Wentworth & Hill's Exercise Manuals: Arithmetic, Issue 1Ginn & Company, 1903 |
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Page 75 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet — 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30^ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 78 - The circumference of a circle is divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 minutes ; each minute into 60 seconds.
Page 76 - 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 238 - 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 75 - Length 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5§...
Page 157 - Sixty days after sight of this first of Exchange (Second and Third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 238 - It follows that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is the same for all circles.
Page 77 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk.) 365 days = 1 common year...
Page 76 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page 220 - A Plane Figure is a portion of a plane surface bounded by straight or curved lines.