Progressive Arithmetic: Third book, Book 3American book Company, 1916 |
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Page 310 - The area of a rectangle is equal to the product of its base and altitude.
Page 40 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 343 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel. Liquid Measure. — 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon; 31| gallons = 1 barrel; 2 barrels = 1 hogshead. Long Measure. — 12 inches = 1 foot; 3 feet...
Page 343 - Square Measure 144 square inches = 1 square foot 9 square feet = 1 square yard 30J square yards = 1 square rod 160 square rods = 1 acre 640 acres = 1 square mile Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard 128 cubic feet...
Page 343 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 289 - The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes; and the second and third terms the means. Thus, in the • proportion a : b = с : d, a and d are the extremes, and b and с the means.
Page 164 - MEASURE. 10 milliliters = 1 centiliter. 10 centiliters = 1 deciliter. 10 deciliters = 1 liter. 10 liters = 1 decaliter. 10 decaliters = 1 hectoliter. 10 hectoliters = 1 kiloliter.
Page 287 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 316 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 159 - Measures of Length. 10 millimeters (mm.) 1 centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeters 1 meter (m.) 10 meters 1 dekameter (Dm.) 10 dekameters 1 hectometer (Hm.) 10 hectometers 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometers 1 myriameter (Mm.) 1181.