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... Scale . The scale is a descending scale for Reduction Descend ing and an ascending scale for Reduction Ascending ; thus , in English money the descending scale is 20 , 12 , and 4 , and the ascending scale is 4 , 12 , and 20 . The ...
... Scale . The scale is a descending scale for Reduction Descend ing and an ascending scale for Reduction Ascending ; thus , in English money the descending scale is 20 , 12 , and 4 , and the ascending scale is 4 , 12 , and 20 . The ...
Page 63
... Repeat the table . Descending scale ? Ascending ? What denominations of Apothecaries ' Weight are like those of Troy Weight ? Ex . 1. How many scruples in 4lb 83 53 REDUCTION . 63 Apothecaries' Weight Dry Measure Avoirdupois Weight.
... Repeat the table . Descending scale ? Ascending ? What denominations of Apothecaries ' Weight are like those of Troy Weight ? Ex . 1. How many scruples in 4lb 83 53 REDUCTION . 63 Apothecaries' Weight Dry Measure Avoirdupois Weight.
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... . dr . lb. 1 16 qr . 1 16 256 cwt . 1 25 400 6400 1 4 100 1600 25600 1 = 20 80 2000 32000 12000 26 For what is Avoirdupois Weight used ? Table ? Scale ? NOTE 1. It was the custom formerly to consider 28 64 REDUCTION . Time.
... . dr . lb. 1 16 qr . 1 16 256 cwt . 1 25 400 6400 1 4 100 1600 25600 1 = 20 80 2000 32000 12000 26 For what is Avoirdupois Weight used ? Table ? Scale ? NOTE 1. It was the custom formerly to consider 28 64 REDUCTION . Time.
Page 66
... . 3qr . of cloth at $ 2 per quarter ? 10. Reduce 7824 nails to yards . 97. For what is Cloth Measure used ? Table ? Scale ? Note ? LONG MEASURE . 98. LONG MEASURE is used in measuring 66 REDUCTION . Cloth Measure Circular Measure.
... . 3qr . of cloth at $ 2 per quarter ? 10. Reduce 7824 nails to yards . 97. For what is Cloth Measure used ? Table ? Scale ? Note ? LONG MEASURE . 98. LONG MEASURE is used in measuring 66 REDUCTION . Cloth Measure Circular Measure.
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... scale . Ex . 1. How many rods in 8m . 3fur . 30rd . ? OPERATION . 8 m . 3fur . 30rd . 8 67 fur . Ex . 2. Reduce 2710rd . to higher denominations . OPERATION . 40 ) 2710 rd . 8 ) 67 fur . + 30rd . 40 2710 rd . , Ans . 8 m . + 3fur . Ans ...
... scale . Ex . 1. How many rods in 8m . 3fur . 30rd . ? OPERATION . 8 m . 3fur . 30rd . 8 67 fur . Ex . 2. Reduce 2710rd . to higher denominations . OPERATION . 40 ) 2710 rd . 8 ) 67 fur . + 30rd . 40 2710 rd . , Ans . 8 m . + 3fur . Ans ...
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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.