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... draw them ' ? Division . 1. Divide £ 379 , 12s . 24d . by 365 . 2. Divide £ 90,823 , 135. 41d . by 289 . 3. Divide £ 73,582 , 14s . 7 d . by 2905 . 4. Divide £ 3,636,504 , 10s . 1 d . by 1803 . 5. Divide five millions and thirteen ...
... draw them ' ? Division . 1. Divide £ 379 , 12s . 24d . by 365 . 2. Divide £ 90,823 , 135. 41d . by 289 . 3. Divide £ 73,582 , 14s . 7 d . by 2905 . 4. Divide £ 3,636,504 , 10s . 1 d . by 1803 . 5. Divide five millions and thirteen ...
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... drawn on the scale of of that of nature , how many inches represent a mile ? 36. A dollar weighs 5 of an oz . Troy , and an English crown piece of a lb. Troy ; express the weight of the former as the fraction of the latter . 37. If of a ...
... drawn on the scale of of that of nature , how many inches represent a mile ? 36. A dollar weighs 5 of an oz . Troy , and an English crown piece of a lb. Troy ; express the weight of the former as the fraction of the latter . 37. If of a ...
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... drawn ; full . How much will the 106. If yds . of butter weigh 1 lbs . , how many inches of butter can be bought for 24d . when butter is is . 6d . a lb. ? 107. If A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days , A and C in 12 days , and B ...
... drawn ; full . How much will the 106. If yds . of butter weigh 1 lbs . , how many inches of butter can be bought for 24d . when butter is is . 6d . a lb. ? 107. If A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days , A and C in 12 days , and B ...
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... drawn off by 3 pipes , which ran for 10 hours at the rate of 255 gallons each per hour ; but during that time 2 pipes ran into the tank 335 gallons each per hour : how much water was left ? ANSWERS . 1. £ 30 , 16s . COMPOUND RULES ...
... drawn off by 3 pipes , which ran for 10 hours at the rate of 255 gallons each per hour ; but during that time 2 pipes ran into the tank 335 gallons each per hour : how much water was left ? ANSWERS . 1. £ 30 , 16s . COMPOUND RULES ...
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... Draw examples of the different kinds of four - sided figures , plane rectilineal angles , and triangles . Write a definition of each . What is a postulate ? Mention those of Euclid . 10. What is an axiom ? Give as many of Euclid's ...
... Draw examples of the different kinds of four - sided figures , plane rectilineal angles , and triangles . Write a definition of each . What is a postulate ? Mention those of Euclid . 10. What is an axiom ? Give as many of Euclid's ...
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Popular passages
Page 77 - Air, and ye elements, the eldest birth Of Nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaseless change Vary to our great Maker still new praise.
Page 89 - Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Page 96 - To-day, my lord of Amiens and myself Did steal behind him, as he lay along Under an oak, whose antique root peeps out Upon the brook that brawls along this wood...
Page 71 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me...
Page 87 - So Tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause With a great deal of skill, and a wig full of learning ; While chief baron Ear sat to balance the laws, So famed for his talent in nicely discerning. In behalf of the Nose it will quickly appear, And your lordship...
Page 70 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by. "Hard by yon wood, now smiling as in scorn, Mutt'ring his wayward fancies he would rove, Now drooping, woeful wan, like one forlorn, Or crazed with care, or crossed in hopeless love.
Page 173 - In any right-angled triangle, the square which is described upon the side subtending the right angle, is equal to the squares described upon the sides which contain the right angle.
Page 71 - No one is so accursed by fate, No one so utterly desolate, But some heart, though unknown, Responds unto his own : Responds, — as if, with unseen wings. An angel touched its quivering strings ; And whispers, in its song, ' ' Where hast thou stayed so long ?
Page 71 - What doth not so but man ? Houses are built by rule, and commonwealths. Entice the trusty sun, if that you can, From his Ecliptic line ; beckon the sky. Who lives by rule, then, keeps good company.
Page 19 - To divide a given straight line into two parts, so that the rectangle contained by the whole and one of the parts, shall be equal to the square on the other part.