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Page 95 - 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 33 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another of the same kind.
Page 97 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 60 - The Square Root of a number is one of the two equal factors of that number ; the Cube Root is one of the three equal factors of that number, etc.
Page 95 - Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 93 - TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, marked oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, " qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred Weight, " cwt 20 Hundred Weight " 1 Ton,
Page 19 - The process of finding the difference between two numbers is called subtraction. The larger number is called the minuend, the smaller the subtrahend, the result the difference or remainder.
Page 125 - A book was sold for 90 cents, which was 10 per cent less than its value ; what would have been the gain per cent, if it had been sold for $1.50...
Page 123 - A merchant sold 2 barrels of sugar for $24 each ; on one barrel he gained 20 per cent, and on the other he lost 20 per cent, ; did he gain or lose by the bargain, and how much ? 7.
Page 98 - TABLE. 60 seconds (") make 1 minute, '. 60 minutes " 1 degree, . . . °. 30 degrees
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| Title | The New Normal Mental Arithmetic: A Complete and Thorough Course by Analysis and Induction |
| Author | Edward Brooks |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Christopher Sower Company, 1908 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 14 Feb 2007 |
| Length | 176 pages |
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