The New Elementary Arithmetic

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Silver, Burdett, 1899 - Arithmetic - 308 pages
 

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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.

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