Applied Arithmetic: The Three Essentials, Book 3

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Page 318 - 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.
Page 55 - A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
Page 318 - Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 242 - Art. 338, that in a proportion, either extreme is equal to the product of the means, divided by the other extreme ; and either of the means is equal to the product of the extremes, divided by the other mean.
Page 318 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page 253 - To find the diameter of circle having given area: Divide the area by .7854, and extract the square root. To find the volume of a cylinder: Multiply the area of the section in square inches by the length in inches = the volume in cubic inches. Cubic inches divided by 1728 = volume in cubic feet.
Page 52 - A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit...
Page 365 - Both terms of a fraction may be multiplied by the same number without changing the value of the fraction.
Page 236 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 240 - The Ratio of one number to another is the quotient obtained by dividing the first number by the second. Thus, the ratio of a to b is - ; and it is also expressed a : b.