New Graded Lessons in Arithmetic, Book 8Thompson Brown Company, 1910 |
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Page 200 - 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 200 - 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 16 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 93 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 199 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 200 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) . . = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet =1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30i square yards =1 square rod (sq.
Page 84 - 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. The curve which bounds the circle is called the circumference Any portion of the circumference is called an arc.
Page 163 - Subtract the square of this figure from the left-hand period, and to the remainder annex the next period for a dividend. 3. Double the root already found, for a trial divisor; find how often it is contained in the dividend, exclusive of the righthand figure, and place the result in the root, and also at the right of the trial divisor.
Page 201 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 37 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that is exactly divisible by each of them.