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... volumes , at $ 7 a volume ? 19. How many yards of sheeting in 57 bales , each bale con- taining 26 pieces , and each piece 44 yards ? 20. What is the cost of 128 barrels of beef , each containing 216 pounds , worth 13 cents a pound ? 21 ...
... volumes , at $ 7 a volume ? 19. How many yards of sheeting in 57 bales , each bale con- taining 26 pieces , and each piece 44 yards ? 20. What is the cost of 128 barrels of beef , each containing 216 pounds , worth 13 cents a pound ? 21 ...
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... volume or capacity ; weight , by apply . ing some unit of weight , etc. MEASURES OF EXTENSION . 174. Extension is that which has one or more of the dimensions , length , breadth , and thickness , and may be a line , a surface , or a ...
... volume or capacity ; weight , by apply . ing some unit of weight , etc. MEASURES OF EXTENSION . 174. Extension is that which has one or more of the dimensions , length , breadth , and thickness , and may be a line , a surface , or a ...
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... volume , or space that has three dimensions - length , breadth , and thickness . TABLE OF UNITS . 1728 Cubic In . ( cu . in . ) = 1 Cu . Foot , cu . ft . 27 Cubic Feet - 1 Cu . Yard , 1 cu . yd . cu . yd . = { EQUIVALENTS . 46656 cu ...
... volume , or space that has three dimensions - length , breadth , and thickness . TABLE OF UNITS . 1728 Cubic In . ( cu . in . ) = 1 Cu . Foot , cu . ft . 27 Cubic Feet - 1 Cu . Yard , 1 cu . yd . cu . yd . = { EQUIVALENTS . 46656 cu ...
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... 15 quires of paper , allowing 8 sheets to the volume ? 32. How many pages , 2 pages to each leaf , will there be in an 8vo book , containing 16 fully printed sheets ? 198. 1. Reduce bu . and .645 da . each REDUCTION . 147.
... 15 quires of paper , allowing 8 sheets to the volume ? 32. How many pages , 2 pages to each leaf , will there be in an 8vo book , containing 16 fully printed sheets ? 198. 1. Reduce bu . and .645 da . each REDUCTION . 147.
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... volume or solid contents of a rectangular body is the space included within the surfaces which bound it , and is ... volume of 1 cu . yd . is 27 cu . ft . So the volume of a solid , formed of two adjacent sections , is expressed by 3 cu ...
... volume or solid contents of a rectangular body is the space included within the surfaces which bound it , and is ... volume of 1 cu . yd . is 27 cu . ft . So the volume of a solid , formed of two adjacent sections , is expressed by 3 cu ...
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acres altitude amount barrels of flour base bill bought bushels cents a pound ciphers circumference coal common containing cord cube root cubic foot denominate number diameter difference discount divided dividend divisor dollars draft dry measure equal exchange EXPLANATION.-Since expressed factors figures Find the area Find the cost Find the value FORMULA fraction frustum gain gallons given number Hence hundred hundredths improper fractions inches integers interest invested length marked price measure meters metric system miles minuend months Multiply number of terms paid payable payment percentage premium principal profit quotient ratio remainder rods selling price share side slant height sold square subtract sugar surface tens tenths thousandths toises tons Troy Weight units volume weight wheat wide worth WRITTEN EXERCISES yards of cloth
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Page 294 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 139 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 270 - If a letter is placed after one of greater value, its value is to be added to that of the greater. Thus, XI represents eleven, LX sixty, DC six hundred.
Page 258 - RULE. 1. Separate the given number into periods of three figures each, beginning at the units place.
Page 125 - To divide by 10, 100, 1000, etc., it is necessary only to move the decimal point in the dividend as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 275 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 306 - Meter is the base of the system, and is the one tenmillionth part of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to either pole, or 39.37079 inches.
Page 81 - A proper fraction is a fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator.
Page 74 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 209 - Subtract the given principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the compound interest.