Intermediate Arithmetic for Graded Schools, Book 3 |
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Page 212 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 65 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value.
Page 100 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 215 - The Altitude of a triangle is the perpendicular distance from the angle opposite the base to the base, or to the base produced or extended.
Page 157 - 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 118 - Find the cost of 21| bushels wheat at 80 ^ a bushel. 66. 1 ton of coal will cost how many times as much as 5 hundredweight? as 600 pounds? as 60 pounds? 67. A haystack contains 9000 pounds of hay. How much is it worth at $ 15 a ton? 69. A farmer exchanged 45 pounds of butter, at 30 cents a pound, for sugar, at 5 cents a pound. How many pounds of sugar did he receive? 70. How many cubic feet of air are there in a room 12 ft. long, Щ ft. wide, and 9 ft. high? 71. What is the cost of 48 gal. oil at...
Page 134 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers is the product of all their common prime factors. Written Work 1. Find the greatest common divisor of 24, 36, and 48. 2)24 36 48 Divide all the numbers by a common prime fac2Y12 18 24 ^or' In *^e same way divide the quotients until „-— - Q — I-JT they are prime to each other.
Page 218 - 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 115 - I bought 6.8 tons of coal @ $6.50 a ton, and paid for it in apples at 60 / a bushel. How many bushels of apples did I give ? 10. I give 132 doz. eggs, worth 26 / a dozen, in part payment for 54 cords of wood at $4.60 a cord. How much remains to be paid ? 11. If it takes 18^- yards of silk to make a dress, how many yards will it take to make 4 dresses ? What will cloth enough to make 2 dresses cost at $1.85 a yard ? 1. A man can do a piece of work in 8 days, working 9 hours a day. How many days will...
Page 135 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers, is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder.