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PRAC ARITHMETIC Frank Lincoln 1871-1934 Stevens,Adeline T. Chapman B. 1867 Stevens,Tait Butler No preview available - 2016 |
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acre amount apples average barrel base Bordeaux mixture bushel butter fat called carbohydrates cent ciphers circumference clover common fractions contains corn stover cost cotton cotton-seed meal Cow-peas crop cubic foot cubic inches decimal point degrees diameter digestible discount Divide divisor dollars equal EXERCISE expressed factor farm feeding feet fertilizer figure Find the product foot gain gallon gals grain grams hundred hundredths improper fraction increase interest on $1 kainit MEASURE miles minuend mixed number months multiply nitrate of soda nitrogen number in column oats ORAL ounces phosphoric acid plant potash potatoes pound problem profit protein quarts quotient ration Reduce remainder root round steak seed sells silage silo spraying square Subtract tens timothy hay tons tree units weighs wheat wide worth WRITTEN Find yards yield
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Page 371 - 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 375 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk.) 365 days = 1 common year...
Page 160 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 86 - A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3• A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
Page 102 - 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 158 - 1 Square Chain . sq. ch. 10 Square Chains " 1 Acre A. 640 Acres " 1 Square Mile . . sq. mi. 36 Square Miles (6 miles square)
Page 374 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 97 - 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 60 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., is simply cutting off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 374 - APOTHECARIES' FLUID MEASURE 60 minims (lt\,) = 1 fluid dram (f 3) 8 fluid drams = 1 fluid ounce (f 3 ) 16 fluid ounces = 1 pint (O) 8 pints = 1 gallon (cong...