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... containing 231 inches ? 38. At New Gibraltar , of a still night , the sentinel's cry of " All's well , " can be heard in 55 seconds after it has been uttered at Old Gibraltar ; required the distance between the two places , sound moving ...
... containing 231 inches ? 38. At New Gibraltar , of a still night , the sentinel's cry of " All's well , " can be heard in 55 seconds after it has been uttered at Old Gibraltar ; required the distance between the two places , sound moving ...
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... contain- ing 643 doubloons , the doubloon being valued at 16 dollars . 52. The pressure of the atmosphere upon a square inch is 15 pounds , what is the pressure upon a square foot which contains 144 inches ? 53. How many ounces of ...
... contain- ing 643 doubloons , the doubloon being valued at 16 dollars . 52. The pressure of the atmosphere upon a square inch is 15 pounds , what is the pressure upon a square foot which contains 144 inches ? 53. How many ounces of ...
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... contain ? 7. If one field contain 17ar . 3r . 27p .; another 27ar . 3r . 36p .; and a third 31ar . 1r . 18p .: how much ... containing 42cd .; second 8cd . 76ft .; third 16cd . 97ft .; and the fourth 31cd . 118ft .: what was the quantity ...
... contain ? 7. If one field contain 17ar . 3r . 27p .; another 27ar . 3r . 36p .; and a third 31ar . 1r . 18p .: how much ... containing 42cd .; second 8cd . 76ft .; third 16cd . 97ft .; and the fourth 31cd . 118ft .: what was the quantity ...
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... containing 23gal . 3qt .; a tierce which held 41gal . 2qt . 1pt .; and a hogshead con- taining the usual quantity . How many gallons were con- tained in the three vessels ? 20. A ship sailing round the world , sails in the first month ...
... containing 23gal . 3qt .; a tierce which held 41gal . 2qt . 1pt .; and a hogshead con- taining the usual quantity . How many gallons were con- tained in the three vessels ? 20. A ship sailing round the world , sails in the first month ...
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... containing 36 cords , was sold 15 cords 108 cubic feet : what was the quantity of wood left ? 18. Bought several vessels of cider , containing 7284gal . of which 3001gal . 3qt . 1pt . were sold : what quantity is remaining ? 19. Bought ...
... containing 36 cords , was sold 15 cords 108 cubic feet : what was the quantity of wood left ? 18. Bought several vessels of cider , containing 7284gal . of which 3001gal . 3qt . 1pt . were sold : what quantity is remaining ? 19. Bought ...
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Page 62 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 213 - The extremes and number of terms being given, to find the sum of all the terms. RULE. Multiply the sum of the extremes by the number of the terms, and half the product will be the sum of all the terms.
Page 54 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 174 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. " If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 61 - TABLE. 4 nails, (na.) or 9 inches, make 1 quarter, marked qr. 4 quarters, or 36 inches, - 1 yard, - - - - yd. 3 quarters, ------ 1 ell Flemish, - - E. Fl 5 quarters, ------ 1 ell English, - - EE 6 quarters, ------ 1 ell French, - - E. Fr 27.
Page 124 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 111 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 215 - Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terns. EXAMPLES. 1. If the extremes be 3 and 45, and the common difference 2 ; what is the number of terms 1 Ans.
Page 203 - ... a point over the place of units, another over the place of hundreds, and so on, which points show the number of figures the root will consist of.
Page 175 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.