Exercises in ArithmeticGinn & Company, 1889 |
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Page 81 - 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 82 - 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 84 - The circumference of a circle is divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each degree into 60 minutes ; each minute into 60 seconds.
Page 244 - 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 43 - The sides of two squares contain 77 yards 1 foot 9 inches, and 7 yards 2 feet 4 inches, respectively. Find the side of a square whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of the two squares.
Page 262 - A SPHERE is a solid, or volume, bounded by a curved surface, all points of which are equally distant from a point within, called the centre.
Page 80 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd. = 5,280 ft. MEASURES OF SURFACE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 163 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 244 - It follows that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is the same for all circles.
Page 124 - What did the cask hold when full? 520. A can walk 4£ mi. per hour ; and B- can walk 110 yds. per min. Which is the faster walker, and in what time would he overtake the other, if the latter have 2 min. the start ? 521. At what times between 4 and 5 o'clock are the hands of a clock at right angles? together? opposite? 522. It is 3.13 PM mean sun time at a place A when it is 11.44 AM at a place B. Find the difference in longitude between A and B. 523. Multiply 2 dys. 15 hrs. 35 min. 14 sec. by 3^-....