Arithmetic by Grades for Inductive Teaching, Drilling and Testing, Book 7Ginn & Company, 1894 |
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Page 81 - In order to obtain accurate measurements each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes and each minute is divided into 60 equal parts called seconds.
Page 103 - 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 55 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 9 - A room is 20 ft. long, 16 ft. wide, and 10 ft. high. How much will it cost to plaster the walls and ceiling at f .30 a square yard ? 34.
Page 104 - English Money 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.) 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) 20 shillings = 1 pound...
Page 3 - ... How many loads of ea,rth must oe removed in digging a cellar 37 by 60 ft., 8 feet deep? 275. What will it cost to dig a cellar 27 by 60 ft., 10 ft. deep, at 75 cts. per load ? 276. How many cubic feet in a bin 8 ft. long, 3 ft. wide, and 4 ft. deep ? 277. Making no allowance for thickness of boards, how many square feet of boards will it take to make a box and cover, 15 ft. long 8 ft. wide and 4 ft. high ? 278. How many cubic feet of stone in a wall 37 ft. long, 3 ft. high, and 2 ft. thick ?...
Page 2 - How many yards of carpeting \ of a yard wide will it take to carpet the floor of a room 10 ft.
Page 72 - The area of a triangle is equal to half the product of its base by its altitude.
Page 14 - A market woman bought a certain number of eggs at the rate of 4 for 3 cents, and sold them at the rate of 5 for 4 cents, by which she made 4 cents : what did she pay...