The Normal Standard Arithmetic: By Analysis and Induction, Designed for Public and Private Schools, Normal Schools, Academies, Etc |
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acres altitude amount bank barrel base bill bought brokerage bushels called ciphers circumference common fraction common multiple composite number compound number contained cord cost cube root cubic feet decimal diameter discount divided dividend divisible dollars dozen draft gain gallons grains greatest common divisor Hence the following hundred hundredths improper fractions inches insured integer interest least common multiple longitude measure miles minuend minus months multiply number equals number of terms OPERATION ORAL EXERCISES ounce paid par value payment pennyweights pound premium principles quarts quotient ratio receive Reduce remainder rods Rule.-I sell shares sides slant height sold SOLUTION SOLUTION.-If square root square yard subtract subtrahend surface tens tenths thousand thousandths tons TROY WEIGHT units weight wide worth write WRITTEN EXERCISES
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Page 172 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 170 - 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...
Page 326 - Divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts, and the quotient will be the average term of credit, estimated from the date selected.
Page 175 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 165 - Length 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5§ yards, or 16| feet -1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet =1 mile (mi.) Square Measure 144 square inches (sq.
Page 173 - DIVISIONS OF THE CIRCLE. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute. 60 Minutes = 1 Degree. 30 Degrees = 1 Sign. 90 Degrees = 1 Quadrant. 360 Degrees, or 12 Signs = 1 Circumference. Formerly the subdivisions were carried on by sixties ; thus, the second was divided into 60 thirds, the third into 60 fourths, &c.
Page 171 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 314 - In any proportion, the product of the means equals the product of the extremes.
Page 178 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 215 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.