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... acres , a farmer sold three tenths of an acre more than one half of the whole , how much had he left ? ANS . 12.2 . SECTION V. Multiplication of Decimals . Multiply as in whole numbers ; and from the right of the product separate as ...
... acres , a farmer sold three tenths of an acre more than one half of the whole , how much had he left ? ANS . 12.2 . SECTION V. Multiplication of Decimals . Multiply as in whole numbers ; and from the right of the product separate as ...
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... acre . 1 sq . mile . 30 square yards . 40 square rods 4 roods 640 acres Surveyor's Square Measure . 62.7264 square inches are 1 square link . 625 square links 66 1 square rod . 16 square rods 66 100 64 square chains square furlongs ...
... acre . 1 sq . mile . 30 square yards . 40 square rods 4 roods 640 acres Surveyor's Square Measure . 62.7264 square inches are 1 square link . 625 square links 66 1 square rod . 16 square rods 66 100 64 square chains square furlongs ...
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... acre ? ANS . 160 sq . rods . 10. How many acres in a piece of land each side of which measures one mile ? NOTE . 320 rods in length are 1 mile . Divide the number of square rods in a square mile by the number in an acre . ANS . 640 acres ...
... acre ? ANS . 160 sq . rods . 10. How many acres in a piece of land each side of which measures one mile ? NOTE . 320 rods in length are 1 mile . Divide the number of square rods in a square mile by the number in an acre . ANS . 640 acres ...
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... acre ? NOTE . 160 square rods make an acre . ANS . 32 rods . ANS . 43560 sq . ft . 22. How many square feet are there in 1 acre ? 23. St. Peter's Church at Rome is 720 feet long 98 GEOMETRY .
... acre ? NOTE . 160 square rods make an acre . ANS . 32 rods . ANS . 43560 sq . ft . 22. How many square feet are there in 1 acre ? 23. St. Peter's Church at Rome is 720 feet long 98 GEOMETRY .
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... acres of land does it cover . ANS . 8 acres 1 rood 28 rods 207 sq . ft . 24. What will be the cost of a marble slab 6 feet 6 inches long , and 2 feet 4 inches wide at 75 cts . per square foot ? ANS . $ 11.37 cts . 25. What will it cost ...
... acres of land does it cover . ANS . 8 acres 1 rood 28 rods 207 sq . ft . 24. What will be the cost of a marble slab 6 feet 6 inches long , and 2 feet 4 inches wide at 75 cts . per square foot ? ANS . $ 11.37 cts . 25. What will it cost ...
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Page 15 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.
Page 191 - Every circumference of a. circle, whether the circle be large or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds.
Page 21 - Multiply the numerators together for the numerator of the product, and the denominators together for the denominator of the product.
Page 14 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, Divide the numerator by the denominator. The quotient will be the whole number, and the remainder, if...
Page 164 - From three times the diameter of the sphere, take double the height of the segment ; then multiply the remainder by the square of the height, and the product by the decimal .5236...
Page 22 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
Page 104 - To find the area of a trapezoid, multiply half the sum of the parallel sides by the shortest distance between them. NOTE 3. — A trapezoid is a figure, like the one in the annexed diagram, bounded by four straight lines, only two of which are parallel.
Page 22 - At | of a dollar a yard, how many yards of cloth can be bought for f of a dollar ? 30.
Page 112 - Divide the square of half the chord by the versed sine, and to the quotient add the versed sine ; the sum will be the diameter of the circle.