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... base by the altitude . half the product of the base and altitude . 197. Square Measure is used in computing areas or surfaces ; as of land , boards , painting , plastering , paving , etc. TABLE . 144 Square Inches ( sq . in . ) make 1 ...
... base by the altitude . half the product of the base and altitude . 197. Square Measure is used in computing areas or surfaces ; as of land , boards , painting , plastering , paving , etc. TABLE . 144 Square Inches ( sq . in . ) make 1 ...
Page 176
... base is 148 ft . and altitude 45 feet ? Ans . 370 sq . yd . 16. What is the area of a triangle whose base is 100 ft . and whose altitude is 60 ft . ? 17. How many acres of land are there in a parallelo- gram , the length of which is 240 ...
... base is 148 ft . and altitude 45 feet ? Ans . 370 sq . yd . 16. What is the area of a triangle whose base is 100 ft . and whose altitude is 60 ft . ? 17. How many acres of land are there in a parallelo- gram , the length of which is 240 ...
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... Base Line on a parallel of latitude , and a Princi- pal Meridian intersecting it , are first established . Other lines are then run six miles apart , each way , as nearly as possible . The tracts thus formed are called Townships , and ...
... Base Line on a parallel of latitude , and a Princi- pal Meridian intersecting it , are first established . Other lines are then run six miles apart , each way , as nearly as possible . The tracts thus formed are called Townships , and ...
Page 230
... base- board , and making no deductions for openings . yd . Ans . $ 10.50 . 3. How many double rolls of paper 16 yd . long , wide , will be required to paper the walls of a room 30 ft . long , 30 ft . wide , and 12 ft . from baseboard to ...
... base- board , and making no deductions for openings . yd . Ans . $ 10.50 . 3. How many double rolls of paper 16 yd . long , wide , will be required to paper the walls of a room 30 ft . long , 30 ft . wide , and 12 ft . from baseboard to ...
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... Base of percentage is the number on which the percentage is computed . 1. The amount is the sum obtained by adding the base and percentage . It is equal to 100 % + the rate per cent . 2. The difference is the remainder obtained by ...
... Base of percentage is the number on which the percentage is computed . 1. The amount is the sum obtained by adding the base and percentage . It is equal to 100 % + the rate per cent . 2. The difference is the remainder obtained by ...
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Page 178 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 171 - 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. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 184 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 306 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 178 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 183 - 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 396 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 298 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 134 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 75 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.