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... bushels ; a decimal , as .75 of a mile ; a mixed number , as 5.125 gallons or 5 gallons ; or a compound num- ber , as 4 days 9 hours 20 minutes . e . An abstract number is also called a pure number , and a concrete number an applied ...
... bushels ; a decimal , as .75 of a mile ; a mixed number , as 5.125 gallons or 5 gallons ; or a compound num- ber , as 4 days 9 hours 20 minutes . e . An abstract number is also called a pure number , and a concrete number an applied ...
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... Bushel . vi . { Solid or cubic . vii . Dry . viii . Liquid . Read } For computing solidity or volume . For measuring grains , fruits , vegetables , seeds , lime , coal , and other dry substances . Commercial . For measuring liquids ...
... Bushel . vi . { Solid or cubic . vii . Dry . viii . Liquid . Read } For computing solidity or volume . For measuring grains , fruits , vegetables , seeds , lime , coal , and other dry substances . Commercial . For measuring liquids ...
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... bushels 1 peck 6 quarts 1 and 8 tenths pints . 43. Thirty - three square rods fourteen square yards seven square feet sixty and five tenths square inches . 44. 41 cubic yards 19 cubic feet 1,606 cubic inches . 45. 31 square miles 950 ...
... bushels 1 peck 6 quarts 1 and 8 tenths pints . 43. Thirty - three square rods fourteen square yards seven square feet sixty and five tenths square inches . 44. 41 cubic yards 19 cubic feet 1,606 cubic inches . 45. 31 square miles 950 ...
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... bushels of wheat , how much wheat will 176 acres produce at the same rate ? 10. A garrison of 98 men has provisions enough to last it 84 days . If the garrison be increased to 126 men , how long will the same pro- visions last ? 11. In ...
... bushels of wheat , how much wheat will 176 acres produce at the same rate ? 10. A garrison of 98 men has provisions enough to last it 84 days . If the garrison be increased to 126 men , how long will the same pro- visions last ? 11. In ...
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... bushels ? 7. Gallons to gills ? 8. Billionths to tenths ? 9. Dollars to cents and mills ? 10. An integer to a decimal ? 11. A decimal to an integer ? SECTION I. REDUCTIONS OF NUMBERS IN THE DECIMAL SCALE . 187. Similar decimals are ...
... bushels ? 7. Gallons to gills ? 8. Billionths to tenths ? 9. Dollars to cents and mills ? 10. An integer to a decimal ? 11. A decimal to an integer ? SECTION I. REDUCTIONS OF NUMBERS IN THE DECIMAL SCALE . 187. Similar decimals are ...
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Page 34 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every part of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre.
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Page 286 - Find the amount of the principal to the time when the payment, or the sum of the payments, equals or exceeds the interest due.
Page 111 - Subtract the numerator of the subtrahend from the numerator of the minuend, and place the difference over the common denominator.
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Page 118 - RULE. — Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off as many figures for decimals in the product as there are decimal places in •both factors, counted together.
Page 136 - Divide as in simple numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number of those in the divisor.