Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged. Being a Plain Practical System of Arithmetick. Adapted to the United States |
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... miles , I mile , 1 league , ft . yd . fur . 13 . lea . 1 degree , on the earth . 360 degrees , the circumference of the earth . The use of long measure is to measure the distance of places , or any other thing , where length is ...
... miles , I mile , 1 league , ft . yd . fur . 13 . lea . 1 degree , on the earth . 360 degrees , the circumference of the earth . The use of long measure is to measure the distance of places , or any other thing , where length is ...
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... mile . 1 solid foot . 1 tun or load . 1 cord of wood . All solids , or things that have length , breadth , and depth , 1re measured by this measure . N. B. The wine gallon ontains 231 solid or cubic inches , and the beer gallon , 282 ...
... mile . 1 solid foot . 1 tun or load . 1 cord of wood . All solids , or things that have length , breadth , and depth , 1re measured by this measure . N. B. The wine gallon ontains 231 solid or cubic inches , and the beer gallon , 282 ...
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... miles ; from Boston to New - Haven , 161 miles ; from thence to New - York , 88 ; from thence t Philadelphia , 95 ; from thence to Baltimore , 102 ; front thence to Charleston , South Carolina , 716 ; and from thence to Savannah , 119 miles ...
... miles ; from Boston to New - Haven , 161 miles ; from thence to New - York , 88 ; from thence t Philadelphia , 95 ; from thence to Baltimore , 102 ; front thence to Charleston , South Carolina , 716 ; and from thence to Savannah , 119 miles ...
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... miles . Now if a man should travel five days from New - London towards Philadelphia , at the rate of 39 miles each day , how far would he then be from Philadelphia . Ans . 45 miles . 5. What other number with these four , viz . 21 , 32 ...
... miles . Now if a man should travel five days from New - London towards Philadelphia , at the rate of 39 miles each day , how far would he then be from Philadelphia . Ans . 45 miles . 5. What other number with these four , viz . 21 , 32 ...
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... mile , and every rod ontains 5 yards ; how many yards are there in a mile ? 3. Sold a ship for 11516 dollars , and I what was my part of the money ? 4. In 276 barrels of raisins , each 3 hundred weight ? 5. In 36 pieces of cloth , each ...
... mile , and every rod ontains 5 yards ; how many yards are there in a mile ? 3. Sold a ship for 11516 dollars , and I what was my part of the money ? 4. In 276 barrels of raisins , each 3 hundred weight ? 5. In 36 pieces of cloth , each ...
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acres amount annuity annum answer Anthony Billings Arithmetic Barrell Bought breadth bushels ciphers compound interest contain demand diameter dimes ditto Divide dividend divisor dols equal EXAMPLES federal money figures Find the value gain gallon gals given number given sum gross hundred improper fraction Joseph Hastings left hand lowest terms measure merchant miles millions mills milreas months multiplicand Multiply neat weight New-England currency New-York number of shillings number of terms paid payment pence piece pound pound sterling present worth principal quotient rate per cent ratio ready money Reduce remainder Required the interest right hand rods Rule of Three RULE.-Multiply the given separatrix sold solid feet square root sterling subtract sugar TABLE tare TARE AND TRET Thomas Grosvenor thousand tret TROY WEIGHT tuns VULGAR FRACTIONS whole numbers wine yards cost