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... gallons ; how many gal lons in 75 hogsheads ? 4. In a certain house are 75 rooms , in each room four win- dows , and in each window 12 panes of glass ; how many panes of glass in the house ? 5. The earth , in its annual revolution ...
... gallons ; how many gal lons in 75 hogsheads ? 4. In a certain house are 75 rooms , in each room four win- dows , and in each window 12 panes of glass ; how many panes of glass in the house ? 5. The earth , in its annual revolution ...
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... gallon containing 282 cubic inches , but this custom is fast going out of use . NOTE 2. Casks of various capacities , from 50 to 150 or more gallons , are indiscriminately called hogsheads , pipes , butts , tuns , etc. Ex . 1. In 6gal ...
... gallon containing 282 cubic inches , but this custom is fast going out of use . NOTE 2. Casks of various capacities , from 50 to 150 or more gallons , are indiscriminately called hogsheads , pipes , butts , tuns , etc. Ex . 1. In 6gal ...
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... . 1pt . to pints . 107. For what is Dry Measure used ? Table ? Scale ? What are the dimen ons of the bushel measure ? How many cubic inches does it contain ? How many Fine gallons ? LI 106. LIQUID M The U. S. Standar TIME . S 77 REDUCTION .
... . 1pt . to pints . 107. For what is Dry Measure used ? Table ? Scale ? What are the dimen ons of the bushel measure ? How many cubic inches does it contain ? How many Fine gallons ? LI 106. LIQUID M The U. S. Standar TIME . S 77 REDUCTION .
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... gallon , whicre days , months ( moons ) , seasons , and years . isions are seconds , minutes , hours , weeks , etc. TABLE . Seconds ( sec . ) 60 Minutes make 1 Minute , m . 66 1 Hour , h . 66 24 Hours 1 Day , d . 7 Days - 4 Weeks 66 1 ...
... gallon , whicre days , months ( moons ) , seasons , and years . isions are seconds , minutes , hours , weeks , etc. TABLE . Seconds ( sec . ) 60 Minutes make 1 Minute , m . 66 1 Hour , h . 66 24 Hours 1 Day , d . 7 Days - 4 Weeks 66 1 ...
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... gallon to the fraction of a gill . 40c . yd . to the fraction of a cubic inch . of a sign to the fraction of a second . sq . m . to the fraction of a rod . fur . to the fraction of a link . Aus . 384 . 15. Reduce 3 of an acre to the ...
... gallon to the fraction of a gill . 40c . yd . to the fraction of a cubic inch . of a sign to the fraction of a second . sq . m . to the fraction of a rod . fur . to the fraction of a link . Aus . 384 . 15. Reduce 3 of an acre to the ...
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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.