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... feet high , how many feet higher is it than the top of a steeple that is 130 feet high ? 68. How many feet higher is the Great Salt Lake , which is 4200 feet above the level of the sea , than Lake Superior , which is 630 feet above the ...
... feet high , how many feet higher is it than the top of a steeple that is 130 feet high ? 68. How many feet higher is the Great Salt Lake , which is 4200 feet above the level of the sea , than Lake Superior , which is 630 feet above the ...
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... feet will be required ? 12. Mr. Thomas Winship owes Mr. Leonard Carpenter for 2780 feet of boards at 4 cents per foot , 628 feet of joist at 5 cents per foot , 11 thousand bricks at $ 12.50 per thousand , and 17 days of labor at $ 3.25 ...
... feet will be required ? 12. Mr. Thomas Winship owes Mr. Leonard Carpenter for 2780 feet of boards at 4 cents per foot , 628 feet of joist at 5 cents per foot , 11 thousand bricks at $ 12.50 per thousand , and 17 days of labor at $ 3.25 ...
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... feet of fencing will be required to en- close a lot of land measuring on each of two sides 184 feet , on the third side 294 feet , and on the fourth side 278 feet ? 3. A farmer raised 45 bushels of grain in one year , 235 bushels the ...
... feet of fencing will be required to en- close a lot of land measuring on each of two sides 184 feet , on the third side 294 feet , and on the fourth side 278 feet ? 3. A farmer raised 45 bushels of grain in one year , 235 bushels the ...
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... feet a minute , and the other at the rate of 278 feet a minute ; how far apart will they be at the end of 15 minutes ? 10. Two vessels start at the same place and ́sail in opposite directions , one at the rate of 60 miles a day , and ...
... feet a minute , and the other at the rate of 278 feet a minute ; how far apart will they be at the end of 15 minutes ? 10. Two vessels start at the same place and ́sail in opposite directions , one at the rate of 60 miles a day , and ...
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... feet ; how many feet are there in of a yard ? Ans . 24 feet . 234. CASE III . When both multiplicand and multiplier are ART . 233. ] 119 MULTIPLICATION .
... feet ; how many feet are there in of a yard ? Ans . 24 feet . 234. CASE III . When both multiplicand and multiplier are ART . 233. ] 119 MULTIPLICATION .
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Page 165 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 166 - The circumference of a circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds are designated by the characters °, ', ". Thus 23° 14' 35" is read 23 degrees, 14 minutes, and 35 seconds.
Page 158 - 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 166 - 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 155 - 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 163 - A pile of wood 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long, contains 1 cord. A pile 4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 1 foot long, contains 1 cord foot.
Page 318 - Separate the multiplier into convenient factors, multiply the multiplicand by one of the factors, and that product by another factor, and so on, till all the factors are employed ; the last prod* net is the true answer ; thus, 41 X 25 = 41 X 5 X 5.
Page 273 - If 15 men can do a piece of work in 12 days, how many men can do it in 20 days ? Ans. 9 men. 3. If 72 cents is paid for 6 hours' washing, how much should be paid for 8£ hours
Page 321 - ... accrued upon the yearly interests, then to cancel the yearly interests themselves, and then towards the payment of the principal. 3. Proceed in the same way with succeeding payments, computing, however, no interest beyond the time of settlement.
Page 65 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.