Complete Arithmetic

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American Book Company, 1908 - Arithmetic - 463 pages
 

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Page 124 - 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 199 - 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 118 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 413 - Troy Weight 24 grains = 1 pennyweight. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound.
Page 3 - Arithmetic is the science of numbers, and the art of computing by them.
Page 414 - United States Money 10 mills = 1 cent 10 cents = 1 dime 10 dimes = 1 dollar 10 dollars = 1 eagle The unit of English money is the pound.
Page 20 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another number.
Page 15 - Subtraction Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two numbers, or of finding what number must be added to a given number to equal a given sum.
Page 121 - The Altitude of a triangle is the perpendicular distance from the angle opposite the base to the base, or to the base produced or extended.
Page 351 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.

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