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60 days altitude annual annuity arithmetical progression base bought bushels centimeters cents a square ciphers common fraction compound interest cone contained cube root cubic centimeters cubic foot decimal point decimeters diameter digits discount Divide dividend divisor dollars equal EXAMPLES exchange Express Find the amount Find the cost Find the interest Find the L. C. M. focal date following RULE frustum gain gallons geometrical progression Hence hypotenuse interest being compounded invested June 16 kilograms lateral area merchant meter miles months multiply number of days partner's share payable pounds premium present worth principal proportional pyramid quotient radius ratio remainder result right triangle sells Sept side sight draft simple interest slant height sold specific gravity square root Subtracting sum of money tank units volume weighs
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Page 101 - 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 101 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 100 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 252 - Find the amount of the principal to the time when the payment, or the sum of the payments, equals or exceeds the interest due.
Page 104 - COUNTING. 12 units or things make 1 dozen. 12 dozen " 1 gross. 12 gross " 1 great gross. 20 units
Page 101 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 148 - Divide this remainder by three times the square of the part of the root already found, with two ciphers annexed^ and write the quotient as the next figure of the root.
Page 59 - Multiply the numerators together for the numerator of the product, and the denominators together for the denominator of the product.
Page 160 - PERIPHERY of a circle is its entire bounding line ; or it is a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre.
Page 11 - The number to be subtracted is called the Subtrahend. The number from which the subtrahend is to be subtracted is called the Minuend. The result is called the Remainder or Difference. 21. The symbol —, read "minus" or "less,