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INDUSTRIAL ARITHMETIC Charles Gerard B. 1860 White,Pitt Payson B. 1872 Colgrove No preview available - 2016 |
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acres amperes average belt bricks bushels cent circle circumference conductors contains corn cost crank pin cube root cubic feet cubic foot cylinder decimal distance divided divisor driving wheels dynamo electromotive force engine ensilage equal factor factor of adhesion feet per minute FIGURE find the number foot-pounds fraction frequency frustum fulcrum gear heat loss horsepower iron lamps length of stroke lever lines of force lines per square magnetic maximum flux mean effective pressure miles per hour milk motor multiplied number of lines number of revolutions number of square number of teeth number of volts ohms piston stroke primary coil PROBLEMS propeller pulley radius rafters ratio of transformation revolutions per minute shingles side speed square feet square inch square root steam surface thick tons tractive force turbine wheel turns valve velocity wall watts weight whole number wide width wire
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Page 19 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 78 - OF WEIGHT 10 milligrams (mg.) = 1 centigram (eg.) 10 centigrams = 1 decigram (dg.) 10 decigrams = 1 gram (g.) 10 grams = 1 dekagram (Dg...
Page 64 - 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 78 - Measures of Length 10 millimeters (mm) =1 centimeter cm 10 centimeters =1 decimeter dm 10 decimeters =1 meter m 10 meters =1 dekameter Dm 10 dekameters =1 hektometer Hm 10 hektometers =1 kilometer Km...
Page 26 - To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply. .the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, add the numerator and place the sum over the denominator.
Page 62 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 63 - MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.). 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.).
Page 66 - COUNTING. 12 units or things make 1 dozen. 12 dozen " 1 gross. 12 gross " 1 great gross. 20 units
Page 25 - Multiplying both numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 42 - Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the product as there are in both multiplicand and multiplier. DIVISION. Divide as in whole numbers, and point off...