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... Feet and Decimals of a Foot , 204 205 ] Evolution , 207 207 212 215 220 • 225 · 237 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES . Barter , ex . 21-32 . Position , ex . 89-108 . To find the Area of a Square or Parallelogram , ex . 148–154 . of a Triangle ...
... Feet and Decimals of a Foot , 204 205 ] Evolution , 207 207 212 215 220 • 225 · 237 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES . Barter , ex . 21-32 . Position , ex . 89-108 . To find the Area of a Square or Parallelogram , ex . 148–154 . of a Triangle ...
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... feet high , was broken off by the wind ; the top part , which fell , was 49 feet long ; how high was the stump which was left ? 17. Our pious ancestors landed at Plymouth , Massachu- setts , in 1620 ; how many years since ? 18. A man ...
... feet high , was broken off by the wind ; the top part , which fell , was 49 feet long ; how high was the stump which was left ? 17. Our pious ancestors landed at Plymouth , Massachu- setts , in 1620 ; how many years since ? 18. A man ...
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... feet , every foot being 12 inches ? OPERATION . 253 12 The product of 12 , with each of the signifi- cant figures or digits , having been commit- ted to memory from the multiplication table , it is just as easy to multiply by 12 as by a ...
... feet , every foot being 12 inches ? OPERATION . 253 12 The product of 12 , with each of the signifi- cant figures or digits , having been commit- ted to memory from the multiplication table , it is just as easy to multiply by 12 as by a ...
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... feet are there in 364812 inches ? 15. If 364812 inches are 30401 feet , how many inches make one foot ? 16. If you would divide 48750 dollars among 50 men , how many dollars would you give to each one ? 17. If you distribute 48750 ...
... feet are there in 364812 inches ? 15. If 364812 inches are 30401 feet , how many inches make one foot ? 16. If you would divide 48750 dollars among 50 men , how many dollars would you give to each one ? 17. If you distribute 48750 ...
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... 24 rods wide ; how many square rods does it contain ? 23. How many square inches in a board 12 inches long , and 12 inches broad ? Ans . 144 . 24. How many square feet in a board 14 feet 54 T 24 , 25 MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS .
... 24 rods wide ; how many square rods does it contain ? 23. How many square inches in a board 12 inches long , and 12 inches broad ? Ans . 144 . 24. How many square feet in a board 14 feet 54 T 24 , 25 MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS .
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acres amount annexed annuity answer apples Arithmetic arithmetical series avoirdupois bushels called ciphers common difference compound interest compound numbers contained cord feet cows cube root cubic currency decimal fractions diameter divided dividend division dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factors farthings federal money foot gain gallons given number greatest common divisor Hence hogshead horse hundred hundredths improper fraction inches last term least common multiple length less number measure miles mills minuend minutes mixed number months multiplicand multiply Note number of terms OPERATION oranges ounce paid payment pence pints pounds present worth principal proportion pupil quantity quarts quotient quotient figure rate per cent ratio receive Reduce remainder right hand figure rule shillings side simple numbers sold solid feet square root subtraction tens thousandths units vulgar fractions weight whole number write yards of cloth
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