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Page 137 - 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 118 - Such expressions are sometimes called compound fractions. 178. To multiply a fraction by a fraction, multiply the numerators together for the numerator of the product and the denominators for the denominator of the product.
Page 228 - Hunt's Concrete Geometry for Grammar Schools. The definitions and elementary concepts are to be taught concretely, by much measuring, by the making of models and diagrams by the pupil, as suggested by the text or by his own invention.
Page 189 - 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...
Page 13 - DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 228 - Bowser's Treatise on Plane and Spherical Trigonometry. An advanced work which covers the entire course in higher institutions. Half leather.
Page 57 - A common denominator of two or more fractions is a common multiple of their denominators. The least common denominator is the least common multiple.
Page 52 - The number below the line is called the denominator. The denominator shows the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided.
Page 55 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.