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acres amount bushel called circumference cistern common fractions compound interest contain cube root cubic centimeters cubic foot cubic inches cubic meter decimal fractions decimal places decimal point denominator diameter difference digits discount divided dividend divisible divisor dollars draft equal EXERCISE exponent expressed feet figure Find the cost Find the G. C. M. Find the number frustum gallons gals given number hektars hektoliter Hence hundred improper fraction kilograms kilometers length liter logarithms long ton mantissa miles minuend minus minute mixed number multiplicand multiplier obtained payment pound quantity quotient radius rate per cent ratio reckoned Reduce remainder represent result side specific gravity square centimeters square meter square root Subtract subtrahend surface thick thousand tons volume whole number wide yard
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Page 155 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 162 - 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 265 - Sixty days after sight of this first of Exchange (Second and Third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 154 - 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 109 - A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3.
Page 279 - The sum of two numbers multiplied by their difference, is equal to the difference of their squares.
Page 157 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk.) 365 days = 1 common year (yr.) 366 days = 1 leap year About 30 days = 1 month (mo.) 12 months = 1 year VALUE 10 cents (ct.
Page 293 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Page 292 - The logarithm of a product is the sum of the logarithms of the factors.
Page 153 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.