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altitude amount arithmetical avoirdupois bank base bushels called cent centimeters check by casting circle circumference common contained cube root cubic foot decimal fraction decimal places decimeter denominator diameter difference discount divided dividend divisible by 9 divisor equal excess of 9's EXERCISE factor figures Find the area Find the cost Find the number Find the volume grains greatest common divisor Greenwich Hence hour hypotenuse inch indorsement interest kilogram least common multiple length logarithm longitude mantissa measure meridian meter metric system multiplicand Multiply noon number is divisible number of decimal ounce parallelopiped partial product payment pound avoirdupois pound Troy premium prime meridian pyramid q multiplying quotient radius ratio Reduce remainder sells sexagesimal side Solution specific gravity square root student subtraction symbols weight wide yard
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Page 62 - 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 62 - MEASURE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards or Щ feet = 1 rod (rd.) . 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). SURFACE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.). 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
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Page 112 - How much will it cost to plaster the walls and ceiling of a room 16 ft. 3' long, 14 ft. 2
Page 181 - Find the amount of the principal to the time when the payment, or the sum of the payments, equals or exceeds the interest due.
Page 61 - 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 46 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 63 - 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 64 - Liquid Measure 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
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