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... worth 125 dollars , 150 bushels of rye , worth 90 dol- lars , and 90 bushels of corn , worth 45 dollars ; how many bushels have I , and what is it worth ? Ans . 340 bush . worth 260 dolls . 12. A man killed 4 hogs , one weighed 371 ...
... worth 125 dollars , 150 bushels of rye , worth 90 dol- lars , and 90 bushels of corn , worth 45 dollars ; how many bushels have I , and what is it worth ? Ans . 340 bush . worth 260 dolls . 12. A man killed 4 hogs , one weighed 371 ...
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... worth 20650 dol - eight equal farms ; what was lars , of which ' the owner of the size of each ? the privateer had one half , and the rest was divided e- qually among the men ; what was each man's share ? Ans . 59 dolls . Ans . 112 ...
... worth 20650 dol - eight equal farms ; what was lars , of which ' the owner of the size of each ? the privateer had one half , and the rest was divided e- qually among the men ; what was each man's share ? Ans . 59 dolls . Ans . 112 ...
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... worth $ 3.50 a yard ? 13 . Ans . 451 ANSON BOWER Bought of Russell Down , 8 yds . of Calico , at $ 0.17 1.445 54 yds . of Baize , at $ 0.28 13 lb. of Raisins , at $ 0.14 1.47 1.82 $ 4.735 Received payment , RUSSELL Down . 14. PETER DYER ...
... worth $ 3.50 a yard ? 13 . Ans . 451 ANSON BOWER Bought of Russell Down , 8 yds . of Calico , at $ 0.17 1.445 54 yds . of Baize , at $ 0.28 13 lb. of Raisins , at $ 0.14 1.47 1.82 $ 4.735 Received payment , RUSSELL Down . 14. PETER DYER ...
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... worth 64 cents ; and the New - England ninepence , or New - York shilling , worth 12 cents . The value of the several denominations of English money is different in different places . A dollar is reckoned at 4s . 6d . in England , 58 ...
... worth 64 cents ; and the New - England ninepence , or New - York shilling , worth 12 cents . The value of the several denominations of English money is different in different places . A dollar is reckoned at 4s . 6d . in England , 58 ...
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... worth | lars ? of goods ? $ 525.03 $ 15.75 . Ans . 2. What is the , commission on 827 dolls . and 64 cents , at 2 per cent . ? Ans . $ 20.691 . $ 738X.005 $ 3.69 . Ans . 4. At 3 per cent . what must I allow my broker for purchasing ...
... worth | lars ? of goods ? $ 525.03 $ 15.75 . Ans . 2. What is the , commission on 827 dolls . and 64 cents , at 2 per cent . ? Ans . $ 20.691 . $ 738X.005 $ 3.69 . Ans . 4. At 3 per cent . what must I allow my broker for purchasing ...
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acc't acres Addition amount ANALYSIS answer bush bushels called cash in full ciphers circumference column common denominator common difference compound interest contains cost cube root cubic decimal denoted diameter divide dividend division dollars dolls DRY MEASURE equal expressed factors Federal Money feet long foot gain gallon given number given to find greatest common divisor Hence hundred hundredths inches last term least common multiple left hand leger lemons length man's share measure merator method miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand multiply number of terms payment pence pound present worth principal proportion quantity quarts QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE quotient ratio Reduce remainder right hand rods RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply shillings side Simon Pond simple square root subtract subtrahend supposed tens tenths tion Troy weight units velocity vulgar fraction weight whole number write
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Page 76 - 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 109 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 97 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 74 - Is when the several shares of stock are continued in trade an equal term of time. RULE. As the whole stock is to the whole gain or loss : so is each man's particular stock, to his particular share of the gain or loss.
Page 105 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 67 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 68 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 120 - RULE. Multiply all the terms of the natural series of numbers, from 1 up to the given number, continually together, and the last product will be the answer required. ExAMPLEs.
Page 89 - Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.