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Page viii - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 135 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page ix - 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 x - ANGULAR MEASURE. 60 seconds (") = 1 minute ('). 60 minutes = 1 degree (°). 360 degrees = 1 circumference.
Page 108 - Find the number of square yards in the walls and ceiling of a room 15 ft. by 21 ft. by 9 ft. The cost of laths for the room @ 30^ per 100.
Page 180 - Of 40 min. to 5 min.? The division may be completed or expressed in fractional form. It may also be expressed by the sign of division; and it has often been expressed by using the colon in place of the sign of division. Thus the ratio of 5° to 3°...
Page ix - LIQUID MEASURE DRY MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.). 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.). 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.).
Page 94 - MEASURES 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards (16» ft.)= 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 5280 feet = 1 mile 204.
Page 2 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 111 - Rows of townships north and south are called ranges, and are numbered east and west from the principal meridian. Township A is 6 south, Range 3 east.