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Page 130 - 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 129 - Time 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr . ) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk...
Page 86 - 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 285 - 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 242 - OF WEIGHT 10 milligrams (mg.) = 1 centigram (eg.) 10 centigrams = 1 decigram (dg.) 10 decigrams = 1 gram (g.) 10 grams = 1 dekagram (Dg.) 10 dekagrams = 1 hektogram (Hg.) 10 hektograms = 1 kilogram (Kg...
Page 102 - PERIPHERY of a circle is its entire bounding line ; or it is a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 240 - EQUIVALENTS 100 sq. millimeters (sq. mm.) = 1 sq. centimeter (sq. cm.) = 0.155 sq. in. 100 sq. centimeters = 1 sq. decimeter (sq. dm.) 100 sq. decimeters = 1 sq. meter (sq. m.) = 10.764 sq. ft. 100 sq. meters = 1 sq. dekameter (sq. Dm.) 100 sq. dekameters = 1 sq. hektometer (sq. Hm.) 100 sq. hektometers = 1 sq. kilometer (sq. Km.) = 247.114 acres When used in measuring land the square meter is called a centare (ca.), the square dekameter an are (a.), and the square hektometer a hektare (Ha.). Units...
Page 129 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 254 - I purchase for $ 5 ? 10. A can do a piece of work in 6 days, B can do it in 7 days. If B's wages are $2.10 per day, how much should A receive per day?
Page 43 - Both terms of a fraction may be divided by the same number without changing the value of the fraction.

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