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30 days acres amount average balance bill bushels buying expenses C. L. Stevenson cash discount casting out nines cent of increase charge column common fraction compound interest Compute cubic cubic foot Decimal Fractions deducting denominator deposit digits discount period Divide dividend divisor dollars draft endowment policy Example excess of nines feet Find the interest Find the total following table gross profit illustration improper fraction inches indorsed insured inventory invoice July June least common multiple less list price long ton maturity merchant miles Minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply National Bank number of days Oral paid payable payment pounds premium principal Problem purchased received Reduce result Rule selling expenses selling price short method shows sold SOLUTION sound value square mile Subtract total number trade discount weight Written Work Find yard
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Page 103 - 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...
Page 101 - 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 212 - A negotiable promissory note within the meaning of this act is an unconditional promise in writing made by one person to another signed by the maker engaging to pay on demand, or at a fixed or determinable future time, a sum certain in money to order or to bearer.
Page 101 - 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 102 - 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 102 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 61 - The Least Common Multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that...
Page 64 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 63 - An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator ; as, f , -J.
Page 310 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.