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... barrels , ten birds . 5. An ABSTRACT NUMBER expresses how many times a unit is taken or repeated , without any reference to the nature of the unit ; as , one , eight , twelve . 6. The unit which any number expresses is called the UNIT ...
... barrels , ten birds . 5. An ABSTRACT NUMBER expresses how many times a unit is taken or repeated , without any reference to the nature of the unit ; as , one , eight , twelve . 6. The unit which any number expresses is called the UNIT ...
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... barrel of cider is usually reckoned at 31 gallons . ( e . ) The gallon contains 231 cubic inches . ( f ) The beer gallon is sometimes used for 38 TABLES OF MONEY , WEIGHTS , AND MEASURES . Dry Measure, Comparison of Measures,
... barrel of cider is usually reckoned at 31 gallons . ( e . ) The gallon contains 231 cubic inches . ( f ) The beer gallon is sometimes used for 38 TABLES OF MONEY , WEIGHTS , AND MEASURES . Dry Measure, Comparison of Measures,
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... barrel of beef or pork weighs 200 lbs . A barrel of flour weighs 196 lbs . PAPER . 24 sheets 1 quire . 20 quires = 1 ream . BOOKS . A sheet folded into 2 leaves is called a folio . A44 66 66 66 4 66 66 66 66 66 66 8 66 66 66 66 quarto ...
... barrel of beef or pork weighs 200 lbs . A barrel of flour weighs 196 lbs . PAPER . 24 sheets 1 quire . 20 quires = 1 ream . BOOKS . A sheet folded into 2 leaves is called a folio . A44 66 66 66 4 66 66 66 66 66 66 8 66 66 66 66 quarto ...
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... $ 1200.36 for the six- teenth , and $ 758.93 for the seventeenth . How much did he receive for all ? 14. In the course of the year 1853 , a flour dealer bought . 649 barrels of flour for $ 3798.75 ; 357 ADDITION . 57.
... $ 1200.36 for the six- teenth , and $ 758.93 for the seventeenth . How much did he receive for all ? 14. In the course of the year 1853 , a flour dealer bought . 649 barrels of flour for $ 3798.75 ; 357 ADDITION . 57.
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... barrels of flour for $ 3798.75 ; 357 barrels for $ 2039.25 ; 439 barrels for $ 2679.00 ; 987 barrels for $ 6198.42 ; 299 barrels for $ 1925.37 ; 1168 barrels for $ 7385.94 ; 627 bar- rels for $ 4369.27 ; 1359 barrels for $ 9967.84 ; 538 ...
... barrels of flour for $ 3798.75 ; 357 barrels for $ 2039.25 ; 439 barrels for $ 2679.00 ; 987 barrels for $ 6198.42 ; 299 barrels for $ 1925.37 ; 1168 barrels for $ 7385.94 ; 627 bar- rels for $ 4369.27 ; 1359 barrels for $ 9967.84 ; 538 ...
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Page 38 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
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Page 25 - MONEY. 10 mills = 1 cent. 10 cents = 1 dime. 10 dimes = 1 dollar. 10 dollars = 1 eagle.
Page 36 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel.
Page 262 - HAND, or, as it is more commonly called, A NOTE, is a written promise to pay a specified sum of money.
Page 38 - MEASURE. 10 millimetres = 1 centimetre. 10 centimetres = 1 decimetre. 10 decimetres = 1 metre. 10 metres = 1 decametre. 10 decametres = 1 hectometre. 10 hectometres = 1 kilometre.
Page 2 - The sign of multiplication, called times or multiplied by, signifies that the numbers between which it is placed are to be multiplied together.
Page 339 - Take three times the square of the root just found for a trial divisor, and see how often it is contained in the dividend, and place the quotient for a second figure of the root. Then cube the figures of the root thus found, and if their cube be greater than the first two periods...
Page 37 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes = 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...