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Page 184 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November— All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone, Which has but twenty-eight in fine, Till Leap Year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 180 - TABLE. 16 drams, (drs.) make 1 ounce, - marked - oz. 16 ounces ----- 1 pound, - - - - - ' Ib. 28 pounds ----- 1 quarter, ----- qr. 4 quarters ----- 1 hundred weight, - - cwt. 20 hundred weight - - 1 ton, ------ T.
Page 171 - From half the sum of the three sides, subtract each side separately; multiply the half sum and the three remainders together, and the square root of the product will be the area required.
Page 183 - M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November ; February twenty-eight alone, all the rest have thirtyone.
Page 183 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 184 - MISCELLANEOUS TABLE. 12 units make 1 dozen. 12 dozen " 1 gross. 12 gross " 1 great gross. 20 units " 1 score. 24 sheets of paper " 1 quire. 20 quires " 1 ream. 56 pounds " 1 bushel of corn. 60 pounds " 1 bushel of wheat. 196 pounds " 1 barrel of flour. 200 pounds « { l bari;el, of beef, pork
Page 182 - TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft ) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.) 16J feet = 1 rod.
Page 179 - ... of the hare's. How many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? 17.
Page 97 - If 9 men can do a piece of work in 8 days, how many men can do the same in 12 days?
Page 56 - If a man can do f of a piece of work in 4 days, how much of it can he do in 1 day ? 4.