Arithmetic and Its Applications: Designed as a Text Book for Common Schools, High Schools, and Academies |
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acres of land added amount answer apples barrels bought broadcloth bushels called column complete quotient compound contain cubic inches decimal denominator difference dividend equal exactly divide example Explanation feet flour fourth fraction gain gallon given number gives greatest common divisor Hence hundredths Illustrations improper fraction indorsement interest June 11 least common multiple lower denominations lowest terms method miles minuend months multiple of 9 multiplicand multiplied number is divisible numerator and denominator obtained by dividing paid payable payment pecks pounds prime factors principal quarts ratio Reasoning Process received Reduce remainder remove the point result right hand figures rods root Second Solution shillings sold square subtract Subtrahend taken ten-thousands tens tenths third thousands thousandths units vulgar fraction wide worth write yard
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Page 37 - ANGULAR MEASURE. 60 seconds (") = 1 minute ('). 60 minutes = 1 degree (°). 360 degrees = 1 circumference.
Page 361 - How much will it cost to plaster the walls and ceiling of a room 16 ft. 3' long, 14 ft. 2
Page 228 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 343 - The areas of circles are to each other as the squares of their diameters.
Page 38 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel.
Page 35 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 39 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes = 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 303 - ... 3 per cent. ? 4£ per cent. ? 5 per cent. ? 6 per cent. ? 7 per cent. ? 7£ per cent. ? 8 per cent.? 9 per cent. ? 10 per cent.
Page 40 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 348 - The convex surface of a cylinder is equal to the circumference of its base multiplied by its altitude.