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12 cents 12 feet 12 inches 25 cents 50 cents 9 cents 9 tens acres Article barrels of flour board foot bought bushels cents a pound cents a quart cents a yard ciphers circle common fraction contains cords cost cubic feet cubic foot cubic inches denominations dimes dividend divisor dollar dozen Draw DRY MEASURE earn eight feet long feet wide figure which stands Find the sum gain gallons greatest common divisor hundred hundredths inches long inches wide integers measure melon miles minuend MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS month Multiply numbers ending oranges ounces paid pairs pecks pints prime factors Read the number receive Reduce remainder sell slate sold square feet square inches square miles square yards Subtract ten-thousandths tenths thousand thousandths Three Tens units week yards of cloth yards of ribbon
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Page 272 - 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 269 - 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 264 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 223 - Dividing both dividend and divisor by the same number does not affect the quotient.
Page 264 - Winchester bushel, which is 18^ inches in diameter and 8 inches deep, and contains 2150.42 cubic inches, equal to 77.6274 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water, at its maximum density. A gallon, dry measure, contains 268.8 cubic inches.
Page 236 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 266 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 275 - The denominations are seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, and centuries. 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.). 60 minutes = 1 hour (h.). 24 hours = 1 day (d.).
Page 268 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq.
Page 268 - ... 5. If a horse eats 1 pk. 6 qt. of oats in a day, how long will 7 bu. 2 pk. last ? LONG MEASURE. 11. Long or Linear Measure is used in measuring lengths and distances. The denominations are inches, feet, yards, rods, and miles. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16£ feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1760 yards, or 5280 feet = 1 mile. 1. Reduce 12 rods to feet. Reduce 15 rd. 3 yd. 2 ft. to feet. 2. Reduce 136 rd. 4 yd. to inches. Reduce 18 miles to rods.