The Speedy Calculator: Being a System of Arithmeticauthor, 1850 - 324 pages |
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Page 169
... wide , will cover the walls of a room that is 80 feet in compass , and 10 feet 12 inches high ? Ans . 120 yds . 84. If for a certain sum I can have 16 cwt . 2 quarters car- ried 156 miles , what distance should 198 cwt . be carried for ...
... wide , will cover the walls of a room that is 80 feet in compass , and 10 feet 12 inches high ? Ans . 120 yds . 84. If for a certain sum I can have 16 cwt . 2 quarters car- ried 156 miles , what distance should 198 cwt . be carried for ...
Page 171
... wide , for some of the same kind of a yard wide , what quantity of the latter will make an equal barter ? Ans . 34 ... inches of PROPORTION . 171.
... wide , for some of the same kind of a yard wide , what quantity of the latter will make an equal barter ? Ans . 34 ... inches of PROPORTION . 171.
Page 175
... inches wide will cover the wall of a room 27 yards in circuit and 9 feet 8 inches high ? Ans . 97 yds . ( 32-0 . ) 152. If 8 yards , 3 quarters of cloth cost $ 16.80 , what will 37 yards , 1 quarter , cost at the same rate ? Ans ...
... inches wide will cover the wall of a room 27 yards in circuit and 9 feet 8 inches high ? Ans . 97 yds . ( 32-0 . ) 152. If 8 yards , 3 quarters of cloth cost $ 16.80 , what will 37 yards , 1 quarter , cost at the same rate ? Ans ...
Page 186
... wide , how many pounds will be required to make 81 yards , 5 quarters wide ? Ans . 45 lbs . ( 0. ) 15. If it requires 750 tiles each 16 inches long and 124 inches wide to pave a gentleman's yard , how many tiles , each 15 inches long and 8 ...
... wide , how many pounds will be required to make 81 yards , 5 quarters wide ? Ans . 45 lbs . ( 0. ) 15. If it requires 750 tiles each 16 inches long and 124 inches wide to pave a gentleman's yard , how many tiles , each 15 inches long and 8 ...
Page 188
... inches in 12 hours , how much would a pond of 57 acres be raised by the same stream in 8 hours ? Ans . 22 inches ... wide , and 23 deep , in how many days of 9 hours each will 24 men dig a trench of 4 degrees of hardness , 337 yards long , 53 ...
... inches in 12 hours , how much would a pond of 57 acres be raised by the same stream in 8 hours ? Ans . 22 inches ... wide , and 23 deep , in how many days of 9 hours each will 24 men dig a trench of 4 degrees of hardness , 337 yards long , 53 ...
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