Junior High School Mathematics, Book 1

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H. Holt, 1919 - Mathematics - 210 pages
 

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Page 195 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) A bushel contains 2150.42 cubic inches.
Page 195 - 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.) CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu.
Page 46 - MEASURES OF WEIGHT 10 milligrams (mg.) = 1 centigram (eg.) 10 centigrams = 1 decigram (dg.) 10 decigrams = 1 gram (g.) 10 grams = 1 dekagram (Dg.) 10 dekagrams = 1 hectogram (Hg.) 10 hectograms = 1 kilogram...
Page 31 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 42 - Measure 10 millimeters (mm.) — 1 centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters = 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeters -1 meter (m.) 10 meters **1 decameter (Dm.) 10 decameters —1 hectometer (Hm.) 10 hectometers - 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometers •• 1 myriameter (Mm.) Square Measure 100 square millimeters (sq.
Page 31 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 71 - Specific heat is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of a solid or liquid body a certain number of degrees; water is adopted as the unit or standard of comparison.
Page 195 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl.) 2 barrels = 1 hogshead (hhd...
Page 124 - Fig. 40, so that the two angles thus formed are equal, the lines are said to be perpendicular to each other and the angles formed are called right angles. An acute angle is less than a right angle, Fig.
Page 98 - A Promissory Note is a written promise to pay a certain sum of money at a specified time.

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