Written ArithmeticBrewer & Tileston, 1876 |
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... 31. In the year 1851 , London had 2362000 inhabitants ; Pekin was estimated to have 1500000. How many more inhab itants had London than Pekin ? 32. The equatorial diameter of the earth is 41843330 feet 28 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
... 31. In the year 1851 , London had 2362000 inhabitants ; Pekin was estimated to have 1500000. How many more inhab itants had London than Pekin ? 32. The equatorial diameter of the earth is 41843330 feet 28 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
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George Augustus Walton. 32. The equatorial diameter of the earth is 41843330 feet , and the polar diameter 41704788 feet ; required the difference . 33. The population of St. Louis in 1850 was 77860 , and in 1860 , 160773 ; required the ...
George Augustus Walton. 32. The equatorial diameter of the earth is 41843330 feet , and the polar diameter 41704788 feet ; required the difference . 33. The population of St. Louis in 1850 was 77860 , and in 1860 , 160773 ; required the ...
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... , and 3 between Albany and Buffalo ? Ans . 23 hours . 22. The Ohio Canal descends 1832 feet in 152 locks ; what is the average descent in each lock ? 23. If 8 presses can coin 19000 pieces of money 40 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
... , and 3 between Albany and Buffalo ? Ans . 23 hours . 22. The Ohio Canal descends 1832 feet in 152 locks ; what is the average descent in each lock ? 23. If 8 presses can coin 19000 pieces of money 40 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
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... feet and 33 feet wide respect- ively ? Ans . 3 ft . 16. A has a piece of ground 90 feet long and 42 feet wide , what is the length of the longest rails that will exactly suit its length and its width ? Ans . 6 ft . 17. A lady has one ...
... feet and 33 feet wide respect- ively ? Ans . 3 ft . 16. A has a piece of ground 90 feet long and 42 feet wide , what is the length of the longest rails that will exactly suit its length and its width ? Ans . 6 ft . 17. A lady has one ...
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... feet high casts a shadow of 90 feet , what length of shadow will be cast by a tree 92 feet high ? Ans . 120 feet . 11. A merchant exchanged 561 pounds of sugar , at 9 cents per pound , for eggs at 11 cents per dozen ; how many dozen ...
... feet high casts a shadow of 90 feet , what length of shadow will be cast by a tree 92 feet high ? Ans . 120 feet . 11. A merchant exchanged 561 pounds of sugar , at 9 cents per pound , for eggs at 11 cents per dozen ; how many dozen ...
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Page 117 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 268 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 68 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 289 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called a circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre.
Page 306 - The sum of all the terms. Any three of which being given, the other two may be found.
Page 114 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a line, every part of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre ; as AEFGBD.
Page 278 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 306 - ... found. This gives rise to twenty distinct cases, a few of the more important of which will be here presented. NOTE I. — For the remaining cases, also for full discussions of Geometrical Progression and Annuities, the student is referred to works on Algebra.
Page 10 - L, fifty ; C, one hundred ; D, five hundred ; M, one thousand.
Page 248 - The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes and 4 and 6 are the means.