Introduction to The National Arithmetic: On the Inductive System; Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods |
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... . · 150 48. Evolution , or the Extraction of Roots 151 49. Extraction of the Cube Root 156 • 50 . Geometrical Problems 51 . Miscellaneous Questions 159 165 CHARACTERS USED IN THIS WORK . $ Contraction , for CONTENTS .
... . · 150 48. Evolution , or the Extraction of Roots 151 49. Extraction of the Cube Root 156 • 50 . Geometrical Problems 51 . Miscellaneous Questions 159 165 CHARACTERS USED IN THIS WORK . $ Contraction , for CONTENTS .
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... contents of a field 767 rods in length and 18 rods in breadth ? Ans . 8A . 3R . 304p . 56. What are the contents of 10 boxes which are 72 feet long , 1 wide , and 14 feet in height ? Ans . 1691 cubic feet . 57. From of an acre of land ...
... contents of a field 767 rods in length and 18 rods in breadth ? Ans . 8A . 3R . 304p . 56. What are the contents of 10 boxes which are 72 feet long , 1 wide , and 14 feet in height ? Ans . 1691 cubic feet . 57. From of an acre of land ...
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... contents of a board 9 inches long and 7 inches wide ? Ans . 63 square inches . 2. What are the contents of a board 11 4 inches wide ? 3. How many square rods in a garden , rods in length and 97 rods wide ? 4. What cost 19 acres of land ...
... contents of a board 9 inches long and 7 inches wide ? Ans . 63 square inches . 2. What are the contents of a board 11 4 inches wide ? 3. How many square rods in a garden , rods in length and 97 rods wide ? 4. What cost 19 acres of land ...
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... contents of a box 8 feet long , 5 feet wide , and 3 feet high ? Ans . 120 solid feet . 17. What are the contents of 10 boxes , each of which is 72 feet long , 4 feet wide , and 3 feet high ? 12 44 Ans . 1312 feet . 18. Polly Brown has ...
... contents of a box 8 feet long , 5 feet wide , and 3 feet high ? Ans . 120 solid feet . 17. What are the contents of 10 boxes , each of which is 72 feet long , 4 feet wide , and 3 feet high ? 12 44 Ans . 1312 feet . 18. Polly Brown has ...
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... contents of a pile of wood , 18ft . 9in . long , 4ft . 6in . wide , and 7ft . 3in . high ? Ans . 611ft . 1242in . 9. What are the contents of a board 12ft . 6in . long , and 2ft . 9in wide ? Ans . 34ft . 54in . 10. Bought a cask of ...
... contents of a pile of wood , 18ft . 9in . long , 4ft . 6in . wide , and 7ft . 3in . high ? Ans . 611ft . 1242in . 9. What are the contents of a board 12ft . 6in . long , and 2ft . 9in wide ? Ans . 34ft . 54in . 10. Bought a cask of ...
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acres acres of land amount apples barrels of flour Benjamin Greenleaf Bought bushels CANCELLED cents per lb ciphers circumference common denominator compound interest contains cords of wood cost cube root cubic feet decimal diameter dividend divisor Duodecillions English equal farthings feet high feet long feet wide figure Fisk's Greek following RULE furlongs gain gallons given number Hence the following hogshead improper fractions John least common multiple less lowest denomination lowest terms miles Minuend mixed number molasses multiplicand Multiply National Arithmetic NOTE OPERATION ounces paid payment pence pounds principal pupil quantity quarts quotient Received Reduce remainder Required the interest right hand Section Septillions shillings simple fraction sold square feet square rods square root square yards subtract subtrahend third term thousand thousandths tion tons TROY WEIGHT units VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number write yards of cloth
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