Practical Arithmetic: Book I -- [book II], Volume 2American Book, 1909 - Arithmetic |
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12 days acres altitude analysis annexing base bought bushels cent circle circumference common fraction compound interest cords corn cube root cubic foot cubic inches decimal point diameter divided dividend division equal expression feet Find the amount Find the cost Find the interest gain Give given greatest common divisor hundred hundredths improper fraction indorsed lateral surface least common multiple length maturity miles minuend months Multiply number of days number of dollars number of figures number representing ORAL paid parallelogram payable period piece places pounds principal PROBLEMS WRITTEN proportion pupils quarts quotient ratio rectangle Reduce remainder result rods selling sides slant height sold SOLUTION Solve square root square yards Study Recitation subtracted trial divisor triangle Troy weight units weight wheat whole number wide worth Write zeros
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Page 269 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 171 - 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 51 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 181 - Minutes = 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 164 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 171 - 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 329 - SURVEYORS' SQUARE MEASURE. 144. This measure is used by surveyors in computing the area or contents of land. TABLE. 625 Square Links (sq. 1. ) make 1 Pole P. 16 Poles " 1 Square Chain . sq. ch. 10 Square Chains " 1 Acre A. 640 Acres " 1 Square Mile . . sq. mi. 36 Square Miles (6 miles square)
Page 178 - CUBIC MEASURE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in. ) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.).
Page 38 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another.
Page 168 - Measures of length are used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.).