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1ST BK acres angle answer apples birds blocks board foot boxes of berries boys cents chairs cost Change combinations Count by 2's decimal point denominator dividend division divisor dollars Eight equal feet Find the cost Find the number foot rule four fourths Fred gallon girl bought Give a number Give the products Give the quotients grocer half halves horse i j k improper fraction indicated in Step least common multiple LESSON lower number marbles Memorize the following miles minuend mixed number months Multiply number story suggested oblong Oral Exercises Oral Problems oranges pints pounds pupils quarts ratio remainder ribbon sell sheep square inches Stand in line Study Exercises subtraction subtrahend surface of Fig tablet tell trial quotient figure unit of measure weeks whole number Write Written Exercises Written Problems yard stick
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Page 175 - 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 251 - 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 174 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq.
Page 246 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 246 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 245 - COUNTING. 12 units or things make 1 dozen. 12 dozen " 1 gross. 12 gross " 1 great gross. 20 units
Page 246 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. PAPER. 24 sheets = 1 quire. 20 quires = 1 ream. 2 reams = 1 bundle. 5 bundles = 1 bale.
Page 197 - If the numerator and denominator of a fraction be both multiplied or both divided by the same number, the value of the fraction is not altered.
Page 194 - To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply. .the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, add the numerator and place the sum over the denominator.
Page 208 - Divide the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator: Or, Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, and divide, the product by the denominator.