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... inches long and 84 inches wide ? Ans . 7 inches . 55. A lady wishes to place knots of trimming at the same distance apart around the skirt of her dress and around her sack , the dress being 198 inches and the sack 171 inches around ...
... inches long and 84 inches wide ? Ans . 7 inches . 55. A lady wishes to place knots of trimming at the same distance apart around the skirt of her dress and around her sack , the dress being 198 inches and the sack 171 inches around ...
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... inches wide ? Ans . 12 inches . 82. What is the smallest sum of money that may be made up of either 2 - cent , 3 - cent , 5 - cent , 10 - cent , or 25- cent pieces ? Ans . $ 1.50 . 83. Charles and Henry , wishing to ascertain how many ...
... inches wide ? Ans . 12 inches . 82. What is the smallest sum of money that may be made up of either 2 - cent , 3 - cent , 5 - cent , 10 - cent , or 25- cent pieces ? Ans . $ 1.50 . 83. Charles and Henry , wishing to ascertain how many ...
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... ? 13. Multiply 124 by 10 ; multiply that product by of .01 ; divide that by of 10 , add the results , and divide the amount by .0031 . COMPOUND DENOMINATE NUMBERS . 1 inch . 282. ILLUSTRATION . 150 [ PART IL FRACTIONAL NUMBERS .
... ? 13. Multiply 124 by 10 ; multiply that product by of .01 ; divide that by of 10 , add the results , and divide the amount by .0031 . COMPOUND DENOMINATE NUMBERS . 1 inch . 282. ILLUSTRATION . 150 [ PART IL FRACTIONAL NUMBERS .
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... inch - ) , and find how many such lengths it contains ; if it contains 40 such lengths , we say that the board is 40 inches long . The board can thus be measured . Anything that can be measured is quantity . 283. The unit which is ...
... inch - ) , and find how many such lengths it contains ; if it contains 40 such lengths , we say that the board is 40 inches long . The board can thus be measured . Anything that can be measured is quantity . 283. The unit which is ...
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... inch , and line . These are the units of 12 lines ( 1. ) 12 inches 3 feet 5 yards or 16 feet 320 rods or 5280 feet LONG MEASURE . TABLE . = 1 inch , marked in . = 1 foot , 66 ft . - 1 yard , 66 yd . = 1 rod , 66 r . or rd . = 1 mile ...
... inch , and line . These are the units of 12 lines ( 1. ) 12 inches 3 feet 5 yards or 16 feet 320 rods or 5280 feet LONG MEASURE . TABLE . = 1 inch , marked in . = 1 foot , 66 ft . - 1 yard , 66 yd . = 1 rod , 66 r . or rd . = 1 mile ...
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Page 125 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 160 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards — 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 155 - Troy weight are weighed gold,* silver, jewels, and all iquors. The denominations are pounds, ounces, pennyweights, and grains. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) make 1 pennyweight, marked pwt. 20 pennyweights - - 1 ounce, ----- oz. 12 ounces - - - - 1 pound, ----- lb.
Page 166 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal. 31£ gallons ------ 1 barrel, - - - bar.
Page 67 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 168 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a line, every part of which is equally distant from : a point within called the centre ; as AEFGBD.
Page 237 - To find the present worth — Divide the given sum by the amount of $1 for the given time, and the quotient will be the PRESENT WORTH.
Page 31 - How many days are there in the year, there being in January, 31 days ; in February, 28 ; in March, 31 ; in April, 30 ; in May, 31 ; in June, 30 ; in July, 31 ; in August, 31 ; in September, 30 ; in October, 31 ; in November, 30 ; and in December, 31 ? 93.
Page 167 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 174 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.