Junior High School Mathematics, Volume 3Scribner's [c1920], 1920 - Mathematics |
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acre Baby Bonds balance bill of lading bought bushel butter fat buying called cash cent certificate of deposit charge chickens column commission common fraction compound interest computations corn corporation coupon Coupon bonds decimal demand note denominator deposit digits discount divide dividends divisible divisor dollars dozen draft earn estimated excess EXERCISES Carry 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 marked price merchant minuend mixed number month multiply paid par value payable payment pound profit pupils rate of interest received selling expense selling price Sexp shares of stock short cuts sold Solve equation subtract United valuation week whole number Write yearly premium
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Page 224 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 223 - 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 227 - OF CAPACITY 10 milliliters (ml.) = 1 centiliter (cl.) 10 centiliters = 1 deciliter (dl.) 10 deciliters = 1 liter (1.) 10 liters = 1 dekaliter (Dl.) 10 dekaliters = 1 hektoliter (hi.) 10 hektoliters = 1 kiloliter (kl.) MEASURES 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.) 18.
Page 225 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 226 - MEASURE. 10 millimeters (mm.) = 1 centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters = 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeters = 1 meter (m.) 10 meters = 1 dekameter (Dm.) 10 dekameters = 1 hektometer (Hm.) 10 Hektometers = 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometers = 1 myriameter (Mm.) 1 meter = 39.37 inches.
Page 224 - 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 217 - ... further provided that no one could own more than $ 200, par value, of stocks, what is the smallest number of stockholders the fair could have ? What reason can you give for this last requirement ? 5. 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...
Page 38 - 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 149 - 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 224 - 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.). 241 cubic feet = 1 perch (stone, etc.).