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... length of one side of the field ? Ans . 148 rods . 112. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE XII . What is 1 fourth of 5847 dollars ? OPERATION . 4 ) 5847 14612 - Explanation . Here , after dividing what we can of the dividend and have whole num- bers ...
... length of one side of the field ? Ans . 148 rods . 112. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE XII . What is 1 fourth of 5847 dollars ? OPERATION . 4 ) 5847 14612 - Explanation . Here , after dividing what we can of the dividend and have whole num- bers ...
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... length of one side of the largest squares may form a quilt 91 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 ...
... length of one side of the largest squares may form a quilt 91 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 ...
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... length , 16 rods were laid in one day ; what part of the wall was laid in 1 day ? 57. What part of 20 is 4 ? 15 ? 13 ? 21 ? NOTE . = 21 ; 20 - , or that 5 is of 40 . Ans . . 40 ; 2 is the same part of 20 that is of Ans . 58. What part ...
... length , 16 rods were laid in one day ; what part of the wall was laid in 1 day ? 57. What part of 20 is 4 ? 15 ? 13 ? 21 ? NOTE . = 21 ; 20 - , or that 5 is of 40 . Ans . . 40 ; 2 is the same part of 20 that is of Ans . 58. What part ...
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... length of any- thing , as a board , we apply to its length some known length , as 1 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 ...
... length of any- thing , as a board , we apply to its length some known length , as 1 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 ...
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... length and breadth . 298. The boundary of a surface is a line . A line has length . Measures of extension include measures of length , meas- ures of surface , and measures of solids . MEASURES OF LENGTH . 299. In measuring length we ...
... length and breadth . 298. The boundary of a surface is a line . A line has length . Measures of extension include measures of length , meas- ures of surface , and measures of solids . MEASURES OF LENGTH . 299. In measuring length we ...
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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.