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... 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 , the dress being 198 inches and the sack 171 inches around . What is the greatest ...
... 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 , the dress being 198 inches and the sack 171 inches around . What is the greatest ...
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... wide ? Ans . 12 inches . 82. What is the smallest sum of money that may be made up of either 2 - cent , 3 - cent , 5 - cent , 10 - cent , or 25- cent pieces ? Ans . $ 1.50 . 83. Charles and Henry , wishing to ascertain how many slats ...
... wide ? Ans . 12 inches . 82. What is the smallest sum of money that may be made up of either 2 - cent , 3 - cent , 5 - cent , 10 - cent , or 25- cent pieces ? Ans . $ 1.50 . 83. Charles and Henry , wishing to ascertain how many slats ...
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... wide , and therefore contains 1 square inch ; hence 1 square foot equals 144 square inches . In the same way the relative size of other units of surface may be found . 308. In measuring surface we employ the square mile , ARTS . 303-307 ...
... wide , and therefore contains 1 square inch ; hence 1 square foot equals 144 square inches . In the same way the relative size of other units of surface may be found . 308. In measuring surface we employ the square mile , ARTS . 303-307 ...
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... wide ? 57. How many square feet are there in a walk 20 feet long and 2 feet wide ? 58. How many acres in a rectangular field that is 16 rods long and 15 rods wide ? 311. In 1 square chain how many square rods ? ( See Art . 300. ) NOTE I ...
... wide ? 57. How many square feet are there in a walk 20 feet long and 2 feet wide ? 58. How many acres in a rectangular field that is 16 rods long and 15 rods wide ? 311. In 1 square chain how many square rods ? ( See Art . 300. ) NOTE I ...
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... wide ; how many acres did it contain ? Ans . 50 A. 312. ILL . Ex . If a floor contains 72 square feet of sur- face , and its length is 9 feet , what is its breadth ? Explanation . As the number of square feet in the floor equals the ...
... wide ; how many acres did it contain ? Ans . 50 A. 312. ILL . Ex . If a floor contains 72 square feet of sur- face , and its length is 9 feet , what is its breadth ? Explanation . As the number of square feet in the floor equals the ...
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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.