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12 cents 12 tens 25 cents 25 per cent 33 cents 50 cents acres acres of land add 9 added Analysis Analysis.—If Analysis.—Since Arithmetic bank discount barrels of flour bought bushels bushels of apples centimeters cents a pound cents a yard cents apiece common denominator common divisor common multiple contained cord cost cows cube root cubic centimeter decimal decimeters dimes divide by 12 dollars dozen earn equal factors farmer fourths fraction gain gallons gram greatest common divisor grocer horse hundredths hundredweight Improper Fractions inches interest kilogram kilometer kilos least common multiple liter lowest terms melons miles an hour minuend minus Mixed Numbers molasses months multiply by 9 muslin NOTE.-The oranges paid peaches pears pennyweights quarts quotient receive Reduce result rods sell sheep shillings sold square root subtract 20 tenths trees units whole number worth
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Page 81 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 75 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl.) 2 barrels = 1 hogshead (hhd...
Page 81 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES
Page 76 - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November ; February twenty-eight alone, all the rest have thirtyone.
Page 84 - A Cord of wood is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high ; for 8 x 4 x 4 = 128.
Page 76 - The terms folio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo, etc., indicate the number of leaves into which a sheet of paper is folded. A sheet folded in 2 leaves is called a Folio.
Page 144 - If 4 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, how long will it take 12 men to do the same work?
Page 36 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.
Page 83 - Square Measure is used in measuring surfaces, as of land, boards, plastering, etc. The denominations are square inches, square feet, square yards, square rods, and square miles. 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 72 - MONEY. 10 mills m make 1 cent, ct. 10 cents " 1 dime, d. 10 dimes " 1 dollar, $.* 10 dollars