A Treatise on Arithmetic, Combining Analysis and Synthesis: Adapted to the Best Mode of Instruction in Common Schools and Academies |
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... Measure of Numbers , 55 5. To Find the Least Common Multiple of Numbers , Convenient Facts , 10. Vulgar Fractions , Case 1. To Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number , 2. To Divide a Fraction by a Whole Number , 3. To Multiply a Fraction ...
... Measure of Numbers , 55 5. To Find the Least Common Multiple of Numbers , Convenient Facts , 10. Vulgar Fractions , Case 1. To Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number , 2. To Divide a Fraction by a Whole Number , 3. To Multiply a Fraction ...
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... measuring 125 , 99 , 384 , 762 , 400 and 399 yards , respectively ; how many yards did he buy ? 27. A butcher bought eight oxen which weighed , after they were dressed , 517 , 493 , 862 , 1127 , 419 , 768 , 1243 and 987 pounds ...
... measuring 125 , 99 , 384 , 762 , 400 and 399 yards , respectively ; how many yards did he buy ? 27. A butcher bought eight oxen which weighed , after they were dressed , 517 , 493 , 862 , 1127 , 419 , 768 , 1243 and 987 pounds ...
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... the long or gross ton = 2240 lbs . , and the short or net ton = 2000 lbs . NOTE 3. -A pound in Avoirdupois weight is equal to 7000 grains in Apothecaries ' or Troy weight . 71. CLOTH MEASURE . 21 * Inches ( in . 38 COMPOUND NUMBERS .
... the long or gross ton = 2240 lbs . , and the short or net ton = 2000 lbs . NOTE 3. -A pound in Avoirdupois weight is equal to 7000 grains in Apothecaries ' or Troy weight . 71. CLOTH MEASURE . 21 * Inches ( in . 38 COMPOUND NUMBERS .
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... measured by this measure . 72. LONG MEASURE . 3 Barleycorns ( b . c . ) make 1 Inch , 12 Inches 66 1 Foot , 3 Feet 66 1 Yard , 5 Yards or 16 Feet , 66 1 Rod , 40 Rods 66 1 Furlong , 8 Furlongs 66 1 Mile , 3 Miles 66 1 League , in . ft ...
... measured by this measure . 72. LONG MEASURE . 3 Barleycorns ( b . c . ) make 1 Inch , 12 Inches 66 1 Foot , 3 Feet 66 1 Yard , 5 Yards or 16 Feet , 66 1 Rod , 40 Rods 66 1 Furlong , 8 Furlongs 66 1 Mile , 3 Miles 66 1 League , in . ft ...
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... measure is used by engineers in measuring roads , canals , etc .; also by surveyors in measuring the boundaries of fields . 74. SQUARE MEASURE . 144 Square Inches ( sq . in . ) make 1 Square Foot , sq . ft . 9 Square Feet 66 1 Square ...
... measure is used by engineers in measuring roads , canals , etc .; also by surveyors in measuring the boundaries of fields . 74. SQUARE MEASURE . 144 Square Inches ( sq . in . ) make 1 Square Foot , sq . ft . 9 Square Feet 66 1 Square ...
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Page 26 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 76 - 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 43 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 80 - Therefore, multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value.
Page 210 - The square root of a number is one of its two equal factors.
Page 223 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 141 - RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of the principal, for the given time, at 1 per cent., and the quotient will be the rate.
Page 51 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that is exactly divisible by each of them.
Page 33 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., we simply cut off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 75 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.