Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic ...Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1882 - 374 pages |
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... miles ; New Hampshire , 9280 ; Vermont , 10212 ; Massachusetts , 7800 ; Rhode Island , 1306 ; Connecticut , 4750. What is the area of New England ? 96. England and Wales contain about 58000 square miles ; Scotland , 30000 ; and Ireland ...
... miles ; New Hampshire , 9280 ; Vermont , 10212 ; Massachusetts , 7800 ; Rhode Island , 1306 ; Connecticut , 4750. What is the area of New England ? 96. England and Wales contain about 58000 square miles ; Scotland , 30000 ; and Ireland ...
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... miles and the Mississippi 169000 square miles . How many more square miles , above their junction , does the Missouri drain than the Mississippi ? 82. From five million eight thousand four , and four thou- sandths , take three hundred ...
... miles and the Mississippi 169000 square miles . How many more square miles , above their junction , does the Missouri drain than the Mississippi ? 82. From five million eight thousand four , and four thou- sandths , take three hundred ...
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... miles , and of the six New England States 68348 square miles . Find by subtraction how many sections as large as New England can be cut out of Texas . oners . Miscellaneous Examples . 97. In the Auburn ( N. Y. ) State Prison there are ...
... miles , and of the six New England States 68348 square miles . Find by subtraction how many sections as large as New England can be cut out of Texas . oners . Miscellaneous Examples . 97. In the Auburn ( N. Y. ) State Prison there are ...
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... . 86501 × 978 = ? 1 50. If 32 men do a piece of work in 73 days , in how many days will 1 man do the same work ? 51. What is the value of 34 acres of land , at $ 37 per acre ? 52. If a horse can travel 43 miles per day MULTIPLICATION . 33.
... . 86501 × 978 = ? 1 50. If 32 men do a piece of work in 73 days , in how many days will 1 man do the same work ? 51. What is the value of 34 acres of land , at $ 37 per acre ? 52. If a horse can travel 43 miles per day MULTIPLICATION . 33.
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William Frothingham Bradbury. 52. If a horse can travel 43 miles per day , how far can he travel in 71 days ? 53. How many yards of cloth in 67 pieces , if each piece con- tains 42 yards ? 63. As removing a figure one place to the left ...
William Frothingham Bradbury. 52. If a horse can travel 43 miles per day , how far can he travel in 71 days ? 53. How many yards of cloth in 67 pieces , if each piece con- tains 42 yards ? 63. As removing a figure one place to the left ...
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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.