Elementary ArithmeticHarper & Brothers, 1878 |
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... foot . How many cattle were received that week ? 3,801 . 92. The value of the gold and silver exported from Califor nia in ten years commencing with 1854 , was as follows : In 1854 , • · $ 52,045,633 | In 1859 , $ 47,640,462 • In 1855 ...
... foot . How many cattle were received that week ? 3,801 . 92. The value of the gold and silver exported from Califor nia in ten years commencing with 1854 , was as follows : In 1854 , • · $ 52,045,633 | In 1859 , $ 47,640,462 • In 1855 ...
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... foot long and 1 foot wide is a Square Foot , and one that is 1 yard long and 1 yard wide is a Square Yard . A Square Rod is 1 rod long and 1 rod wide , and a Square Mile is 1 mile long and 1 mile wide . 1 Square Inch 1 inch long 1 inch ...
... foot long and 1 foot wide is a Square Foot , and one that is 1 yard long and 1 yard wide is a Square Yard . A Square Rod is 1 rod long and 1 rod wide , and a Square Mile is 1 mile long and 1 mile wide . 1 Square Inch 1 inch long 1 inch ...
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... foot wide ? 16 . 8. How many square yards in the ceiling of a room that is 10 yards long and 7 yards wide ? 9. How many square miles in a township 6 miles square , that is , 6 miles long and 6 miles wide ? 36 . 10. A boy has a checker ...
... foot wide ? 16 . 8. How many square yards in the ceiling of a room that is 10 yards long and 7 yards wide ? 9. How many square miles in a township 6 miles square , that is , 6 miles long and 6 miles wide ? 36 . 10. A boy has a checker ...
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... Foot is 1 foot long , 1 foot wide , and 1 foot thick ; and a Cubic Yard is 1 yard long , 1 yard wide , and 1 yard thick . 1 Cubic Inch 1 inch long 100. If 5 blocks , each contain- ing 1 cubic inch , be placed side by side , they will ...
... Foot is 1 foot long , 1 foot wide , and 1 foot thick ; and a Cubic Yard is 1 yard long , 1 yard wide , and 1 yard thick . 1 Cubic Inch 1 inch long 100. If 5 blocks , each contain- ing 1 cubic inch , be placed side by side , they will ...
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... foot wide , and 1 foot thick , how many cubic feet ? 24 . 101. Ex . A boy who had 120 blocks , made a pile of them , putting 8 blocks in each row , and 3 rows in each layer . How many blocks high was the pile ? EXPLANATION . Since in 1 ...
... foot wide , and 1 foot thick , how many cubic feet ? 24 . 101. Ex . A boy who had 120 blocks , made a pile of them , putting 8 blocks in each row , and 3 rows in each layer . How many blocks high was the pile ? EXPLANATION . Since in 1 ...
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Page 177 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 78 - Cut off the ciphers from the divisor, and the same number of figures from the right of the dividend.
Page 138 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Page 55 - Zeros at the right of the partial products, since they do not affect the result of the addition, should be omitted as in (2). Care must be taken, however, to put the right-hand figure of each partial product directly under the figure of the multiplier used to obtain it.
Page 32 - It shows that the number after it is to be subtracted from the number before it.
Page 78 - III. Multiply the divisor by this quotient figure, subtract the product from the partial dividend, and to the remainder annex the next figure of the dividend.
Page 64 - It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. The expression 6 -H 2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3.
Page 183 - This quotient may be obtained by multiplying the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient Hence, the Rule.
Page 41 - RULE. — Place the less number under the greater, so that units of the same order shall stand in the same column. Commencing at the right hand, subtract each figure of the subtrahend from the figure above it.
Page 79 - Then divide the remaining figures of the dividend by the remaining figures of the divisor.