School Arithmetic: Analytical and PracticalA. S. Barnes & Company, 1852 - 336 pages |
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... foot , refers to a single foot , and is called a denominate unit : hence , 7. A denominate number is one whose unit is named , or denominated : thus , three feet , four dollars , five pounds , are denominate numbers . These numbers are ...
... foot , refers to a single foot , and is called a denominate unit : hence , 7. A denominate number is one whose unit is named , or denominated : thus , three feet , four dollars , five pounds , are denominate numbers . These numbers are ...
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... foot , what will it cost to dig a well 78 feet deep ? 10. What will be the cost of 936 feet of lumber at 3 dollars a hundred ? OPERATION , ANALYSIS . - At 3 dollars a foot the cost would be 936 × 3 = 2808 dollars ; but as 3 dollars is ...
... foot , what will it cost to dig a well 78 feet deep ? 10. What will be the cost of 936 feet of lumber at 3 dollars a hundred ? OPERATION , ANALYSIS . - At 3 dollars a foot the cost would be 936 × 3 = 2808 dollars ; but as 3 dollars is ...
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... foot , marked ft . 1 yard , yd . 1 rod , rd . 5 yards or 16 feet 1 40 rods · 8 furlongs or 320 rods 3 miles · 69 statute miles ( nearly ) or 60 geographical miles , 360 degrees , 1 furlong , 1 mile , 1 league , 1 degree of the equator ...
... foot , marked ft . 1 yard , yd . 1 rod , rd . 5 yards or 16 feet 1 40 rods · 8 furlongs or 320 rods 3 miles · 69 statute miles ( nearly ) or 60 geographical miles , 360 degrees , 1 furlong , 1 mile , 1 league , 1 degree of the equator ...
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... Foot . yard 3 feet . 1 Foot . Square foot . 1 yard = 3 feet . The number of small squares that is contained in any large square is always equal to the product of two of the sides of the large square . As in the figure , 3 × 3-9 square ...
... Foot . yard 3 feet . 1 Foot . Square foot . 1 yard = 3 feet . The number of small squares that is contained in any large square is always equal to the product of two of the sides of the large square . As in the figure , 3 × 3-9 square ...
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... foot , 9 square feet 30 square yards · · 40 square rods or perches 4 roods 640 acres · Sq . in . Sq . ft . 144 = 1 1296 = 9 39204 = 2721 rod or perch , P. 1 square yard , · 1 square · 1 rood , 1 acre , - 1 square mile , Sq . yd . = 1 ...
... foot , 9 square feet 30 square yards · · 40 square rods or perches 4 roods 640 acres · Sq . in . Sq . ft . 144 = 1 1296 = 9 39204 = 2721 rod or perch , P. 1 square yard , · 1 square · 1 rood , 1 acre , - 1 square mile , Sq . yd . = 1 ...
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acres altitude amount ANALYSIS.-We annexing apiece bought bushels bushels of oats bushels of wheat called cents a pound ciphers cloth cost column common difference composite number compound containing cords of wood cube root cubic feet cubic inches currency decimal fraction decimal places denominate numbers denote diameter dividend division drams dry measure equal EXAMPLES expressed foot four fractional unit gallons Give the rule given number grains greatest common divisor hence hogshead horses hundred improper fraction interest least common multiple leaves measure merchant miles mills minuend mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply number of terms OPERATION ounces paid payment pence pennyweights pints quarts quotient ratio Reduce remainder rods shillings simple numbers sold square root subtract tens third thousand thousandths tons Troy weight United States money vulgar fraction weight whole number worth Write yards of cloth
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Page 104 - 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 115 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 278 - X 6 62 + 3 x 3; and taken 3 tens times, 32 + 2 (3 X 6) + 6s gives 3 x 6 + 32 ; and their sum is, 33 + 2 (3 x 6) + 63 : that is, Rule. — The square of a number is equal to the square of the tens, plus twice the product of the tens by the units, plus the square of the units.
Page 313 - THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such, that if the above bounden James Wilson, his heirs, executors, or administrators, shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid, unto the above named John Pickens, his executors, administrators, or assigns, the just and full sum of Here insert the condition.
Page 156 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 147 - Since the denominator denotes the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided...
Page 44 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another.
Page 66 - If any remainder be equal to, or greater than the divisor, the quotient figure is too small, and must be increased. 2.
Page 116 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal...
Page 143 - Cancel the common factors from both the dividend and divisor. II. Then divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.