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... allowing for two leap years ? 25. How many inches in 4 rods ? 26. What is the cost of 10 miles of telephone wire at 28 cents a pound , if a pound measures 75 ft . ? 27. Find the number of square inches in a square yard ; square feet in ...
... allowing for two leap years ? 25. How many inches in 4 rods ? 26. What is the cost of 10 miles of telephone wire at 28 cents a pound , if a pound measures 75 ft . ? 27. Find the number of square inches in a square yard ; square feet in ...
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... allowing 6 inches for tying . 35. I have a lawn that is 30 ft . by 70 ft . , and wish to lay a board walk around it that is 3 ft . 6 in . in width . What is the distance around the walk , outside measurement ? 153. A Denominate Fraction ...
... allowing 6 inches for tying . 35. I have a lawn that is 30 ft . by 70 ft . , and wish to lay a board walk around it that is 3 ft . 6 in . in width . What is the distance around the walk , outside measurement ? 153. A Denominate Fraction ...
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... ft . ? 53. How many shingles will be required for a roof 45 ft . long , and each of its two sides 20 ft . wide , allowing 8 shingles to the square foot ? 54. How many square yards of oil - cloth are MEASUREMENTS . 75.
... ft . ? 53. How many shingles will be required for a roof 45 ft . long , and each of its two sides 20 ft . wide , allowing 8 shingles to the square foot ? 54. How many square yards of oil - cloth are MEASUREMENTS . 75.
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... allowing 1024 sq . ft . for doors , windows , and base - board . 3. How many square yards of plaster in the sides and ceiling of a room 30 ft . long , 24 ft . wide , and 10 ft . high , allowing for a base - board 1 ft . high , 2 doors 3 ...
... allowing 1024 sq . ft . for doors , windows , and base - board . 3. How many square yards of plaster in the sides and ceiling of a room 30 ft . long , 24 ft . wide , and 10 ft . high , allowing for a base - board 1 ft . high , 2 doors 3 ...
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... allowing for 3 doors , each 3 ft . by 7 ft . , and 3 windows , each 3 ft . by 6 ft . ? 5. What will be the cost of the paper and border for the above room at 30 cents a roll for the paper , and 15 cents a yard for the border ? 6. How ...
... allowing for 3 doors , each 3 ft . by 7 ft . , and 3 windows , each 3 ft . by 6 ft . ? 5. What will be the cost of the paper and border for the above room at 30 cents a roll for the paper , and 15 cents a yard for the border ? 6. How ...
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Page 89 - 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 45 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 45 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 206 - The square of a number composed of tens and units is equal to the square of the tens, plus twice the product of the tens by the units, plus the square of the units.
Page 5 - A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit...
Page 6 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 276 - A can shear 41 sheep in a day, B 63, and C 54; what is the number of sheep in the smallest flock that would furnish exact days' labor for each of them shearing alone ? Ans.
Page 6 - 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 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd.
Page 94 - Two men start from the same place and travel in the same direction ; one, 5 miles an hour ; the other, 7 miles an hour.