 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1839 - 356 σελίδες
...RULE. Multiply Ihe length of the board, taken in feet, by its breadth taken in inches, divide this product by 12, and the quotient is the contents in square feet. 1. What are the contents of a board 24 fe^et long, and 8 inches wide ? * Ans. 16 feet. 2. What are... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1841 - 334 σελίδες
...RULE. Multiply the length of the board, taken in feel, by its breadth taken in inches, divide this product by 12, and the quotient is the contents in square feet. 1. What are the contents of a board 24 feet long, and 8 inches wide ? Ans. 16 feet. 2. What are the... | |
 | George Nixon Comer - 1846 - 122 σελίδες
...50 3|0)1500|0 MEASUREMENTS. To find the contents of a board, &c. 500 bales 1 month. RULE.—Multiply the length of the board in feet, by its breadth in...board 20 feet long by 15 inches wide. 20X15 = 300 -r- 12 = 25 feet. Ans. In measuring plank, joist, &c., the thickness must be multiplied by the breadth,... | |
 | John Caldwell Colt - 1846 - 204 σελίδες
...RULE. — Multiply the length of the board, in feet, by its breadth in inches, divide the product oy 12, and the quotient is the contents in square feet. Required the contents of a board 19 feet long, and 18 inches wide ? 19X 18=342-:- 12=28£ feet. Ans. NOTE.— In measuring plank, joist,... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1850 - 368 σελίδες
...RULE. — Multiply the length of the board, taken in feet, by its breadth taken in inches, divide this product by 12, and the quotient is the contents in square feet. 1. What are the contents of a board 24 feet long, and 8 inches wide ? Ans. 16 feet. 2. What are the... | |
 | George Nixon Comer - 1859 - 124 σελίδες
...the contents of a board, &c. ROLE. — Multiply the length of the board in feet, by its breadth IB inches, divide the product by 12, and the quotient...contents of a board 20 feet long by 15 inches wide. 20X 15 = 300 -5- 12 = 25 feet. Ans. In measuring plank, joist, &c., the thickness must be multiplied... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1893 - 988 σελίδες
...— Rule. — Multiply the length of the board in feet by its breadth taken in inches and divide this product by 12, and the quotient is the contents in square feet. Number of shingles required to cover a roof : — Rule. — Multiply the number of square feet in the... | |
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Balance in Store, 50 500 bales 1 month. MEASUREMENTS. To find the contents of a board, &c. RULE. — Multiply the length of the board in feet, by its breadth in inches, divide the product by 12, and the quotient is the contents in square feet. Required... 