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... containing a familiar illus- tration of the principles of Geometry , with a practical application of them to the Mensuration of lines , surfaces , and solids ; and the gen- eral adaptation of the whole to the common purposes and ...
... containing a familiar illus- tration of the principles of Geometry , with a practical application of them to the Mensuration of lines , surfaces , and solids ; and the gen- eral adaptation of the whole to the common purposes and ...
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... contained in a whole number . Multiply the whole number by the denominator and divide the product by the numerator . 1. Divide 12 by 2 , that is , see how many times are contained in 12 . 12 X 43 16 . = ANS . 16 times . ANS . 25 times ...
... contained in a whole number . Multiply the whole number by the denominator and divide the product by the numerator . 1. Divide 12 by 2 , that is , see how many times are contained in 12 . 12 X 43 16 . = ANS . 16 times . ANS . 25 times ...
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... contained in ? ANS .. 3. How many times are 11 contained in 15 ? ANS . 14 . 4. Into how many pieces can a board 33 feet long be cut , each piece measuring of a foot ? ANs . 5 pieces . If the fractions have a common denominator , one nu ...
... contained in ? ANS .. 3. How many times are 11 contained in 15 ? ANS . 14 . 4. Into how many pieces can a board 33 feet long be cut , each piece measuring of a foot ? ANs . 5 pieces . If the fractions have a common denominator , one nu ...
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... containing 25 acres , a farmer sold three tenths of an acre more than one half of the whole , how much had he left ? ANS ... contain three also . A zero must be prefixed to the product . ANS . .056 . 5. At three cents per foot , how much ...
... containing 25 acres , a farmer sold three tenths of an acre more than one half of the whole , how much had he left ? ANS ... contain three also . A zero must be prefixed to the product . ANS . .056 . 5. At three cents per foot , how much ...
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... containing 258.72 square yards , at 12 cents per yard ? ANS . $ 32.34 . 7. What will be the expense of glazing 54 windows ... contain the requisite number of fig- ures , supply the deficiency by prefixing zeros , 1. Divide 18.25 by 5 . 2 ...
... containing 258.72 square yards , at 12 cents per yard ? ANS . $ 32.34 . 7. What will be the expense of glazing 54 windows ... contain the requisite number of fig- ures , supply the deficiency by prefixing zeros , 1. Divide 18.25 by 5 . 2 ...
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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.