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... cubic feet · · Cubic Measure . make • 1 cubic foot , . cu . ft . 66 • • 1 cubic yard , • cu . yd . 66 1 cord , C. · 128 cubic feet · A pile of wood 8 feet long , 4 feet high , and 4 feet wide is a cord . One foot in length of this pile ...
... cubic feet · · Cubic Measure . make • 1 cubic foot , . cu . ft . 66 • • 1 cubic yard , • cu . yd . 66 1 cord , C. · 128 cubic feet · A pile of wood 8 feet long , 4 feet high , and 4 feet wide is a cord . One foot in length of this pile ...
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... cubic inches and a cube each of whose edges is 10 inches long ? 3. A block of ice is 8 feet long , 6 feet wide , and 3 feet thick . How many cubic inches does the block contain ? MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS . 229. Oral Problems . 1. How many ...
... cubic inches and a cube each of whose edges is 10 inches long ? 3. A block of ice is 8 feet long , 6 feet wide , and 3 feet thick . How many cubic inches does the block contain ? MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS . 229. Oral Problems . 1. How many ...
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... cubic foot weighed 10,000 Troy ounces , at $ 4.75 a pound ? 6. At $ 80 per Troy pound , what will be the value of a bar of gold , 3 feet long , 2 feet wide , 1 foot thick , if each cubic foot weighed 20,000 ounces ? 7. The ages of 5 men ...
... cubic foot weighed 10,000 Troy ounces , at $ 4.75 a pound ? 6. At $ 80 per Troy pound , what will be the value of a bar of gold , 3 feet long , 2 feet wide , 1 foot thick , if each cubic foot weighed 20,000 ounces ? 7. The ages of 5 men ...
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... cubic feet of stone , and it is 2 feet thick by 100 feet deep , how many feet high is it ? 12. Mr. Johnson made $ 3,000 by selling 7,000 barrels of flour at $ 4.77 a barrel . How much did each barrel cost him ? 13. How many loaves of ...
... cubic feet of stone , and it is 2 feet thick by 100 feet deep , how many feet high is it ? 12. Mr. Johnson made $ 3,000 by selling 7,000 barrels of flour at $ 4.77 a barrel . How much did each barrel cost him ? 13. How many loaves of ...
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... cubic yards to cubic inches . Explanation . - 1 . Multiply the given frac- tion by 27 , to reduce it to cubic feet . 2. Multiply the result by 1,728 , to reduce it to cubic inches . 3. Indicating the operations , the work may 3 ×× 1728 ...
... cubic yards to cubic inches . Explanation . - 1 . Multiply the given frac- tion by 27 , to reduce it to cubic feet . 2. Multiply the result by 1,728 , to reduce it to cubic inches . 3. Indicating the operations , the work may 3 ×× 1728 ...
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Page 77 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 68 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 68 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 171 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 335 - RULE. — From half the sum of the three sides, subtract each side separately; multiply the half -sum and the three remainders together; the square root of the product is the area.
Page 172 - Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off in the product as many decimal places as there are in both factors.
Page 326 - Which proves that the square of a number composed of tens and units contains, the square of the tens plus twice the product of the tens by the units, plus the square of the units.
Page 332 - D", and A* : Bi : : C* : D*. BOOK III. THE CIRCLE, AND THE MEASURE OF ANGLES. DEFINITIONS. 152. A CIRCLE is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as the figure ADB E.
Page 127 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 91 - Mnltiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.