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60 days acres aliquot amount average barrel base or multiplicand bought brokerage bushels capital cash cents ciphers common fraction compound compound interest contains days of prepayment debt decimal places decimal point dividend division dollars drayage equal quantities equated date equivalent EXAMPLES FOR PRACTISE exchange EXPLANATION expressed find the interest firm's future worth gallons given number given rate greatest common divisor gross cost gross price Hence hundred hundredths ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE improper fraction integers integral investment July July 16 June 16 June 25 market value minuend mixed number multiplicand factor multiplier factor NOTE number of days obtaining paid par value partners payment percentage or product pounds PRACTISE Find premium principal proceeds purchase rate or multiplier rate per annum Reduce reichsmarks remainder root order Sept sold SOLUTION specific rate subtract subtrahend true discount yards
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Page 94 - 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. mi.) Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu.
Page 91 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 93 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd.
Page 85 - Place the divisor to the left of the dividend and proceed as in division of whole numbers ; in the quotient, point off as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number of decimal places in the divisor, prefixing ciphers to the quotient, if necessary.
Page 94 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 94 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 94 - 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 94 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 84 - 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 94 - 1 Square Chain . sq. ch. 10 Square Chains " 1 Acre A. 640 Acres " 1 Square Mile . . sq. mi. 36 Square Miles (6 miles square)