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... side is a unit of length . The science that treats of numbers and the methods Arithmetic . of using them . Assets . All the property belonging to an estate , individual , or cor- poration . Average . The mean of several unequal numbers ...
... side is a unit of length . The science that treats of numbers and the methods Arithmetic . of using them . Assets . All the property belonging to an estate , individual , or cor- poration . Average . The mean of several unequal numbers ...
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... side of the room , of the platform , of the window - sill , etc. , etc. , and writing down the result in each case . Whenever the length measured is less than a meter , he should write down 0 , and after it the decimal point , then the ...
... side of the room , of the platform , of the window - sill , etc. , etc. , and writing down the result in each case . Whenever the length measured is less than a meter , he should write down 0 , and after it the decimal point , then the ...
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... sides of an enclosure 216 yards long and 111 broad . 7. Find the contents of the smallest vessel that may be filled by using a 4 - quart , a 5 - quart , or a 6 - quart measure . 8. Two apprentices carry 1147 and 961 ivory balls , re ...
... sides of an enclosure 216 yards long and 111 broad . 7. Find the contents of the smallest vessel that may be filled by using a 4 - quart , a 5 - quart , or a 6 - quart measure . 8. Two apprentices carry 1147 and 961 ivory balls , re ...
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... sides measures 75 rods ? 29. A schooner sails on the average 175 miles a day ; how far will she sail in a week ? 30. At the rate of 83 miles per hour , how many miles will a ship sail from a quarter past three A.M. to a quarter before ...
... sides measures 75 rods ? 29. A schooner sails on the average 175 miles a day ; how far will she sail in a week ? 30. At the rate of 83 miles per hour , how many miles will a ship sail from a quarter past three A.M. to a quarter before ...
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... sides . Conversely , the number of square units in a rectangle divided by the number of linear units in one side will give the number of linear units in its adjacent side . UNITS OF SURFACE . 161. 144 square inches ( sq COMPOUND ...
... sides . Conversely , the number of square units in a rectangle divided by the number of linear units in one side will give the number of linear units in its adjacent side . UNITS OF SURFACE . 161. 144 square inches ( sq COMPOUND ...
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Page 178 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 168 - 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 126 - When necessary, reduce the fractions to their least common denominator. Subtract the numerator of the subtrahend, from the numerator of the minuend, and place the difference of the new numerators over the common denominator.
Page 339 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.
Page 93 - ... and so on until the quotient is itself a prime number. The several divisors and the last quotient are the prime factors.
Page 182 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the Circumference, all points of which are equally distant from a point within, called the Centre.
Page 160 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 108 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.
Page 290 - If a man walk 3 miles an hour, how many hours will it take him to walk 30 miles ? 17. Bought 4 barrels of flour for 28 dollars ; what was the cost of one barrel ? 18. If I pay 27 cents for 3 pounds of sugar, how much do I pay a pound ? 19. 15 are how many times 3 ? 5 ? 20.
Page 170 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.