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A₁ acres angle annual premium Avoirdupois barrels bought bushel buys called cube cubic cubic foot decimal point denominator diameter digit discount Divide dividend divisor dollars equal exact number Example EXERCISE Express factors Fahr feet figures Find the amount Find the area Find the cost Find the difference Find the interest Find the L. C. M. Find the number Find the value fraction Galveston given Hence hour hundred inches integer list price long ton longitude marked price measure meridian meter Metric System minuend moving the decimal Multiply o'clock A.M. pounds prime meridian profit quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio rectangle Reduce remainder right triangle rods selling price short ton sold SOLUTION square miles square root square yards Subtract units weight wheat Write Written
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Page 159 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq.
Page 162 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page 166 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 171 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces ... 1 pound (Ib.) Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, precious stones, etc. APOTHECARIES
Page 161 - 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...
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Page 453 - The volumes of similar solids are to each other as the cubes of their like dimensions.
Page 545 - To meet the requirements of some courses of study, the section from the Third Book, treating of South America, is bound up with the Second Book, thus bringing North America and South America together in one volume.
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Page 78 - The Least Common Multiple of two or more numbers is the least number which is a multiple of each of them; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 2, 3, and 4.