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... Inches . Tons . Feet . Bushels . 24 321 427 1342 3420 48 479 321 7306 7021 96 165 903 5254 327 82 327 278 8629 97 250 1292 1929 22531 10865 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . Hours . Years . Gallons . Rods . 347 7104 3462 47637 506 3762 863 3418 218 9325 ...
... Inches . Tons . Feet . Bushels . 24 321 427 1342 3420 48 479 321 7306 7021 96 165 903 5254 327 82 327 278 8629 97 250 1292 1929 22531 10865 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 . Hours . Years . Gallons . Rods . 347 7104 3462 47637 506 3762 863 3418 218 9325 ...
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... inch of distilled water weighed in a vacuum at 62 ° Fahrenheit weighs 252.458 grains , and the standard Troy pound con- tains 5760 such grains . The United States Avoirdupois pound is determined from the standard Troy pound , and ...
... inch of distilled water weighed in a vacuum at 62 ° Fahrenheit weighs 252.458 grains , and the standard Troy pound con- tains 5760 such grains . The United States Avoirdupois pound is determined from the standard Troy pound , and ...
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... , is the yard of 3 feet , or 36 inches , and is the same as the imperial standard yard of Great Britain . 1. The old British Bird's standard yard of 1760 was 168 DENOMINATE NUMBERS . Greatest Common Divisor 78 Measures of Extension.
... , is the yard of 3 feet , or 36 inches , and is the same as the imperial standard yard of Great Britain . 1. The old British Bird's standard yard of 1760 was 168 DENOMINATE NUMBERS . Greatest Common Divisor 78 Measures of Extension.
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... Inches 66 1 Hand { 9 Inches 66 1 Span . 21.888 inches 66 6 Feet 66 1 Fathom 3 66 66 1 Pace 5 Paces 66 1 Rod 66 1 Mile . 8 Furlongs 1.152 Statute Mi. “ 3 Geographic horses at the shoulder . Used to measure depths at sea . } Used in ...
... Inches 66 1 Hand { 9 Inches 66 1 Span . 21.888 inches 66 6 Feet 66 1 Fathom 3 66 66 1 Pace 5 Paces 66 1 Rod 66 1 Mile . 8 Furlongs 1.152 Statute Mi. “ 3 Geographic horses at the shoulder . Used to measure depths at sea . } Used in ...
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... inches ? 2. In 164808 inches how many miles ? OPERATION . OPERATION . 2 mi . 192 rd . 2 yd . 1 164808 in . 320 3 13734 ft . 832 rd . 51 4578 yd . 51 2 2 416 11 9156 4162 320 832 rd . + yd . = 2yd . 4578 yd . 3 13734 ft . 164808 in ...
... inches ? 2. In 164808 inches how many miles ? OPERATION . OPERATION . 2 mi . 192 rd . 2 yd . 1 164808 in . 320 3 13734 ft . 832 rd . 51 4578 yd . 51 2 2 416 11 9156 4162 320 832 rd . + yd . = 2yd . 4578 yd . 3 13734 ft . 164808 in ...
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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.