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... . 5. Bring 12 bushels to pints . TIME . Facit 50 pt . Facit 96 pt . Facit 768 pt . The denominations of Time are year , month , week , day , hour , minute , and second . 60 seconds ( sec . ) 60 minutes 24 hours 36 SIMPLE REDUCTION .
... . 5. Bring 12 bushels to pints . TIME . Facit 50 pt . Facit 96 pt . Facit 768 pt . The denominations of Time are year , month , week , day , hour , minute , and second . 60 seconds ( sec . ) 60 minutes 24 hours 36 SIMPLE REDUCTION .
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... months , as they stand in the calen- dar or almanac : The fourth , eleventh , ninth , and sixth , Have thirty days to each affix'd : And every other thirty - one , Except the second month alone , Which has but twenty - eight in fine ...
... months , as they stand in the calen- dar or almanac : The fourth , eleventh , ninth , and sixth , Have thirty days to each affix'd : And every other thirty - one , Except the second month alone , Which has but twenty - eight in fine ...
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... months to years . Facit 77 bu . Facit 30 pe . 6 qt . Facit 150 qt . Facit 15 bu . O pe . 6 qt . Facit 6 bu . Facit 56 Y. 3 mo . 2. Bring 208 weeks to years ( supposing 52 weeks to make a year . ) Facit 4 Y. 3. Bring 4386 days to years ...
... months to years . Facit 77 bu . Facit 30 pe . 6 qt . Facit 150 qt . Facit 15 bu . O pe . 6 qt . Facit 6 bu . Facit 56 Y. 3 mo . 2. Bring 208 weeks to years ( supposing 52 weeks to make a year . ) Facit 4 Y. 3. Bring 4386 days to years ...
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... months ; 45 years , 6 months ; 75 years , 11 months ; 15 years , and 96 years . 5. Add 7 weeks , 1 day , 5 hours , 45 minutes ; 2 weeks , 4 days , 22 hours ; 6 days , 15 hours , 10 minutes ; and 5 hours . APPLICATION . 1. Bought an ...
... months ; 45 years , 6 months ; 75 years , 11 months ; 15 years , and 96 years . 5. Add 7 weeks , 1 day , 5 hours , 45 minutes ; 2 weeks , 4 days , 22 hours ; 6 days , 15 hours , 10 minutes ; and 5 hours . APPLICATION . 1. Bought an ...
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... months , from 450 years , 11 months . 5. Take 122 days , 18 hours , 36 minutes , from 200 days , 18 hours . APPLICATION . 1. A merchant has in his desk 375 £ 10s . If he take out 122 € 11s . 3d . to pay for goods , how much will re ...
... months , from 450 years , 11 months . 5. Take 122 days , 18 hours , 36 minutes , from 200 days , 18 hours . APPLICATION . 1. A merchant has in his desk 375 £ 10s . If he take out 122 € 11s . 3d . to pay for goods , how much will re ...
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Page 173 - When the two extremes and number of terms are given, to find the common difference. RULE. Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less one; the quotient will be the common difference.
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Page 190 - Feet multiplied by feet, give feet. Feet multiplied by inches, give inches. Feet multiplied by seconds, give seconds. Inches multiplied by inches, give seconds. Inches multiplied by seconds, give thirds. Seconds multiplied "by seconds, give fourths.
Page 99 - 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 37 - TIME. 60 seconds (sec.} make - 1 minute min. 60 minutes « - - - 1 hour H. 24 hours - - . • - 1 day D.
Page 132 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 131 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 169 - Suppose two numbers, and work with each agreeably to the tenor of the question, noting the errors of the results : multiply the errors of each operation into the supposed number of the other ; then, If the errors be alike, i.
Page 129 - The number above the line is called the numerator, and that below the line the denominator. The denominator...
Page 155 - INVOLUTION, OR THE RAISING OF POWERS. A power is the product arising from multiplying any given number into itself continually a certain number of times ; thus, 2x2= 4 the second power or square of 2.