft equal EXERCISE expressed figures Find the capacity Find the cost Find the G. C. M. Find the number Find the value gallons gals given number hektars hektoliter Hence hundred kilograms kilometers length liter logarithm mantissa miles minuend minus minute mixed number multiplicand Multiply number of cubic payment pound quantity quotient rate per cent ratio reckoned Reduce remainder represent result side specific gravity square centimeters square meter square root Subtract subtrahend surface thick tons volume whole number wide yard
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Page 263 - Sixty days after sight of this first of Exchange (Second and Third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 153 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 152 - 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 160 - Numbers. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 151 - 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.
Page 122 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.
Page 155 - 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 About 30 days = 1 month (mo.) 12 months = 1 year VALUE 10 cents (ct.
Page 154 - Weight. 297. 24 grains (grs.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.).
Page 123 - If the numerator and denominator of a fraction be both multiplied or both divided by the same number, the value of the fraction is not altered.
Page 107 - A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3• A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.