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... land , lumber , etc. , are placed at the end of a book as an afterthought , many pupils are obliged to battle with the intricacies of less practical opera- tions , at the expense of this useful and necessary instruction . The book , in ...
... land , lumber , etc. , are placed at the end of a book as an afterthought , many pupils are obliged to battle with the intricacies of less practical opera- tions , at the expense of this useful and necessary instruction . The book , in ...
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... . Longitude and Time MEASUREMENTS . . • ⚫ 209 Notation and Numeration . 121 Land 218 . 218 Reduction . 127 . Masonry and Paving 221 • Circulating Decimals . 129 · Boards and Timber 223 · 6 MEASUREMENTS - Con . PAGE PARTNERSHIP PAGE 338 ·
... . Longitude and Time MEASUREMENTS . . • ⚫ 209 Notation and Numeration . 121 Land 218 . 218 Reduction . 127 . Masonry and Paving 221 • Circulating Decimals . 129 · Boards and Timber 223 · 6 MEASUREMENTS - Con . PAGE PARTNERSHIP PAGE 338 ·
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... land for a certain year were as follows : Maine , $ 380623 ; New Hampshire , $ 221146 ; Vermont , $ 246604 ; Massa- chusetts , $ 1424873 ; Rhode Island , $ 136729 ; and Con- necticut , $ 430826 . What was the total expenditure ? Ans ...
... land for a certain year were as follows : Maine , $ 380623 ; New Hampshire , $ 221146 ; Vermont , $ 246604 ; Massa- chusetts , $ 1424873 ; Rhode Island , $ 136729 ; and Con- necticut , $ 430826 . What was the total expenditure ? Ans ...
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... land surface of the globe ? 38. The population of New York in 1890 was 1515301 ; of Boston , 448447 ; of Philadelphia , 1046964 ; of Chicago , 1099850 ; of St. Louis , 451770 ; of New Orleans , 242039 . What was the entire population of ...
... land surface of the globe ? 38. The population of New York in 1890 was 1515301 ; of Boston , 448447 ; of Philadelphia , 1046964 ; of Chicago , 1099850 ; of St. Louis , 451770 ; of New Orleans , 242039 . What was the entire population of ...
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... land was sold for $ 2945 , which was $ 832 more than it cost . What did it cost ? 23. A man willed to his son $ 15768 , and to his daughter $ 4537 . How much more did he will to his son than to his daughter ? Ans . $ 11231 . 24. A ...
... land was sold for $ 2945 , which was $ 832 more than it cost . What did it cost ? 23. A man willed to his son $ 15768 , and to his daughter $ 4537 . How much more did he will to his son than to his daughter ? Ans . $ 11231 . 24. A ...
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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.