Introduction to The National Arithmetic: On the Inductive System Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods in which the Principles of the Science are Fully Explained and Illustrated : Designed for Common Schools and Academies |
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... purchase a township containing one hundred eighty - six thousand forty - five acres ; what is the share of each ? 38 ... purchased a valuable township for nine millions six hundred ninety - one thousand eight hundred thirty - six dollars ...
... purchase a township containing one hundred eighty - six thousand forty - five acres ; what is the share of each ? 38 ... purchased a valuable township for nine millions six hundred ninety - one thousand eight hundred thirty - six dollars ...
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... purchase ? 19. Bought 760 acres of land at 47 dollars per acre , and sold J. Emery 171 acres at 56 dollars per acre ... Purchased a cargo of molasses for 9212 dollars , there being 196 hogsheads ; I sold the same at 67 dollars per hogs ...
... purchase ? 19. Bought 760 acres of land at 47 dollars per acre , and sold J. Emery 171 acres at 56 dollars per acre ... Purchased a cargo of molasses for 9212 dollars , there being 196 hogsheads ; I sold the same at 67 dollars per hogs ...
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... purchased 17 sheep for 3 dollars each , 19 cows at 27 dollars each , and 47 oxen at 57 dollars each . purchase for 3700 dollars . What did he gain ? I 37. Purchased 17 tons of copperas at 32 dollars per ton . sold 7 tons at 29 dollars ...
... purchased 17 sheep for 3 dollars each , 19 cows at 27 dollars each , and 47 oxen at 57 dollars each . purchase for 3700 dollars . What did he gain ? I 37. Purchased 17 tons of copperas at 32 dollars per ton . sold 7 tons at 29 dollars ...
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... purchased of B 40 cords of wood at 5 dollars per cord , 9 tons of hay at 17 dollars per ton , 19 grindstones at 2 dollars apiece , 37 yards of broadcloth at 4 dollars per yard , and 16 barrels of flour at 6 dollars per barrel ; what is ...
... purchased of B 40 cords of wood at 5 dollars per cord , 9 tons of hay at 17 dollars per ton , 19 grindstones at 2 dollars apiece , 37 yards of broadcloth at 4 dollars per yard , and 16 barrels of flour at 6 dollars per barrel ; what is ...
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... purchased a Latin grammar for $ 0.75 , a Virgil for $ 3.75 , a Greek lexicon for $ 4.75 , a Homer for $ 1.25 , an English dictionary for $ 3.75 , and a Greek Testa- ment for $ 0.75 ; what was the amount of the bill ? 15. Bought of J. H. ...
... purchased a Latin grammar for $ 0.75 , a Virgil for $ 3.75 , a Greek lexicon for $ 4.75 , a Homer for $ 1.25 , an English dictionary for $ 3.75 , and a Greek Testa- ment for $ 0.75 ; what was the amount of the bill ? 15. Bought of J. H. ...
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acres of land amount annexing answer barrels of flour Bought bushels cancel cents per pound ciphers circumference common difference composite number compound number containing cost cube root currency decimal fractions denoted diameter discount Divide the product dividend division dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE farthings find the interest frac gain gallons Give the reason given number greatest common divisor hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction inches interest of $1 least common multiple leaves less lower denomination lowest terms measure miles mills minuend mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms obtain order or place paid payment pence prime factors proof purchase quantity quarts QUESTIONS quotient rate per cent ratio received remainder rule for finding shillings simple fraction sold solid square rods square root subtract subtrahend thousand thousandths tion tons United States money vulgar fraction weight whole number write
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Page 269 - The square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; as, 5033 402+302.
Page 277 - A sphere is a solid, bounded by one continued convex surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within, called the centre.
Page 84 - Britain. 4 farthings (qr, or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, " s. 20 shillings " 1 pound, or sovereign, £. 21 shillings " 1 guinea. OBS. 1. It is customary, at the present day, to express farthings in fractions of a penny. Thus, 1 qr. is written ;<!;•_
Page 158 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 306 - To find the solidity, or volume, of a cylinder. RULE. — Multiply the area of the base by the altitude, and the product will be the solidity or volume.
Page 205 - ... farthings. (Art. 189.) RULE. — Reduce the shillings, pence, and farthings to the decimal of a pound, and annex it to the pounds ; then proceed as in United States money, and reduce the decimal in the result to a compound number. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 2. What is the interest of 26£ 10s. for 2 years, 4 months, at 5 per cent. ? Ans. 3£ Is.
Page 239 - If the extremes and one of the means are given the other mean may be found by dividing the product of the extremes by the given mean.
Page 270 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 239 - If the means and one of the extremes are given, the other extreme may be found by dividing the product of the means by the given extreme. Thus, if...
Page 213 - RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of the given principal for 1 year, and the quotient will be the answer.