A High School Arithmetic: (Wentworth and 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 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 Find the value gallons gals given number hektars hektoliter Hence hundred kilograms kilometers length liter logarithms 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 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 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 151 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 70 - When the length of the primary unit of this system was determined it was supposed to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole.
Page 157 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to' be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds are designated by the characters °, ', ". Thus 23° 14' 35" is read 23 degrees, 14 minutes, and 35 seconds.
Page 122 - 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 any...
Page 190 - ... 32. What will be the cost of plastering the walls and ceiling of a room 27 ft. 4 in. long, 20 ft. wide, and 12 ft. 6 in. high, at 27 cents per square yard, if 20 sq. yds. be deducted for doors, windows, and base-board ? 33.