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... foot , or a yard ; in measuring long distances the unit is a rod or a mile . 2. Numbers . Expressions applied to a unit to show how many times the unit is taken are called numbers . Thus , if we put an apple into an empty fruit - dish ...
... foot , or a yard ; in measuring long distances the unit is a rod or a mile . 2. Numbers . Expressions applied to a unit to show how many times the unit is taken are called numbers . Thus , if we put an apple into an empty fruit - dish ...
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... foot rule to find the length of a stick of timber may count the number of feet measured each time he lays his rule on the stick ; thus , 4 , 8 , 12 , etc. If the stick is 40 feet long , he has by this method found the sum of 10 fours ...
... foot rule to find the length of a stick of timber may count the number of feet measured each time he lays his rule on the stick ; thus , 4 , 8 , 12 , etc. If the stick is 40 feet long , he has by this method found the sum of 10 fours ...
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... foot . How many square inches are there in 89 square feet ? 10. There are 128 cubic feet in a cord . cubic feet are there in 187 cords of wood ? How many 11. A bushel of corn weighs 56 pounds . How many pounds will 625 bushels weigh ...
... foot . How many square inches are there in 89 square feet ? 10. There are 128 cubic feet in a cord . cubic feet are there in 187 cords of wood ? How many 11. A bushel of corn weighs 56 pounds . How many pounds will 625 bushels weigh ...
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... foot of silver weighs 656 pounds . many pounds will 16 cubic feet weigh ? How 25. A cubic foot of gold weighs 1204 pounds . How many pounds will 12 cubic feet weigh ? 26. A cubic foot of cast iron weighs 447 pounds . How many pounds ...
... foot of silver weighs 656 pounds . many pounds will 16 cubic feet weigh ? How 25. A cubic foot of gold weighs 1204 pounds . How many pounds will 12 cubic feet weigh ? 26. A cubic foot of cast iron weighs 447 pounds . How many pounds ...
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... foot of solid ice weighs 58 pounds . How many cubic feet of ice are there in a freight car that contains 29,116 pounds of ice ? 22. If the earth in its revolution round the sun moves 1,641,600 miles a day , how far does it move in one ...
... foot of solid ice weighs 58 pounds . How many cubic feet of ice are there in a freight car that contains 29,116 pounds of ice ? 22. If the earth in its revolution round the sun moves 1,641,600 miles a day , how far does it move in one ...
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acres annual interest annuity average bought bushels called cents a pound cistern coal common fraction compound interest contains cords cube root cubic feet cubic foot decimal point denominator diameter discount dividend divisor dollars equal EXERCISE expressed figures Find the amount Find the cost Find the interest Find the number Find the product frustum gallons given number grand list hundred hundredths improper fraction inches integral number kilograms least common multiple length long tons longitude marked price meter miles million minuend mixed number multiplicand Multiply paid payment pints quarts quotient rate per cent ratio rectangular Reduce remainder rods Sept short ton sold SOLUTION square square miles subtract subtrahend taxation tens term thousand tons units weighs wheat whole number wide worth write WRITTEN yards
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Page 355 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 148 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 339 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 156 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 270 - ... is equal to the square root of the difference of the squares of the hypotenuse and the other side.
Page 144 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 268 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.
Page 249 - That is, in any proportion either extreme is equal to the product of the means divided by the other extreme ; and either mean is equal to the product of the extremes divided by the other mean.
Page 83 - In this and the following examples, answers to the nearest hundredth are sufficiently correct. 11. A cubic foot of platinum, the heaviest substance known, weighs 1365 pounds. A cubic foot of water weighs 62.5 pounds. How many times as heavy as water is platinum ? 12. How many times as heavy as water is common sand, a cubic foot of sand weighing 103 pounds ? 13. Granite is 2.72 times as heavy as water. Find the weight of a cubic foot of granite. 14. Wrought iron is 7.77 times as heavy as water. Find...
Page 154 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq.