The Progressive Mental Arithmetic: Book I-, Book 1Thompson Brown Company (Johnson, Bladgen & McTurnan9, 1911 - Arithmetic |
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acres ADDITION SUBTRACTION answers Blood heat book weighing bushel cent counting we begin counts with figures cubes cubic feet cubic foot days 1 wk decimal point dimes divided DIVISION Draw eighths Find the cost Find the interest floor fourths gallon half dollars half inches half pint halves hour-hand improper fractions insuring a building layer LENGTH line below equals magazine weighing mile milk minutes past minutes think rapidly Mixed Number MULTIPLICATION newspaper weighing nickel ounces past the hour peck postage pound quarts 1 pk rapidly the adding rectangle REVIEW right angles Roman numerals say in counting scale sixths square feet square foot square inches square rods square yards steak SURFACE tenths Think these exercises triangle weighing 1 lb weighing 9 oz WHOLE NUMBERS wide width write the counts Write with figures x feet x inches x pints x quarts
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Page vi - Measure 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 1 gallon...
Page v - 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 15 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (h.) 24 hours = 1 day...
Page vi - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page vi - 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 vii - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked 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 vii - CIRCULAR MEASURE 60 seconds = 1 minute 60 minutes = 1 degree (°) 360 degrees = 1 circumference 1 degree of longitude at the equator = 60 geographical miles, or about 69 i common miles.
Page vi - ... 1 bushel. 100 pounds of dry fish, 1 quintal. 100 pounds of grain or flour, 1 cental.
Page vii - TABLE. 12 Units = 1 Dozen . . . doz. 12 Dozen = 1 Gross . . . gro. 12 Gross = 1 Great Gross . G. gro. 20 Units = 1 Score . . . sc.
Page 48 - 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