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16 inches 2-inch squares 20 inches long 20 inches wide 25 cents 9 inches acre acres of land average price barrels of flour berries bushels left bushels of potatoes cents a bushel cents a pound cents a quart cents a yard cents apiece Compare a 3-inch Compare a rectangle cord cubic inches Divide farmer sold feet long feet wide Find his gain Find the cost Find the greatest Find the price greatest common divisor greatest common factor half-inch squares horse eats improper fractions inches long contains inches wide contains land is worth least common denominator least common multiple LESSON merchant sold miles a day mixed numbers Multiply perimeter piece of paper quotient rectangle 1 foot rectangle 20 rectangle 3 feet rectangle 4 inches rectangular field remainder worth rods long rods wide sell square field square inches uniting two rectangles yards long yards of silk
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Page 265 - LIQUID MEASURE DRY MEASURE 4 gills = 1 pint . . . pt. 2 pints = 1 quart . . qt. 2 pints = 1 quart . . . qt. 8 quarts = 1 peck . . pk. 4 quarts = 1 gallon . . gal. 4 pecks = 1 bushel . . bu.
Page 285 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 265 - 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 265 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 313 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 319 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 326 - If 2 men start from the same place and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 4 miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 5 miles an hour, how far apart will they be at the end of 1 hour ? At the end of 2 hours ? 5 hours?
Page 267 - If 4 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 3 men do twice as much work ? 15.
Page 300 - 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.