Complete Arithmetic

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American Book Company, 1909 - Arithmetic - 463 pages
 

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Page 106 - 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 100 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 17 - The least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers is the least number that is exactly divisible by each of them.
Page 395 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. 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 12 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another number.
Page 395 - Troy Weight 24 grains = 1 pennyweight. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound.
Page 9 - 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 103 - 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 173 - 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 331 - 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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