The Analysis of Written Arithmetic: Being an Elementary Manual Designed for Public Schools and Containing Mental, Slate, and Blackboard Exercises. Book first |
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Page 255 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal. 31£ gallons ------ 1 barrel, - - - bar.
Page 302 - RULE.* Multiply the principal by the rate per cent, and divide the product by 100: the quotient will be the interest for 1 year.
Page 261 - April ; 5, May ; 6, June ; 7, July ; 8, August ; 9, September ; 10, October ; 11, November ; 12, December.
Page 215 - Weight is used in weighing groceries and all coarse articles ; as sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese, flour, hay, &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight
Page 210 - Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, jewels, liquors, &c., and is generally adopted in philosophical experiments. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, marked pwt. 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce " oz. 12 ounces " 1 pound,
Page 86 - ... for other expenses, how much will he have left at the end of the year ? Ans. 10 dollars.
Page 167 - To change dollars and cents to cents, or dollars, cents, and mills to mills, remove the decimal point and the sign, $. 5.
Page 249 - A pile of wood 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, and 8 feet long contains 1 cord ; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile, thus: 8 FT LONG 4.
Page 250 - TABLE. 1 728 cubic inches (cu. in.) make 1 cubic foot, marked cu. ft. 27 cubic feet " 1 cubic yard,
Page 120 - If there is a remainder after dividing the last figure of the dividend, it...