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... minute are 60 seconds ; how many seconds in 4 minutes ? -in 5 minutes ? in 20 minutes ? in 40 minutes ? 12. In one hour are 60 minutes ; how many seconds in an hour ? in two hours ? how many seconds from nine o'clock in the morning till ...
... minute are 60 seconds ; how many seconds in 4 minutes ? -in 5 minutes ? in 20 minutes ? in 40 minutes ? 12. In one hour are 60 minutes ; how many seconds in an hour ? in two hours ? how many seconds from nine o'clock in the morning till ...
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... minutes . Admitting the distance , as usually computed , to be 95,000,000 miles , at what rate per minute does it travel ? 6. If the product of two numbers be 704 , and the multi- plier be 11 , what is the multiplicand ? Ans . 64 . 7 ...
... minutes . Admitting the distance , as usually computed , to be 95,000,000 miles , at what rate per minute does it travel ? 6. If the product of two numbers be 704 , and the multi- plier be 11 , what is the multiplicand ? Ans . 64 . 7 ...
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... minute ; how many minutes in 3600 seconds ? in 86400 seconds ? in 2419200 seconds ? seconds ? in 604800 24. Sixty minutes make one hour ; how many hours in 1440 minutes ? in 10080 minutes ? in 40320 minutes ? - in 525960 minutes ? 25 ...
... minute ; how many minutes in 3600 seconds ? in 86400 seconds ? in 2419200 seconds ? seconds ? in 604800 24. Sixty minutes make one hour ; how many hours in 1440 minutes ? in 10080 minutes ? in 40320 minutes ? - in 525960 minutes ? 25 ...
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... minutes , and seconds , called denomina- tions of time . Distance is reckoned in miles , rods , feet , and inches , called denominations of measure , & c . The relative value of these denominations is exhibited in tables , which the ...
... minutes , and seconds , called denomina- tions of time . Distance is reckoned in miles , rods , feet , and inches , called denominations of measure , & c . The relative value of these denominations is exhibited in tables , which the ...
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... minutes , and seconds . TABLE . 60 seconds ( s . ) make · marked 1 minute , m . 60 minutes 24 hours 7 days 4 weeks 1 hour , h . 1 day , d . W. 1 week , 1 month , 13 months , 1 day and 6 hours , or 365 days and 6 hours , } 1 common , or ...
... minutes , and seconds . TABLE . 60 seconds ( s . ) make · marked 1 minute , m . 60 minutes 24 hours 7 days 4 weeks 1 hour , h . 1 day , d . W. 1 week , 1 month , 13 months , 1 day and 6 hours , or 365 days and 6 hours , } 1 common , or ...
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Page 106 - Divide the denominator by the whole number, when it can be done without a remainder ; otherwise, multiply the numerator by it, and under the product write the denominator, which may then be reduced to a whole or mixed number.
Page 146 - The rate of interest upon the loan or forbearance of any money, goods or things in action...
Page 106 - Multiply together the numerators for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 236 - A man was hired 50 days on these conditions. — that, for every day he worked, he should receive $ '75, and, for every day he was idle, he should forfeit $ '25 ; at the expiration of the time, he received $ 27'50 ; how many days did he work...
Page 96 - 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.
Page 209 - 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 213 - Hence, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 236 - B, by spending $ 30 per annum more than A, at the end of 8 years finds himself $40 in debt; what is their income, and what does each spend per annum ? Ans.
Page 133 - 03, the same as before. IT 73. The foregoing examples and remarks are sufficient to establish the following RULE. In the division of decimal fractions, divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off...
Page 2 - Decedents," and to repeal said original sections, -and to repeal sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven...