The Public School Arithmetic: Based on McLellan & Dewey's "Psychology of Number" |
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annum Avoirdupois bought brokerage commission compound interest contains cost price cube root dealer decimeter denotes derived units digits dime discount Divide dividend divisor dollars dry measure equal Exercise farm Find the amount Find the area Find the cost Find the L. C. M. Find the length Find the number Find the sum Find the value fraction gain per cent horse hundred insured invested Least Common Multiple longitude loss marked price measuring unit meter metric system Multiply number of units paid premium primary unit profit quotient rate per cent ratio received rectangle Reduce remainder required to find selling price share sides square root Subtract tenths thousandths triangle Troy Weight unit of area unit of length unit of measure units of money units of volume weight wheat worth
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Page 175 - contains 231 cu. in. Have a tin box made 11 in. long, 7 in. wide, and 3 in. deep, and note that 1 gal. of water will just fill it. DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.)= 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) One bushel contains 2150.42 cubic inches
Page 166 - MONEY 10 mills (m.)= 1 cent (ct. or f) 10 cents = 1 dime (d.) 10 dimes = 1 dollar ($) 10 dollars = 1 eagle (E.) The coins of the United States are : Bronze : the cent. Nickel : the five-cent piece. Silver : the dime, quarter-dollar, half-dollar, and dollar. Gold : the quarter-eagle, half-eagle, eagle, and
Page 172 - 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. mi.) 163.
Page 117 - A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator have no common factor. (1) Reduce $ |^f to its lowest terms. The object of reduction is to give a more definite idea of the value of the quantity by expressing the ratio in the smallest numbers.
Page 174 - and rough stone are measured by the cord (ed.). The cord is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high. It contains 128 cu. ft. One cord foot (cd. ft.) is 1 ft. in length of the cord. Its volume is
Page 283 - 5. The first term of a ratio is called the Antecedent, and the second the Consequent. Since a ratio may be expressed as a fraction, both terms of a ratio may be multiplied or divided by the same number without changing its value.
Page 168 - Avoirdupois Weight is used for weighing everything except jewels, precious metals, and medicines when dispensed. The prime unit of weight is 1 pound Avoirdupois. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (Ib.) 100 pounds = 1 hundredweight (cwt.) 20 hundredweight = 1 ton (T.)
Page 178 - A Circle is a plane figure contained by one line called the circumference, all points of which are equally distant from a point within it called the centre. One-half of the circumference is called the semicircumference, and one-fourth a quadrant. An
Page 167 - BRITISH OR STERLING MONEY 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.) 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) 20 shillings = 1 pound (£) 5 shillings = 1 crown 21 shillings = 1 guinea
Page 168 - 1 pound (Ib.) 100 pounds = 1 hundredweight (cwt.) 20 hundredweight = 1 ton (T.) In the United States Custom House, and in weighing iron and coal at the mines, the long hundredweight and the long ton are used. 112 pounds = 1 long hundredweight 2240 pounds = 1 long ton One pound Avoirdupois = 7000 grains One ounce Avoirdupois = 437