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125 dollars acres apiece apples bought bushel called ciphers column common denominator common fraction COMPOUND NUMBERS contained Count cow cost derive the rule dimes Divide dividend divisible dred DRY MEASURE ducks earn equal Explanation farmer greatest common divisor Hence horse cost hundred-thousands hundredths improper fractions inches integer lars least common denominator least common multiple lowest terms measuring merator merchant million mills Minuend mixed number multiplicand Multiply muslin naughts ORAL EXERCISE ounces pair pennyweights pints potatoes pound prime factors PROCESS quarts quotient rate per cent Reduce remaining SECTION sell seven hundred simple numbers sold SOLUTION SOLUTION.-If Subtract ten-thousandths tens tenths thousandths TROY WEIGHT turkeys UNITED STATES MONEY wheat whole number Write in figures Write in words write the numbers WRITTEN EXERCISE WRITTEN PROBLEMS yard
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Page 83 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 139 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 92 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 143 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 138 - 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 97 - The least common denominator of two or more fractions is the least common multiple of their denominators.
Page 134 - TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot, ft. 3 feet = 1 yard, yd. 5£ yards, or 16£ feet = 1 rod, rd. 40 rods = 1 furlong, fur.
Page 136 - 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 141 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes =1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 144 - TABLE. 60 seconds (") make 1 minute, . . . . '. 60 minutes " 1 degree,. . . . °. 30 degrees