Complete Graded Arithmetic: 6th GradeD.C. Heath & Company, 1902 - Arithmetic |
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15 feet long 32 rods 65 cents acre altitude average weight Avoirdupois board feet build a fence cents a bushel cents a pound cents a quart cents a yard common fractions cord cubic feet cubic inches Express as common Express decimally farmer sold feet deep feet high feet of lumber feet square feet wide Find the capacity Find the cost Find the gain Find the number Find the profit Find the value greatest common divisor grocer bought hay cost inches square inches thick inches wide joists LESSON long tons lower denominations number of board pave a hall perimeter piece of land pile of wood pounds of hay prime factors rectangular field rectangular piece Reduce required to pave rods long rods wide scantlings sell sheep square field square mile square yards strips run lengthwise triangle whose base walls and ceiling wheat yards of carpet
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Page 411 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 447 - 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 445 - Linear Measure 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5...
Page 522 - Ex. 3. To find the number of square yards in a triangle whose base is 49 feet, and height 25J feet.
Page 499 - How many blocks, each measuring one cubic inch, will it take to fill a mortise hole 12 in. long, 4 in. wide, and 6 in. deep? 5. How many square yards are there in the walls of a room 24 ft. long, 15 ft. wide, and 14 ft. high? 6. How many square rods in a rectangular garden 231 ft. long by 165 ft. wide? 7. Find the cost of 9,600 sheets of paper at $4.20 a ream.
Page 467 - The Base of a triangle is the side on which it is supposed to stand.
Page 474 - How many square yards in the walls and ceiling of a room 21 ft. long, 18 ft. wide, and 9 ft. high?