The Youth's Assistant in Theoretic and Practical Arithmetic, : Designed for the Use of Schools in the United States |
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... MEASURES IN COMMON USE . MONEY . I. FEDERAL MONEY . 10 mills , m . make 1 cent , DENOTED BY $ . ct./mills 10 cents 1dimes . dolls . Jeagles . I dime , d . 100 1dollar , dol . 10 10 cents 66 10 dimes 66 10 dollars 66 1000 100 I eagle , E ...
... MEASURES IN COMMON USE . MONEY . I. FEDERAL MONEY . 10 mills , m . make 1 cent , DENOTED BY $ . ct./mills 10 cents 1dimes . dolls . Jeagles . I dime , d . 100 1dollar , dol . 10 10 cents 66 10 dimes 66 10 dollars 66 1000 100 I eagle , E ...
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... What is the table of Troy weight ? 22. What is the difference be- tween Troy & Avoirdupois weight . 23. What is meant by grossing weight ? 24. Is this now often practised ? MEASURES . VII . LONG MEASURE . 3 barley corns 34 35 . TABLES .
... What is the table of Troy weight ? 22. What is the difference be- tween Troy & Avoirdupois weight . 23. What is meant by grossing weight ? 24. Is this now often practised ? MEASURES . VII . LONG MEASURE . 3 barley corns 34 35 . TABLES .
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Zadock Thompson. MEASURES . VII . LONG MEASURE . 3 barley corns make 1 inch , 12 inches 3 feet 64 1 foot , 66 1 yard , 5 yds . or16ft . “ 40 rods " C 1 furlong , 8 furlongs " C 1 mile , 3 miles 66 1 league , 69 1-5th miles " 360 degrees ...
Zadock Thompson. MEASURES . VII . LONG MEASURE . 3 barley corns make 1 inch , 12 inches 3 feet 64 1 foot , 66 1 yard , 5 yds . or16ft . “ 40 rods " C 1 furlong , 8 furlongs " C 1 mile , 3 miles 66 1 league , 69 1-5th miles " 360 degrees ...
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... MEASURE . 36. The original standard of each of which is an inch square , English long measure was a bar - and the number of inches in a solid ley corn taken from the middle of foot is equal to the number of such the ear and well dried ...
... MEASURE . 36. The original standard of each of which is an inch square , English long measure was a bar - and the number of inches in a solid ley corn taken from the middle of foot is equal to the number of such the ear and well dried ...
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... measure ? ure ? 19. In measuring lands , & c . how are distances taken ? 20. What is meant by a square inch a square foot ? a square yard ? 21. What do we mean when we say that such a surface contains so many square feet , or yards ? 22 ...
... measure ? ure ? 19. In measuring lands , & c . how are distances taken ? 20. What is meant by a square inch a square foot ? a square yard ? 21. What do we mean when we say that such a surface contains so many square feet , or yards ? 22 ...
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acres amount angle apples Arithmetic beans remain boys bushels called ciphers circumference cloth cost common denominator common divisor compound compound interest contained cows cube root decimal denoted diameter divide dividend division dollars dolls dry measure equal expressed feet figure five beans foot four beans gain gallon given number greatest common divisor half Hence hundred hundredths inches interest lars least common multiple left hand lemons length measure meration method miles minuend months multiplicand multiply nine payment pence piece pound principal proper fraction proportion quantity quarter quarts QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE quotient ratio Reduce right hand rods RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply shillings side six beans sixth solid square root subtract tens tenths third three beans TROY WEIGHT units vulgar fraction weeks weight whole number worth write yards of cloth
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