 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 302 pages
...$0.86 ; and the county tax $0.01, on the dollar. What is the amount of his taxes ? Am. $315.64. 1. A Measure is a standard unit, established by law or custom, by which quantity, as extent, dimension, capacity, amount, or value is measured or estimated. Thus, the standard unit... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 300 pages
...without answers, and designed for the use of classes. BROOKLYN, Januaiy, 18"5 DWF MEASURES. CHAPTER L 1. A Measure is a standard unit, established by law or custom, by which quantity, as extent, dimension, capacity, amount, or value is measured or estimated. Thus, the standard unit... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 538 pages
...decrease is by the uniform scale of 10 ; but in Compound Numbers, the scale varies. MEASURES. 334. A Measure is a standard unit established by law or custom, by which quantity, such as extent, dimension, capacity, amount, or value, is measured or estimated. Thus, the standard... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 542 pages
...by the uniform scale of 10 ^ but in Compound Numbers, the scale varies. . MEASURES. 334. A Meastire is a standard unit established by law or custom, by which quantity, such as extent, dimension, capacity, amount, or value, is measured or estimated. Thus, the standard... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1875 - 290 pages
...answers, and designed for the use of classes. BROOKLYN, January, 187!>. DWF MEASURES. , CHAPTER L 1. A Measure is a standard unit, established by law or custom, by which quantity, as extent, dimension, capacity, amount, or value is measured or estimated. Thus, the standard unit... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1883 - 364 pages
...yards ticking © $.37f Make out a receipted bill, using Bill 2 (p. 134) as a model. MEASURES. 173. A measure is a standard unit established by law or custom, by which extent, dimension, capacity, amount, or value is estimated. Thus, length is ascertained by applying... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1883 - 348 pages
...yards ticking @ $.37£. Make out a receipted bill, using Bill 2 (p. 134) as a model. MEASURES. 173. A measure is a standard unit established by law or custom, by which extent, dimension, capacity, amount, or value is estimated. Thus, length is ascertained by applying... | |
 | George Soulé - Arithmetic - 1888 - 568 pages
...but in compound numbers the scale varies according^to the kind of measure employed. MEASURES. 320. A Measure is a standard unit established by law or custom, by which quantity, such as extent, dimension, capacity, amount, or value, is measured or estimated. There are seven kinds... | |
 | Electrical engineering - 1897 - 672 pages
...decrease is on the scale of 10, but in compound or denominate numbers the scale varies. MEASURES. 2O7. A measure is a standard unit, established by law or custom, by which quantity of any kind is measured. The standard unit of dry measure is the Winchester bushel •, of weight,... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Electrical engineering - 1897 - 346 pages
...decrease is on the scale of 10, but in compound or denominate numbers the scale varies. MEASURES. 200. A measure is a standard unit established by law or custom, by which quantity of any kind is measured. The standard unit of dry measure is the Winchester bushel ; of weight, the... | |
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A measure is a standard unit, established by law or custom, by which quantity of any kind is measured. The standard unit of dry measure is the Winchester bushel ; of weight, the pound ; of liquid measure, the gallon, etc. 
