2012, ISBN: 9781130137439

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ... and weight 2,028 lb.? 3. What will it cost to carpet a room 22J-ft. long by 15f ft. wide with carpet 2 ft. wide, costing $1.50 per yd.? 4. What is the length of a box 6-f ft. wide and 7J-ft. high, that will exactly contain 12 boxes 4 ft. long, 3� ft. wide, and 2 ft. deep? 5. What is the value, at $120 per acre, of a square field whose side is 35.25 chains? 10 sq. chains = 1 acre. 6. What is the area in square feet of a triangle whose base is 18 ft. 4 in., and whose altitude is 11 ft. 10 in.? 7. What is the area of a circle whose diameter is 7.5 feet, the area of the circle being.7854 times the area of the square that will just enclose it? 8. Find the capacity, in bushels, of a bin 22 ft. long, 14 ft. wide, 12 ft. high? 9. How many gallons will a tank hold, its dimensions being 4 ft. 1 in. by 3 ft. 8 in. by 2 ft. 3 in.? 10. How many square yards are there in the walls and the ceiling of a room 21 ft. long, 18 ft. wide, 12 ft. high? Make a diagram. 11. A tank 5--ft. by 6 ft. by 7 ft. can be emptied by two pipes, one of which discharges 9 gallons per minute and the other 7 gallons per minute. How long will it take each to empty the tank? How long will it take both together? 12. A parlor is 18 feet long, 15 feet wide. Make a diagram showing how carpet 27 inches wide can be laid without cutting the carpet lengthwise. Which would be the better way to lay carpet 30 inches wide in the above room? 13. Calculate the number of running yards of carpet 30 in. wide needed for the floor of the above room, including 4� yards wasted in matching the pattern. Find the cost of carpeting the room at 95 cents per running yard for carpet, 5 cents per square yard for lining, and 10 cents per running yard for sewing and laying. 14. A rug 18 feet long, 15 feet wide, is pl... Weight:0.37 lbs, RareBooksClub.com, 3/6/2012 0:00:00<

2012, ISBN: 9781130137439

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