New Practical Arithmetic: In which the Science and Its Applications are Simplified by Induction and Analysis : Prepared to Accompany the Mathematical Series of Benjamin Greenleaf, Part 1 |
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acres annexed Arithmetical barrels of flour bought bushels called centimeters cents a pound ciphers common denominator common fraction contained cost cubic decimal places decimal point decimeter Denominate Number denoting difference dividend division dollars equal equivalent fractions equivalent improper fraction exact divisor Examples feet fifths figures fourth fractional units gallons given numbers grains greatest common divisor hectoliter Hence hogshead horses hundred hundredths inches integral kilogram least common multiple Measure meter miles mills minuend mixed number multiplicand numbers expressed OPERATION ounces pennyweights pints prime factors prime number quarts quotient Reduce remainder Repeat the Rule Repeat the Table repetend REVIEW QUESTIONS seventh smallest terms sold SOLUTION square miles square rods subtract subtrahend ten-thousandths tenths third thousand thousandths Troy Troy Weight United States Money value expressed weight whole number worth write written
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Page 147 - 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 150 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 87 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 144 - 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 - Divide the greater number by the less, and the divisor by the remainder, and so on, until there is no remainder ; the last divisor will be the greatest common divisor.
Page 150 - A CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the center; as the figure ADB E.
Page 149 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, is a cord.
Page 99 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 148 - 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 43 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another.