Complete Graded Arithmetic: Grades IV, VI.D.C. Heath & Company, 1902 - Arithmetic |
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15 feet long 32 rods 65 cents acre altitude average weight board feet build a fence capacity of tanks cents a bushel cents a pound cents a quart cents a yard common fractions cord cubic feet cubic inches Express as common Express decimally farmer sold feet deep feet high feet of lumber feet square feet wide Find the capacity Find the cost Find the gain Find the number Find the profit Find the value greatest common divisor hay cost inches square inches thick inches wide joists LESSON long tons lower denominations number of board pave a hall perimeter piece of land pile of wood pounds of hay prime factors rectangular field rectangular piece Reduce required to pave rods long rods wide scantlings sell square field square mile square yards strips run lengthwise triangle whose base walls and ceiling wheat yards of carpet
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Page 12 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 446 - ... feet = 1 cord cd. NOTE. — In computing the contents of an enclosing wall, masons and brick-layers regard it as one straight wall whose length is the distance around it on the outside. Corners are thus measured twice.
Page 445 - 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 12 - 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 445 - Linear Measure 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5...
Page 474 - Add 9|, .845, 7f, 56|, .65£, 59.34, and 37f, and express the sum in words. 6. If .7^ of a ton of hay is worth twelve dollars sixty cents, what will 8^ tons cost ? 7. At $3.65 a cord, what is the value of a pile of cordwood 186 feet long and 8 feet high ? 8. Find the number of square yards in the walls and ceiling of a room 21 ft. by 15 ft. by 10 ft. 9. A has 385 acres of land, which is 44% of the number of acres owned by B. How many acres have both ? 1. If 9 yards of silk cost $11.25, what will...
Page 447 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces ... 1 pound (Ib.) Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, precious stones, etc. APOTHECARIES
Page 522 - Ex. 3. To find the number of square yards in a triangle whose base is 49 feet, and height 25J feet.
Page 519 - From 6f acres of land a man sold % of an acre for $ 75. At that rate, what was the whole piece worth ? 17. How many square yards are there in the walls of a room whose perimeter is 108 ft. and height 12 ft. ? LESSON 112 1. Find the time by compound subtraction from Oct. 28, 1893, to April 8, 1899. 2. How many gallons will a cistern hold that is 13 ft. long, 8 ft. wide, and 7 ft. deep ? 3. How many bricks will it take to build a wall 40 ft.
Page 499 - At the rate of 2 for 5 cents, for how many dozen oranges will a man receive three dollars ? 12. How many posts will be required for a fence 28 rods long, if the posts are set 7 feet apart? 13. Find the capacity of tanks : 33 in. by 28 in. by 21 in. 36" by 33" by 14". 35" x 21" x 11". 14. How many tiles 6 inches square will be required to pave a hall 15 feet long and 4 feet wide ? 15. How many square yards are there in the walls of a room 22 feet long, 18 feet wide, and 9 feet high ? 16. If a merchant...