Higher arithmeticGinn and Company, 1919 - 250 pages |
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Page 244 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 205 - That there shall be levied, assessed, collected and paid annually upon the entire net income arising or accruing from all sources in the preceding calendar year to every citizen of the United States, whether residing at home or abroad...
Page 247 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 245 - 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 246 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 237 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Page 245 - TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 165 - ... a. A rectangular solid is a figure of three dimensions having six rectangular faces meeting each other at right angles. The three dimensions are length, width, and height. The figure below is a rectangular solid: l is the length, w is the width, and h is the height.
Page 236 - The logarithm of a product is the sum of the logarithms of the factors. 10™ 2. —— =10™~r. The logarithm of a quotient is the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor. 3. (10"')r = 10"'.
Page 62 - A number is divisible by 9 if the sum of the digits is divisible by 9.