The Complete Arithmetic, Part 2Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Company, 1874 - Arithmetic |
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Page 91 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 224 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 225 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 197 - 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 228 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES
Page 135 - What is the weight of a block of granite 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 10 in. thick, if a similar block 10 ft. long, 5 ft. wide, and 16 in. thick, weigh 5200 pounds ? 12. If it cost $15 to carry 20 tons 1£ miles, what will it cost to carry 400 tons £ of a mile ? 13. If it take 13500 bricks to build a wall 200 ft. long, 20 ft. high, and 16 in. thick, each brick being 8 in. long, 4 in. wide, and 2 in. thick, how many bricks 10 in. long, 5 in. wide, 3£ in. thick, will be required to build a wall 600...
Page 93 - That the value of foreign coin as expressed in the money of account of the United States shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value; and the values of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the world shall be estimated quarterly by the Director of the Mint and be proclaimed by the Secretary of the Treasury quarterly on the 1st day of January, April, July, and October in each year.
Page 124 - Four quantities are in proportion when the ratio of the first to the second is equal to the ratio of the third to the fourth.
Page 90 - The Par of Exchange is the estimated value of the coins of one country as compared with those of another. It is either intrinsic or commercial. 1. The Intrinsic Par of Exchange is the comparative value of the coins of different countries, according to their weight and purity. 2. The Commercial Par of Exchange is the comparative value of the coins of different countries, according to their market price. 698. The Course or Rate of Exchange is the current price paid in one place for bills of exchange...
Page 190 - A Straight Line is a line that does not change its direction. It is the shortest distance between two points. 858. A Curved Line changes its direction at every point.