The Illustrative Practical Arithmetic ...Brewer and Tileston, 1873 - Arithmetic |
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... allowed for waste and 3 pounds are put into every yard ? 1,646 yards . 8. How many yards of cloth at 27 cents a yard will pay for 9 pounds of butter at 42 cents a pound , and 1 basket worth 81 cents ? ONE CENT Nickel Cent . UNITED ...
... allowed for waste and 3 pounds are put into every yard ? 1,646 yards . 8. How many yards of cloth at 27 cents a yard will pay for 9 pounds of butter at 42 cents a pound , and 1 basket worth 81 cents ? ONE CENT Nickel Cent . UNITED ...
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... and compare them with the rules given in the book . He may then be allowed to retain his own language , if it is accurate and concise . 2. Divide the quotient thus obtained by any one of ARTS . 181 , 182. ] FACTORING NUMBERS . 99.
... and compare them with the rules given in the book . He may then be allowed to retain his own language , if it is accurate and concise . 2. Divide the quotient thus obtained by any one of ARTS . 181 , 182. ] FACTORING NUMBERS . 99.
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... allowed to one year in every 4 years . The year of 366 days is called a leap year . The addition of a day in every fourth year is too much by a number of minutes , which in one hundred years amounts to about three fourths of a day ; to ...
... allowed to one year in every 4 years . The year of 366 days is called a leap year . The addition of a day in every fourth year is too much by a number of minutes , which in one hundred years amounts to about three fourths of a day ; to ...
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... allowed for waist and sleeves ? 9. How many squares of patchwork , 9 must be allowed for a quilt 8 ft . 3 in . long Ans . 10 yds . inches square , and 7 ft . 6 in . wide , of an inch being allowed on the sides of each square for seams ...
... allowed for waist and sleeves ? 9. How many squares of patchwork , 9 must be allowed for a quilt 8 ft . 3 in . long Ans . 10 yds . inches square , and 7 ft . 6 in . wide , of an inch being allowed on the sides of each square for seams ...
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... to be 1 ft . thick , and 1 sixth of the wall to be allowed for mortar ? Ans . 66,9821 bricks . For Dictation Exercises , see Manual and Key , " page 108 . THE METRIC SYSTEM . MEASURES OF LENGTH . - TO ART . 354. ) 191 EXAMPLES .
... to be 1 ft . thick , and 1 sixth of the wall to be allowed for mortar ? Ans . 66,9821 bricks . For Dictation Exercises , see Manual and Key , " page 108 . THE METRIC SYSTEM . MEASURES OF LENGTH . - TO ART . 354. ) 191 EXAMPLES .
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Page 167 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 125 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 168 - The circumference of a circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds are designated by the characters °, ', ". Thus 23° 14' 35" is read 23 degrees, 14 minutes, and 35 seconds.
Page 160 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards — 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 155 - Troy weight are weighed gold,* silver, jewels, and all iquors. The denominations are pounds, ounces, pennyweights, and grains. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) make 1 pennyweight, marked pwt. 20 pennyweights - - 1 ounce, ----- oz. 12 ounces - - - - 1 pound, ----- lb.
Page 166 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal. 31£ gallons ------ 1 barrel, - - - bar.
Page 174 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 67 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 153 - Rule. — Multiply the number of the highest denomination given by the number required of the next lower denomination to make one of that higher, and to the product add the number, if any, of the lower denomination. Proceed in like manner till the whole is reduced to the required denomination.
Page 237 - RULE. — Divide the given sum by the amount of $ 1 for the given time and rate, and the quotient will be the PRESENT WORTH.