Numbers, and how to Use Them: by the Natural Method: A Complete, Practical Arithmetic, for Self-help and for Schools Other Than the Primary

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J.F. Brown, 1892 - Arithmetic - 153 pages
 

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Page 63 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page 61 - 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 60 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) . . = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet =1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30i square yards =1 square rod (sq.
Page xii - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 64 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes = 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 95 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Except February alone, Which hath but twenty-eight in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 63 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 31 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction.
Page 17 - A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3• A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
Page 61 - Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) - 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (1b.).

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