The Speedy Calculator: Being a System of Arithmeticauthor, 1850 - 324 pages |
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Page 77
... quarters 20 hundred weight 1 ounce , oz . 1 pound , lb. 1 quarter , qr . 1 hundred weight , cwt . 1 ton , ton . By this weight are weighed things of a coarse , drossy na- ture ; as flour , cheese , butter , hay , & c .; also , all ...
... quarters 20 hundred weight 1 ounce , oz . 1 pound , lb. 1 quarter , qr . 1 hundred weight , cwt . 1 ton , ton . By this weight are weighed things of a coarse , drossy na- ture ; as flour , cheese , butter , hay , & c .; also , all ...
Page 78
... quarters 3 quarters 5 quarters 6 quarters 1 quarter of a yard , qr . 1 yard , yd . 1 Ell Flemish , E.Fl. 1 Ell English , E.E. 1 Ell French , E.F. By this measure , which is only a branch of 78 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .
... quarters 3 quarters 5 quarters 6 quarters 1 quarter of a yard , qr . 1 yard , yd . 1 Ell Flemish , E.Fl. 1 Ell English , E.E. 1 Ell French , E.F. By this measure , which is only a branch of 78 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .
Page 82
... quarters , how many pounds ? Ans . 1036 pounds . Why ? Since 1 quarter is equal to 28 pounds , there will be 28 times as many pounds as there 82 REDUCTION , OR TRANSFORMATION .
... quarters , how many pounds ? Ans . 1036 pounds . Why ? Since 1 quarter is equal to 28 pounds , there will be 28 times as many pounds as there 82 REDUCTION , OR TRANSFORMATION .
Page 83
... quarters in this question being 37 , the num- ber of pounds therefore will be 28 times 37 . 19. In 3 cwt . , how ... quarters , there will be 4 times as many quarters as there are hundred weight . Secondly , since 1 quarter is equal to ...
... quarters in this question being 37 , the num- ber of pounds therefore will be 28 times 37 . 19. In 3 cwt . , how ... quarters , there will be 4 times as many quarters as there are hundred weight . Secondly , since 1 quarter is equal to ...
Page 84
... quarter , as many times 28 as there are in 1904 , so many quarters will 1904 pounds make , viz . , 68 quarters , and lastly , since 4 quarters are required to make 1 cwt . , as many times 4 as there are in 68 so many cwt . will 68 quarters ...
... quarter , as many times 28 as there are in 1904 , so many quarters will 1904 pounds make , viz . , 68 quarters , and lastly , since 4 quarters are required to make 1 cwt . , as many times 4 as there are in 68 so many cwt . will 68 quarters ...
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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