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... feet , and 6 inches . All abstract numbers ( Art . 2 ) are simple . 86. What is a Simple Number ? A Compound Number ? An Abstrac Num ber , is it simple or compound ? A concrete number , whether simple or compound , is 58 REDUCTION .
... feet , and 6 inches . All abstract numbers ( Art . 2 ) are simple . 86. What is a Simple Number ? A Compound Number ? An Abstrac Num ber , is it simple or compound ? A concrete number , whether simple or compound , is 58 REDUCTION .
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... Feet 66 1 Yard , in . ft . yd . 5 Yards or 16 Feet 66 1 Rod , 40 Rods 66 1 Furlong , 8 Furlongs 66 1 Mile , rd . fur . m . 3 Miles 66 1 League , 1 . 69 Statute miles , nearly , 66 - 560 Degrees 66 1 Degree on Circ . of the Earth , 1o 1 ...
... Feet 66 1 Yard , in . ft . yd . 5 Yards or 16 Feet 66 1 Rod , 40 Rods 66 1 Furlong , 8 Furlongs 66 1 Mile , rd . fur . m . 3 Miles 66 1 League , 1 . 69 Statute miles , nearly , 66 - 560 Degrees 66 1 Degree on Circ . of the Earth , 1o 1 ...
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... feet long . Ex . 1. Reduce 5m . 7fur . 8ch . 3rd . 15 li . to links . OPERATION . 5 m . 7fur . 8ch . 3rd . 15 li . 8 47 fur . 10 478 ch . 4 1915 rd . 25 9590 3830 47890 li . , Ans . Ex . 2. Reduce 47890 links to higher denominations ...
... feet long . Ex . 1. Reduce 5m . 7fur . 8ch . 3rd . 15 li . to links . OPERATION . 5 m . 7fur . 8ch . 3rd . 15 li . 8 47 fur . 10 478 ch . 4 1915 rd . 25 9590 3830 47890 li . , Ans . Ex . 2. Reduce 47890 links to higher denominations ...
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... Feet 30 Square Yards or 2721 Square Feet 40 Square Rods 4 Roods 640 Acres make 1 Square Foot , sq . ft . 66 1 Square Yard , sq . yd " } 1 Square Rod , sq . rd . 66 1 Rood , r . 66 1 Acre , a . 66 1 Square Mile , sq . m . ( a ) Also in ...
... Feet 30 Square Yards or 2721 Square Feet 40 Square Rods 4 Roods 640 Acres make 1 Square Foot , sq . ft . 66 1 Square Yard , sq . yd " } 1 Square Rod , sq . rd . 66 1 Rood , r . 66 1 Acre , a . 66 1 Square Mile , sq . m . ( a ) Also in ...
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... feet , is 12 feet long ; how wide is it ? 9. A flower garden containing 300 square feet is 12 feet wide ; how long is it ? 10. How many acres in a field that is 20 rods wide and 56 rods long ? SOLID OR CUBIC MEASURE . Ans . 7 . 103 ...
... feet , is 12 feet long ; how wide is it ? 9. A flower garden containing 300 square feet is 12 feet wide ; how long is it ? 10. How many acres in a field that is 20 rods wide and 56 rods long ? SOLID OR CUBIC MEASURE . Ans . 7 . 103 ...
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acres of land amount annex bill Bought bushels called cent ciphers common fraction complex fraction composite number compound interest compound numbers computed contains cords cost cube decimal diameter difference discount divi Divide dividend divisible dollars equal example Explain Ex farthings feet figure gallons given number gives greatest common divisor Hence higher denominations hundred improper fraction interest of $1 least common multiple longitude lower denomination marked price measure meters miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms OPERATION ounces payment pence pounds prime factors prime number principal PROBLEM quarts quotient ratio Reduce rods Rule for finding shillings simple fraction sold square root subtract subtrahend TABLE tens thousand tion tons trial divisor Troy Weight true remainder units weight whole number wide worth yards of cloth
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Page 105 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value.
Page 76 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 274 - ... has been taken as a factor as many times as there are units in the index of the required power. Ex. 1.
Page 69 - 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 283 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 144 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 42 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 10 - How does moving a figure towards the left affect its value! make one ten, ten tens make one hundred, ten hundreds make one thousand, and, in short, ten units of any order make one unit of the next higher order.
Page 64 - TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred Weight, cwt. 20 Hundred Weight
Page 272 - When the quantity of one simple is given, after finding the proportional quantities, by the above rule, we may say, As the PROPORTIONAL quantity : is to the GIVEN quantity : : so is each of the other PROPORTIONAL quantities : to the REQUIRED quantities of each.