Junior High School Mathematics Book 1-3 [and] 1 Book Course, Book 3C. Scribner's sons, 1920 - Mathematics |
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acre balance bill of lading bonding company bought bushel butter fat buying called cash cent certificate of deposit charge chickens column commission compound interest computations corn coupon Coupon bonds cubic decimal demand note denominator deposit digits discount divide dividends divisor dollars dozen draft earn estimated excess EXERCISES Carry factors Find the cost firm fraction freight give graph gross cost Hence Henry Improper Fractions indorsed invested Jonesville Junior High School Liberty Bonds literal numbers loaned logarithm long ton marked price merchant minuend month multiply number is divisible paid par value payable payment pounds profit rate of interest received selling expense selling price Sexp shares of stock short cuts sold Solve equation subtract United valuation week weighs whole number Write yearly premium
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Page 220 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 219 - 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 220 - 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 221 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 30 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value.
Page 34 - Now .} of f- is a compound fraction, whose value is found by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 219 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd.
Page 145 - ... (b) Parcels weighing 8 ounces or less containing books, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and plants, 1 cent for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof, regardless of distance. (c) Parcels weighing more than 8...
Page 213 - Draw up a statement for the incorporation of a company to conduct an electric railway in your city. 252. Profitable and Non-Profitable Stocks. — A successful corporation has profits, called dividends, to distribute among its stockholders. Dividends are stated as a certain per cent of the par value of the stock. They may be paid yearly, half-yearly, or quarterly. If a corporation loses money, it assesses its stockholders a per cent of the par value of the stock sufficient to pay the deficit. EXERCISES...
Page 31 - If it is necessary to change an improper fraction into a mixed number, simply divide the numerator by the denominator. The quotient is the whole number, and the remainder is left over the denominator and the remaining fraction reduced to its lowest terms.