Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic ...Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1882 - 374 pages |
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... length of 3047 miles and the Mississippi 1330 miles , and from their junction to the Gulf of Mexico it is 1656 miles . How much longer is the Missouri from its source to the Gulf than the Mississippi ? 99. Bought a barrel of flour for ...
... length of 3047 miles and the Mississippi 1330 miles , and from their junction to the Gulf of Mexico it is 1656 miles . How much longer is the Missouri from its source to the Gulf than the Mississippi ? 99. Bought a barrel of flour for ...
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... lengths of fence will be required for each lot ? Ans . 8 feet . 100. When the given numbers are not readily separated into their prime factors , their greatest common divisor can be found by Rule 2 . Of two numbers divide the greater by ...
... lengths of fence will be required for each lot ? Ans . 8 feet . 100. When the given numbers are not readily separated into their prime factors , their greatest common divisor can be found by Rule 2 . Of two numbers divide the greater by ...
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... length of a shadow cast by a steeple 125 feet high , at the same time ? 337. If a staff 3 feet long casts a shadow of 3 of a foot at 12 o'clock , what is the height of a steeple that casts a shadow 313 feet , at the same time ? 338 ...
... length of a shadow cast by a steeple 125 feet high , at the same time ? 337. If a staff 3 feet long casts a shadow of 3 of a foot at 12 o'clock , what is the height of a steeple that casts a shadow 313 feet , at the same time ? 338 ...
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... lengths of the principal buildings at the Centennial Exhibition were as follows : Main Building , 426.72 m ; Machinery ... length of the buildings placed as named above , if he walked 5.2 an hour ? 45. If a wheel is 6.3m in circumference ...
... lengths of the principal buildings at the Centennial Exhibition were as follows : Main Building , 426.72 m ; Machinery ... length of the buildings placed as named above , if he walked 5.2 an hour ? 45. If a wheel is 6.3m in circumference ...
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... length , and whose altitude A B is 3 centimeters . ( The figure is drawn on a scale of 1 to 2. ) If AD is divided ... length will give the breadth , and the area divided by the breadth will give the length . 202. Written Exercises . 57 ...
... length , and whose altitude A B is 3 centimeters . ( The figure is drawn on a scale of 1 to 2. ) If AD is divided ... length will give the breadth , and the area divided by the breadth will give the length . 202. Written Exercises . 57 ...
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Page 136 - 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 142 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. PAPER. 24 sheets = 1 quire. 20 quires = 1 ream. 2 reams = 1 bundle. 5 bundles = 1 bale.
Page 134 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq.
Page 64 - The GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will divide each of them without remainder ; thus, 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, and 30.
Page 39 - If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend which is left is called the REMAINDER.
Page 140 - 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 56 - If 8 men can do a certain piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 4 men do the same ? 13.
Page 259 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 119 - In the metric system, the unit of length is the meter, which is one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole.
Page 131 - The specific gravity of a body is its weight compared with the weight of the same bulk of water.