The Normal Union Arithmetic: Designed for Common Schools, Normal Schools, High Schools, Academies, Etc |
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acres amount apples Avoirdupois bank barrel bill bought brokerage bushels ciphers circumference common fraction common multiple composite number compound interest compound number contained cords cost cube root decimal denominator diameter discount Divide dividend dollars draft exchange factors Find the sum flour frustum gain gallons given greatest common divisor hence hundred hundredths insured integer invested least common least common multiple longitude measure MENTAL EXERCISES method miles minuend months Multiply muslin NOTE.-The number equals number of terms omitted unless otherwise OPERATION paid par value payable payment pound premium prime factors principal proportion quantity quotient ratio receive Reduce reichsmarks remaining rods Rule Rule.-I sell shares shillings slant height sold SOLUTION SOLUTION.-If square square root subtract SUPPLEMENTARY PROBLEMS tenths thousandths units unless otherwise directed wide worth write WRITTEN EXERCISES
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Page 145 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 310 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 152 - 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 144 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 138 - 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 147 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 69 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 39 - Two men depart from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of...
Page 383 - Rule. — To find the contents of a cone, multiply the area of the base by one-third of the altitude.
Page 330 - A ladder 82 ft. long stands close against a building ; how far must it be drawn out at the bottom that the top may be lowered 2 feet?