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The Model Mental Arithmetic for Public and Private Schools (Classic Reprint) C. F. R. Bellows No preview available - 2017 |
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12 rods 15 cents 18 dollars 50 cents 60 days A's number acres amount ANALYSIS apples bank discount barrels of flour boys bushel of wheat cents a pound cents a quart contained cords of wood cows cubic foot decimal fractional denominator dimes divided dozen earn eggs farmer sold feet long fractional unit gain gallons girls greatest common divisor hay cost Henry horse hundredweight least common multiple less LESSON marked price MENTAL ARITHMETIC miles an hour minuend months 12 days Multiply paid pence pennyweights piece pints pounds of butter present worth principal pupils quarts of berries quire rate per cent receive Reduce RELATIONS OF UNITS remaining rods long rods wide rows selling sheep shillings square feet square inches square yards subtract tons of hay TROY WEIGHT walk weeks yards of cloth
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Page 81 - 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 90 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 84 - 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 87 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES
Page 89 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl.) 2...
Page 22 - If two men start from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, the one traveling at the rate of 3 miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 4 miles an hour, how far apart will they be at the end of 5 hours ? 11.
Page 88 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 77 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 30 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.