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... solid bodies , such as timber , wood , & c . , it is necessary to use a measure that has three dimeñ- sions , length ... solid or cubic inch ; so a block made in the same way having each of its dimensions one foot , is called a solid or ...
... solid bodies , such as timber , wood , & c . , it is necessary to use a measure that has three dimeñ- sions , length ... solid or cubic inch ; so a block made in the same way having each of its dimensions one foot , is called a solid or ...
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... solid inches or feet in any regular solid body ? 40. How many solid inches in a block 12 inches long , 12 inches wide , and 12 inches thick ; that is , in a solid foot ? 41. A pile of wood 8 feet long , 4 feet wide , and 4 feet high ...
... solid inches or feet in any regular solid body ? 40. How many solid inches in a block 12 inches long , 12 inches wide , and 12 inches thick ; that is , in a solid foot ? 41. A pile of wood 8 feet long , 4 feet wide , and 4 feet high ...
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... solid foot in solid inches . 60. How many square feet in a board 9 in . wide and 15 ft . 3 in . long ? Change the inches to decimals of a foot . Since the answer will be in square feet , it will be necessary to find the value of the ...
... solid foot in solid inches . 60. How many square feet in a board 9 in . wide and 15 ft . 3 in . long ? Change the inches to decimals of a foot . Since the answer will be in square feet , it will be necessary to find the value of the ...
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Being a Sequel to First Lessons in Arithmetic Warren Colburn. 64. How many solid feet in a pile of wood 4 st . 2 in . wide , 3 ft 8 in . high , and 13 ft . 4 in . long ? It has been already remarked that in interest , dis- count ...
Being a Sequel to First Lessons in Arithmetic Warren Colburn. 64. How many solid feet in a pile of wood 4 st . 2 in . wide , 3 ft 8 in . high , and 13 ft . 4 in . long ? It has been already remarked that in interest , dis- count ...
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... solid feet , and that 8 such feet make 1 cord . To find how many of these feet a pile or load of wood contains , it is necessary to find the number of solid feet in it , and then to divide by 16. When the load of wood is 8 feet long ...
... solid feet , and that 8 such feet make 1 cord . To find how many of these feet a pile or load of wood contains , it is necessary to find the number of solid feet in it , and then to divide by 16. When the load of wood is 8 feet long ...
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25 dollars acres added annex answer Avoirdupois barrels of cider barrels of flour brandy broadcloth bushels of corn called cloth cost common denominator common divisors common fraction contained divided division dollars a barrel dolls duodecillions eight equal expressed farthings feet long figure Find the value five four gain gallons of wine greatest common divisor hogshead hundredths improper fraction inches long inches thick inches wide interest least common denominator least common multiple load lowest terms manner merchant bought merchant sold miles mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply nine Note Operation partial dividend pence performed pounds quotient reduced remainder rods seven shillings sold a quantity square feet square inches subtraction sugar tens tenths third thousand thousandths tons twenty units whole number worth write written yard cost yards of cloth zeros
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Page 26 - ENGLISH MONEY. 4 farthings (qr.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence 1 shilling s. 20 shillings 1 pound £ 21 shillings 1 guinea.
Page 199 - By examining the above examples, it will be found that this purpose is effected, by multiplying the numerator of the dividend, by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 8 - What cost 794 barrels of flour at 9 dollars a barrel ? 11. There is an orchard consisting of 9 rows of trees, and there are 57 trees in each row. How many trees are there in the orchard. 12. A man bought 8 pieces of cloth, each piece containing 38 yards, at 7 dollars a yard. How many yards were there, and what did he give for the whole ? 13.
Page 85 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, or in any other form containing an equal quantity, ii nailed a cord of wood.
Page 15 - A at the rate of 38 miles in a day, and B at the rate of 42 miles a day. How far apart will they be at the end of the first day ? How far at the end of 15 days ! 9.
Page ii - District Clerk's Office. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the seventh day of May, AD 1828, in the fifty-second year of the Independence of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SG Goodrich, of the said District, has deposited in this office the...
Page 17 - AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces 1 pound Ib. 28 pounds 1 quarter qr. 4 quarters 1 hundred weight cwt. 20 hundred weight 1 ton T.
Page 186 - It appears from the above reasoning, that if both the numerator and denominator of any fraction be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will remain the same.
Page 14 - ... 5. If 70 men can do a piece of work in 83 days, how many men will it take to do it in one day ? 6.
Page 213 - It is evident from what we have seen in adding and subtracting decimals, that in this case there must be as many decimal places in the product, as there are in the multiplicand. It may perhaps be more satisfactory if we analyze it.