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... allowed for waste and 3 pounds are put into every yard ? 1,646 yards . 8. How many yards of cloth at 27 cents a yard will pay for 9 pounds of butter at 42 cents a pound , and 1 basket worth 81 cents ? UNITED STATES MONEY . STATES DOLLAR ...
... allowed for waste and 3 pounds are put into every yard ? 1,646 yards . 8. How many yards of cloth at 27 cents a yard will pay for 9 pounds of butter at 42 cents a pound , and 1 basket worth 81 cents ? UNITED STATES MONEY . STATES DOLLAR ...
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... and compare them with the rules given in the book . He may then be allowed to retain his own language , if it is accurate and concise . 2. Divide the quotient thus obtained by any one of ARTS . 181 , 182. ] FACTORING NUMBERS . 99.
... and compare them with the rules given in the book . He may then be allowed to retain his own language , if it is accurate and concise . 2. Divide the quotient thus obtained by any one of ARTS . 181 , 182. ] FACTORING NUMBERS . 99.
Page 170
... allowed to one year in every years . The year of 366 days is called a leap year . 4 The addition of a day in every fourth year is too much by a number of minutes , which in one hundred years amounts to about three fourths of a day ; to ...
... allowed to one year in every years . The year of 366 days is called a leap year . 4 The addition of a day in every fourth year is too much by a number of minutes , which in one hundred years amounts to about three fourths of a day ; to ...
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... allowed for cubic decimeters , three for cubic centimeters , and three for cubic millimeters . EXAMPLES . 1. What part of 1 cubic meter is 1 cubic decimeter ? 1 cubic cen- timeter ? 1 cubic millimeter . cu Ans . .001 ; .000001eum ...
... allowed for cubic decimeters , three for cubic centimeters , and three for cubic millimeters . EXAMPLES . 1. What part of 1 cubic meter is 1 cubic decimeter ? 1 cubic cen- timeter ? 1 cubic millimeter . cu Ans . .001 ; .000001eum ...
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... allowed a commission of 4 % on the amount of the sale , what is his commission , and what are the net proceeds ? NOTE . The commission being deducted from the amount of sales , the remainder is the net proceeds . Ans . Com . , $ 22.41 ...
... allowed a commission of 4 % on the amount of the sale , what is his commission , and what are the net proceeds ? NOTE . The commission being deducted from the amount of sales , the remainder is the net proceeds . Ans . Com . , $ 22.41 ...
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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.
Page 168 - The circumference of a circle is divided into 360 equal parts called degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds.
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 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 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 157 - Measure 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5$ yards or 16$ feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) Square Measure 144 square inches (sq.
Page 317 - At $.30 per hund. for laths, what will the laths cost to cover the walls and ceiling of a room 24 ft. long, 18 ft. wide, and 10 ft. high, deducting ^ for openings, and allowing 100 laths to lay 5 sq. yds. ? Ans. $6.78. 12. A woman bought a sewing-machine, paying ^ of the price down, and promising to pay...
Page 67 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 173 - March. 18 + 31 + 31 + 29 + 10 = 119. Ans. 119 days. e. How many days from March 7 to July 1, 1878 ? /. How many days from Oct. 9, 1876, to Feb. 11, 1877 ? g. How many days from January 15 to August 7, 1875 ? 374. A Table showing the Number of Days NOTE. In leap years, if the last day of February is included in the time, a day must be added to the number obtained from the table.