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... Cubic Measure 190 169-176 Metric Cubic Measure . 192 Metric Wood Measures 192 culating Decimals Reduction . 170 Measures of Capacity 192 . 172 . 175 MEASURES - METRIC AND COM- MON 177-209 Government Standard of Measures 177 United ...
... Cubic Measure 190 169-176 Metric Cubic Measure . 192 Metric Wood Measures 192 culating Decimals Reduction . 170 Measures of Capacity 192 . 172 . 175 MEASURES - METRIC AND COM- MON 177-209 Government Standard of Measures 177 United ...
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... that has three dimensions , - length , breadth , and thickness ( height or depth ) . 119. The Volume of a solid is its contents reckoned in cubic units . 120. RULE . To find the volume of any rectangular 54 MULTIPLICATION .
... that has three dimensions , - length , breadth , and thickness ( height or depth ) . 119. The Volume of a solid is its contents reckoned in cubic units . 120. RULE . To find the volume of any rectangular 54 MULTIPLICATION .
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... cubic feet of wood are there in a column of wood which is 25 feet long , 15 feet wide , and 10 feet thick ? 18. How many cubic feet of earth must be removed in dig- ging an excavation which is 275 feet long , 315 feet wide , and 108 ...
... cubic feet of wood are there in a column of wood which is 25 feet long , 15 feet wide , and 10 feet thick ? 18. How many cubic feet of earth must be removed in dig- ging an excavation which is 275 feet long , 315 feet wide , and 108 ...
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... . 3. 538 x 56 . 5. 7856 x 144 . 6. If a river discharges 17740872.5 cubic feet of water in one hour , how much will it discharge in 96 hours ? 129. When the multiplier is 11 . 1. Multiply 16439 CONTRACTIONS IN MULTIPLICATION . 57.
... . 3. 538 x 56 . 5. 7856 x 144 . 6. If a river discharges 17740872.5 cubic feet of water in one hour , how much will it discharge in 96 hours ? 129. When the multiplier is 11 . 1. Multiply 16439 CONTRACTIONS IN MULTIPLICATION . 57.
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... cubic feet a minute . If a schoolroom contains 50 pupils , how much fresh air must pass through it during a session of 3 hours to keep the atmosphere pure ? 6. Find the value of 24 × 53 — 73 . 7. 15- ( 3 x 25 ) + 208 - 9 x 24 . 8. If a ...
... cubic feet a minute . If a schoolroom contains 50 pupils , how much fresh air must pass through it during a session of 3 hours to keep the atmosphere pure ? 6. Find the value of 24 × 53 — 73 . 7. 15- ( 3 x 25 ) + 208 - 9 x 24 . 8. If a ...
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Page 489 - A cylinder is conceived to be generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides as an axis.
Page 399 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 429 - The Square Root of a number is one of the two equal factors that produce the number. Thus, the square root of 64 is 8, for 8 x 8 = 64.
Page 374 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.
Page 477 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 184 - Measures of length are used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5£ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.).
Page 432 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 402 - Sixty days after sight of this FIRST of EXCHANGE (Second and Third of same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 249 - RULE. — Multiply the length (in feet) by the width (in inches) and divide the product by 12 — the result will be the contents in square feet.
Page 374 - If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes toward discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due. If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus...