A Complete System of Theoretical and Mercantile Arithmetic: Comprehending a Full View of the Various Rules Necessary in Calculation. With a Practical Illustrations of the Most Material Regulations and Transactions that Occur in Commerce. Particularly, Interest, Stocks, Annuities, Marine Insurance, Exchange, &c., &c. Comp. for the Use of the Students at the Commercial Institution, Woodford |
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... feet , and it con- tains 2,652 solid feet , what is its height ? 4. If 76 equal pieces of linen contain 1767 yards , how many yards in each piece ? 5. A garrison has 157 sacks of corn . They consume daily 7 sacks and a half . How long ...
... feet , and it con- tains 2,652 solid feet , what is its height ? 4. If 76 equal pieces of linen contain 1767 yards , how many yards in each piece ? 5. A garrison has 157 sacks of corn . They consume daily 7 sacks and a half . How long ...
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... feet long and 18 feet wide ? 15. It is between 4 and 5 o'clock , and the hour and mi- nute hands are exactly together ; what is the precise time ? 16. Suppose the arms of a deceitful balance to be to each other as 12 to 114 , what ...
... feet long and 18 feet wide ? 15. It is between 4 and 5 o'clock , and the hour and mi- nute hands are exactly together ; what is the precise time ? 16. Suppose the arms of a deceitful balance to be to each other as 12 to 114 , what ...
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... feet long , 24 broad , and 16 high , in 12 days ; how many will build a wall , 100 feet long , 2 broad , and 10 high , in 4 days ? 4. If the interest of £ 100 , for one year , be £ 5 , what will be the interest of £ 75 , for 9 months ...
... feet long , 24 broad , and 16 high , in 12 days ; how many will build a wall , 100 feet long , 2 broad , and 10 high , in 4 days ? 4. If the interest of £ 100 , for one year , be £ 5 , what will be the interest of £ 75 , for 9 months ...
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... feet long , and 9 inches in compass , weighs 22 lb .; what will a fathom of that cable weigh , which measures a foot ... feet of iron railing weigh half a ton , when the bars are 1 inch square , what will 50 feet come to , at 34d . per ...
... feet long , and 9 inches in compass , weighs 22 lb .; what will a fathom of that cable weigh , which measures a foot ... feet of iron railing weigh half a ton , when the bars are 1 inch square , what will 50 feet come to , at 34d . per ...
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... feet ; what is the area of one of its sides ? 5. An iron ball of 4 inches diameter weighs 9lbs . what is the weight of an iron ball of 8 inches diameter ? 6. What is the diameter of a 42 lb. iron ball ? 7. The side of a cubical altar ...
... feet ; what is the area of one of its sides ? 5. An iron ball of 4 inches diameter weighs 9lbs . what is the weight of an iron ball of 8 inches diameter ? 6. What is the diameter of a 42 lb. iron ball ? 7. The side of a cubical altar ...
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Page 96 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 49 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 124 - Subtract the square of this figure from the left-hand period, and to the remainder annex the next period for a dividend.
Page 296 - ... 10 per cent per month, until the whole is paid,) he will receive three receipts, which separately contain an engagement to transfer to the person possessing them, £10,000 stock in the 3 per cents, £5,000 stock in the 4 per cents, and £31.
Page 297 - Exchequer bills are issued for different hundreds or thousands of pounds, and bear an interest of 2±d . per cent. per diem, from the day of their date, to the time when they are advertised to be paid off. Navy bills are merely bills of exchange, drawn at 90 days...
Page 143 - Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference.
Page 129 - 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 52 - Rule. — Multiply each numerator by all the denominators except its own for the new numerators, and multiply all the denominators together for a common denominator.* Example.
Page 32 - 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 140 - And if the given number be a proper vulgar fraction ; subtract the logarithm of the denominator from the logarithm of the numerator, and the remainder will be the logarithm sought ; which, being that of a decimal fraction, must always have a negative index.