First Lessons in Arithmetic: Designed for Beginners |
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Page 9 - ... one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred two hundred three hundred four hundred five hundred...
Page 117 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 31 - ... 5 from 5 leaves . 0 5 from 6 leaves 1 5 from 7 leaves 2 5 from 8 leaves 3 5 from 9 leaves 4 5 from 10 leaves 5 5 from 11 leaves 6 5 from 12 leaves 7 5 from 13 leaves 8 5 from 14 leaves 9 5 from 15 leaves 10...
Page 119 - Ic. 5s. 28°. 15'. 4. In 27894 seconds, how many degrees ? Ans. 7°. 44'. 54". TABLE OF PARTICULARS. 12 things make 1 dozen. 12 dozen - - - - - 1 gross. 12 gross, or 144 dozen - 1 great gross ALSO, 20 things make 1 score. 112 pounds 1 quintal of fish. 24 sheets of paper - - 1 quire. 20 quires ----- 1 ream.
Page 2 - The controllers of the public schools of the first school district of Pennsylvania...
Page 46 - ... 10 times 1 are 10 10 times 2 are 20 10 times 3 are 30 10 times 4 are 40 10 times 5 are 50 10 times 6 are 60 10 times 7 are 70 10 times 8 are 80 10 times 9 are 90 10 times 10 are 100 10 times 11 are 110 10 times 12 are 120...
Page 116 - Is used in measuring beer, ale, and, in general, all malt liquors, milk, and water. 2 pints (pt.~) make 1 quart, (qt.); 4 quarts 1 gallon, (gal.); 36 gallons 1 barrel, (bar.
Page 113 - I 144 square inches, sq. in. make 1 square foot, Sq.ft. 9 square feet ----- 1 square yard, Sq. yd.
Page 113 - SQUARE MEASURE. 144 square inches (sq. in.) make 1 square foot, sq. ft. 9 square feet " 1 square yard, sq. yd. 30J square yards " 1 square rod, P. 40 square rods
Page 112 - Barleycorns (bc) make 1 Inch, in. 12 Inches " 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard, yd. 5J Yards or 16£ Feet " 1 Rod, rd. 40" Rods