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... feet ? How many inches 4. What is the entire cost of 25 pieces of cloth , each con- taining 49 yards , at $ .67 a yard ? 5. What is the amount of 15 months ' rent at $ 41.66 ? 6. An army consisted of 95 regiments , each containing 1,146 ...
... feet ? How many inches 4. What is the entire cost of 25 pieces of cloth , each con- taining 49 yards , at $ .67 a yard ? 5. What is the amount of 15 months ' rent at $ 41.66 ? 6. An army consisted of 95 regiments , each containing 1,146 ...
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... feet , with 3 feet in each yard ? 2. In 4,800 inches , how many feet are there ? 3. At $ 5 a barrel , how many barrels of flour can be bought for $ 250 ? For $ 2,500 ? For $ 25,000 ? 4. If a steamer travels 20 miles per hour , in how ...
... feet , with 3 feet in each yard ? 2. In 4,800 inches , how many feet are there ? 3. At $ 5 a barrel , how many barrels of flour can be bought for $ 250 ? For $ 2,500 ? For $ 25,000 ? 4. If a steamer travels 20 miles per hour , in how ...
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... feet in circumference turn in moving 2,400 feet ? 6. A man earns $ 45 and spends $ 30 in a week . In what time will his savings amount to $ 75 ? 7. In what time will two men , 100 miles distant , meet , if they travel toward each other ...
... feet in circumference turn in moving 2,400 feet ? 6. A man earns $ 45 and spends $ 30 in a week . In what time will his savings amount to $ 75 ? 7. In what time will two men , 100 miles distant , meet , if they travel toward each other ...
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... feet a second , travel a distance of 6,290 yards ? 7. Mr. Johnson travelled 70,200 yards in a carriage with a wheel 9 feet in circumference . How many turns did the wheel make ? 8. If the earth in revolving around the sun moves 574,472 ...
... feet a second , travel a distance of 6,290 yards ? 7. Mr. Johnson travelled 70,200 yards in a carriage with a wheel 9 feet in circumference . How many turns did the wheel make ? 8. If the earth in revolving around the sun moves 574,472 ...
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... feet high ? 15. At 20 miles an hour , in what time will a train travel 220 miles ? 16. Mr. Thomson bought 15 barrels of flour at $ 5 a barrel . At what price must he sell them to make $ 30 ? 17. If 20 men can dig a ditch in 5 days , in ...
... feet high ? 15. At 20 miles an hour , in what time will a train travel 220 miles ? 16. Mr. Thomson bought 15 barrels of flour at $ 5 a barrel . At what price must he sell them to make $ 30 ? 17. If 20 men can dig a ditch in 5 days , in ...
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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.