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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... given . A few there are , that contain a great variety of rules , and even some of the contracted methods of performing the exercises ; but they neither explain the rules , nor show how the contractions are obtained , and contain a set ...
... given . A few there are , that contain a great variety of rules , and even some of the contracted methods of performing the exercises ; but they neither explain the rules , nor show how the contractions are obtained , and contain a set ...
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... . How many letters in a book of 7 vols . , each vol . contain- ing 328 pages , each page 34 lines , and each line 36 letters ? DIVISION . In DIVISION two numbers are given , and 18 MULTIPLICATION . Simple Proportion Page 1 3.
... . How many letters in a book of 7 vols . , each vol . contain- ing 328 pages , each page 34 lines , and each line 36 letters ? DIVISION . In DIVISION two numbers are given , and 18 MULTIPLICATION . Simple Proportion Page 1 3.
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... given terms consist of different denominations ; and , as things can only be compared , or be proportional to each other , which are of the same kind or species , it becomes necessary to have some fixed principle or rule for arranging ...
... given terms consist of different denominations ; and , as things can only be compared , or be proportional to each other , which are of the same kind or species , it becomes necessary to have some fixed principle or rule for arranging ...
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... given numbers as the first term ; but if less , place the greatest as the first term , and the remaining number as the second term . The terms being thus stated , proceed to multiply the second and third terms together , and divide by ...
... given numbers as the first term ; but if less , place the greatest as the first term , and the remaining number as the second term . The terms being thus stated , proceed to multiply the second and third terms together , and divide by ...
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... given numbers . RULE . Find the greatest common measure of the numbers , by last Case , Multiply the two given numbers together , and divide their product by their greatest common measure , their quotient will be the least common ...
... given numbers . RULE . Find the greatest common measure of the numbers , by last Case , Multiply the two given numbers together , and divide their product by their greatest common measure , their quotient will be the least common ...
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agio Amsterdam annuity Arithmetic Avoirdupois bank money bills bought brokerage bushels coins commission convoy and arrival cost course of exchange DAYS OF GRACE debt decimal deduct denominator discount Divide dividend divisor dollars draft Ducat English EXAMPLE EXERCISES figure firlots Flemish Florins Francs gallons Genoa given number gold Groschen Grotes Flem guilders guineas per cent Hamburgh hhds inches least common multiple least term Leghorn Lire Lisbon logarithm loss Maravedies merchant method milree moidores Multiply number of days number of terms ounce paid payment pence Pezza Piastres pound sterling proportion quantity quotient Reduce Rees remainder Required the value return for short return of premium return per cent Rixdollars RULE Scudo shillings ship short interest silver sold Soldi sterling money stivers subtract sugar tare Tari underwriters USANCE Venice vulgar fraction weight whole number yards
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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.