The Speedy Calculator: Being a System of Arithmeticauthor, 1850 - 324 pages |
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... LONG MEASURE . 3 barley - corns b.c. make 12 inches 3 feet 5 yards or 16 feet 40 poles 8 furlongs or 1760 yards 3 miles 60 geographic or 2 69 common miles S 1 inch , in . 1 foot , ft . 1 rod , pole , or perch , p . 1 yard , yd . 1 ...
... LONG MEASURE . 3 barley - corns b.c. make 12 inches 3 feet 5 yards or 16 feet 40 poles 8 furlongs or 1760 yards 3 miles 60 geographic or 2 69 common miles S 1 inch , in . 1 foot , ft . 1 rod , pole , or perch , p . 1 yard , yd . 1 ...
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Benjamin Naylor. By this measure , which is only a branch of long measure , cloth , tapes , ribbons , & c . , are measured ; the name expresses the use . SQUARE OR SUPERFICIAL MEASURE . 144 square inches make 9 square feet 1 square foot ...
Benjamin Naylor. By this measure , which is only a branch of long measure , cloth , tapes , ribbons , & c . , are measured ; the name expresses the use . SQUARE OR SUPERFICIAL MEASURE . 144 square inches make 9 square feet 1 square foot ...
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... LONG MEASURE . 37. Change 7463 miles to furlongs . Ans . 59704 fur . Why ? 38. Change 179112 furlongs to miles . Ans ... feet , how many square inches ? Ans . 1108512 sq . in . Why ? 53. In 2217024 square inches , how many square feet ...
... LONG MEASURE . 37. Change 7463 miles to furlongs . Ans . 59704 fur . Why ? 38. Change 179112 furlongs to miles . Ans ... feet , how many square inches ? Ans . 1108512 sq . in . Why ? 53. In 2217024 square inches , how many square feet ...
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... feet long to the ground , to measure 1 mile ? Ans . 440 times . 153. How many 9 gallon kegs may be filled from 17 hhd . wine measure ? Ans . 119 kegs . 154. How many steps of 24 feet each , will a man take in walking 25 miles ? Ans ...
... feet long to the ground , to measure 1 mile ? Ans . 440 times . 153. How many 9 gallon kegs may be filled from 17 hhd . wine measure ? Ans . 119 kegs . 154. How many steps of 24 feet each , will a man take in walking 25 miles ? Ans ...
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... foot , 6 inches long . If 84 yards , 2 feet , 4 inches , be cut off from it , how long will the remainder be ! Ans . 280 yds . 2 ft . 2 in . 74. The distance from Philadelphia to Trenton is about 30 miles , 3 furlongs , 16 poles . A ...
... foot , 6 inches long . If 84 yards , 2 feet , 4 inches , be cut off from it , how long will the remainder be ! Ans . 280 yds . 2 ft . 2 in . 74. The distance from Philadelphia to Trenton is about 30 miles , 3 furlongs , 16 poles . A ...
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12 cents 14 pounds 60 cents acres amount apples AVOIRDUPOIS barrels of flour bushels of wheat cents a bushel cents a gallon cents a pound cents a yard ciphers cloth cost column common difference contain cows cube root decimal denominator Divide dividend divisor drams DRY MEASURE ells equal feet 6 inches feet long furlongs gain gallons given number hence hogsheads hundred improper fraction inches wide interest learner least common denominator least common multiple left-hand less mean proportional measure merchant bought miles mixed number muslin nails number of terms ounces paid pecks pence pennyweights piece pint pound sterling quarters quarts question quotient ratio remainder right-hand figures rods roods sell sheep shillings sold square root Subtract sugar tens figure tons TROY WEIGHT units figure weight whole number yards cost yards of cloth