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... length ? Ans . $ 965120 . 24. The area of the United States is 3,668,167 square miles , and according to the census of 1890 there was an average of 17 people to the square mile . What was the population of the United States according to ...
... length ? Ans . $ 965120 . 24. The area of the United States is 3,668,167 square miles , and according to the census of 1890 there was an average of 17 people to the square mile . What was the population of the United States according to ...
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... length ; allowing 235 pounds for waste , how many pounds will it take to spin a thread to reach round the earth , supposing the distance to be 25000 miles ? Ans . 3360 pounds . 37. John has $ 8546 , which is $ 342 less than 4 times as ...
... length ; allowing 235 pounds for waste , how many pounds will it take to spin a thread to reach round the earth , supposing the distance to be 25000 miles ? Ans . 3360 pounds . 37. John has $ 8546 , which is $ 342 less than 4 times as ...
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... length . What was the length at first ? Ans . 100 feet . 52. A man bought of a box of candles , and having used of them , sold the remainder for of a dollar . How much would a box cost at the same rate ? Ans . $ 53 . 53. A post stands ...
... length . What was the length at first ? Ans . 100 feet . 52. A man bought of a box of candles , and having used of them , sold the remainder for of a dollar . How much would a box cost at the same rate ? Ans . $ 53 . 53. A post stands ...
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... length . A Surface or Area has two dimensions - length and breadth . A Solid or Body has three dimensions - length , breadth , and thickness . STANDARD OF EXTENSION . 192. The United States standard unit of measures of extension ...
... length . A Surface or Area has two dimensions - length and breadth . A Solid or Body has three dimensions - length , breadth , and thickness . STANDARD OF EXTENSION . 192. The United States standard unit of measures of extension ...
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... lengths and distances . 12 Inches ( in . ) 3 Feet TABLE . make 1 Foot . 66 1 Yard 320 5 Yards , or 16 ft . , Rods 66 ... length is as stated in the table . A degree of longitude is greatest at the equator , where it is 69.16 miles , and ...
... lengths and distances . 12 Inches ( in . ) 3 Feet TABLE . make 1 Foot . 66 1 Yard 320 5 Yards , or 16 ft . , Rods 66 ... length is as stated in the table . A degree of longitude is greatest at the equator , where it is 69.16 miles , and ...
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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.