Graded Problems in Arithmetic and Mensuration

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J.H. Butler & Company, 1880 - Arithmetic - 232 pages
 

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Page 96 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard 128 cubic feet = 1 cord...
Page 95 - Measure 144 square inches = 1 square foot 9 square feet = 1 square yard 30J square yards = 1 square rod 160 square rods = 1 acre 640 acres = 1 square mile...
Page 112 - Multiply the first term by that power of the ratio whose index is one less than the number of terms, and the product will be the...
Page 105 - From half the sum of the three sides subtract each side ; multiply the half sum and the three remainders together, and the square root of the product will be the area required.
Page 79 - If 18 men can dig a trench 200 yards long, 3 yards wide, and 2 yards deep, in 6 days of 10 hours each, in how many days of 8 hours each will 10 men dig a trench 100 yards long, 4 yards wide, and 3 yards deep ? 4.
Page 88 - To change dollars and cents to cents, or dollars, cents, and mills to mills, remove the decimal point and the sign, $. 5.
Page 91 - If the number of any denomination in the subtrahend exceed that of the same denomination in the minuend, add to the number in the minuend as many units as make one of the next higher...
Page 115 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel.
Page 116 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes «= 1 Hour 24 Hours => 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days =• 1 Lunar Month...
Page 81 - How many square yards in the walls and ceiling of a room 21 ft. long, 18 ft. wide, and 9 ft.

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