Advanced Arithmetic

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C. Scribner's Sons, 1917 - Arithmetic - 428 pages
 

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Page 102 - 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 228 - 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.
Page 87 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq.
Page 424 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page 76 - To multiply decimals we multiply the factors as whole numbers and point off in the product as many decimal places as there are decimal places in both factors; eg 2.8 1.25 .005 25 8 .6 .03 .06 22.4 .750 .00015 1.50 Find the products: 1.
Page 97 - The altitude of a triangle is the perpendicular distance from the angle opposite the base to the base, or to the base extended.
Page 425 - SURVEYORS' SQUARE MEASURE. 144. This measure is used by surveyors in computing the area or contents of land. TABLE. 625 Square Links (sq. 1. ) make 1 Pole P. 16 Poles " 1 Square Chain . sq. ch. 10 Square Chains " 1 Acre A. 640 Acres " 1 Square Mile . . sq. mi. 36 Square Miles (6 miles square)
Page 113 - TABLE. 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (lb.). 100 pounds = 1 hundredweight (cwt.). 2000 pounds = 1 ton (t.). 112 pounds = 1 long hundredweight. 2240 pounds = 1 long ton. The long ton is used in the United States Custom Houses, and in wholesale transactions in iron and coal.
Page 424 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces ... 1 pound (Ib.) Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, precious stones, etc. APOTHECARIES
Page 162 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.

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