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Page 177
... faces . If each side of a cube is 1 yard or 3 feet , 1 foot in thick- ness of this cube will contain 3 x 3 x 1-9 cubic feet , and the whole cube will contain 3x3x3 = 27 cubic feet . A solid , or body , may have the three dimensions all ...
... faces . If each side of a cube is 1 yard or 3 feet , 1 foot in thick- ness of this cube will contain 3 x 3 x 1-9 cubic feet , and the whole cube will contain 3x3x3 = 27 cubic feet . A solid , or body , may have the three dimensions all ...
Page 221
... face dimensions of the kind of bricks used , one half the thickness of the mortar or cement in which they are laid , and compute the area . II . Multiply this area by the quotient of the thickness of the wall divided by the number of ...
... face dimensions of the kind of bricks used , one half the thickness of the mortar or cement in which they are laid , and compute the area . II . Multiply this area by the quotient of the thickness of the wall divided by the number of ...
Page 222
... face . 12.75 3 ( number of bricks in width of wall ) = 4.25 in . of brick and mortar . - = width 22.96875 x 4.25 97.617+ = cubic inches in a brick . 172897.617+ number of bricks in a cubic foot . - 17.7+ = 2. How many bricks , 8 in ...
... face . 12.75 3 ( number of bricks in width of wall ) = 4.25 in . of brick and mortar . - = width 22.96875 x 4.25 97.617+ = cubic inches in a brick . 172897.617+ number of bricks in a cubic foot . - 17.7+ = 2. How many bricks , 8 in ...
Page 243
... Face , or Par Value of stock is its first cost , or original valuation . The original valuation of a share varies in different companies . A share of bank , insurance , railroad , or like stock is usually $ 100 . 253. Stock is At Par ...
... Face , or Par Value of stock is its first cost , or original valuation . The original valuation of a share varies in different companies . A share of bank , insurance , railroad , or like stock is usually $ 100 . 253. Stock is At Par ...
Page 245
... face of the bonds . 262. Federal or United States Bonds are pay- able at a fixed date , and are known and quoted in commercial transactions by the rate of interest they bear . Thus , U. S. 4's , that is , United States Bonds bearing 4 ...
... face of the bonds . 262. Federal or United States Bonds are pay- able at a fixed date , and are known and quoted in commercial transactions by the rate of interest they bear . Thus , U. S. 4's , that is , United States Bonds bearing 4 ...
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Page 173 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 180 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 185 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 287 - ... for the given number of years. III. Subtract the given principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the compound interest.
Page 398 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 300 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 50 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of separating a number into equal parts.
Page 78 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 308 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 54 - If any partial dividend will not contain the divisor, place a cipher in the quotient, and bring down the next figure of the dividend, and divide as before.