A High School Arithmetic (Wentworth & Hill's Practical Arithmetic) |
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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 gallons gals given number hektars hektoliter Hence hundred kilograms kilometers length liter logarithm mantissa measure miles minuend minus minute mixed number multiplicand Multiply number of cubic obtained 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 155 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
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 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.
Page 315 - That is, the amount drawn out is f 22.19. (2) In how many years will a sum of money double itself at 4%, compound interest?
Page 291 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Page 151 - 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 237 - Ex. Find the principal that will amount to $748.125 in - 3 yrs. 6 mos., at 4%. 3 yrs. 6 mos. = 3J yrs.