A High School Arithmetic: (Wentworth & Hill's Practical Arithmetic) |
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acres amount bushel called circumference cistern cologarithm common fractions compound interest contain cube root cubic centimeters cubic foot cubic inches cubic meter cylinder decimal fractions decimal places decimal point deep denominator diameter difference digits discount divided dividend divisible divisor dollars draft equal EXERCISE expressed figures Find the capacity Find the cost Find the G. C. M. Find the number gallons gals given number hektars hektoliter Hence hundred kilograms kilometers length liter logarithm mantissa measure miles minuend minus minute mixed number multiplicand Multiply number of cubic payment pound quantity quotient rate per cent ratio reckoned Reduce remainder represent result side specific gravity square centimeters square meter square root Subtract subtrahend surface thick tons volume whole number wide yard
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Page 153 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl.) 2 barrels...
Page 263 - Sixty days after sight of this First of Exchange (Second and Third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 152 - 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 155 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk.) 365 days = 1 common year (yr.) 366 days = 1 leap year About 30 days = 1 month (mo.) 12 months = 1 year VALUE 10 cents (ct.
Page 160 - Numbers. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. Paper.
Page 151 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 291 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Page 70 - The meter was intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the north pole, but more careful measurements of meridians show that this distance.
Page 122 - 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 numerator; under this sum write the denominator.
Page 157 - The circumference of every circle is divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds.