The Improved Arithmetic: Newly Arranged and Clearly Illustrated, Both Theoretically and Practically to Meet the Exigencies of the Student in the Acquisition of the Nature and Science of Numbers, and Also, to Aid the Accountant in All Arithmetical Computations, Relative to Business Transactions : Designed for the Use of Academies, Schools, and Counting-houses |
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... length only is taken into consideration . A hand is 4 inches , and is used in measuring the height of horses . A fathom is 6 feet , and is chiefly used in measuring the depth of water , and also cables and ropes . A chain contains 100 ...
... length only is taken into consideration . A hand is 4 inches , and is used in measuring the height of horses . A fathom is 6 feet , and is chiefly used in measuring the depth of water , and also cables and ropes . A chain contains 100 ...
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... length and breadth are necessarily involved . Solid , or Cubic Measure . 1728 solid , or cubic inches , 40 feet of round timber , or make 1 solid foot , s . ft . 1 ton , T. 50 feet of hewn timber , 128 solid feet , or 8 feet long , 4 ft ...
... length and breadth are necessarily involved . Solid , or Cubic Measure . 1728 solid , or cubic inches , 40 feet of round timber , or make 1 solid foot , s . ft . 1 ton , T. 50 feet of hewn timber , 128 solid feet , or 8 feet long , 4 ft ...
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... length , either Multiplication or Division . As decimals are framed on the principles of tens , as whole numbers are , it is necessary only to bear in mind , that dollars are made cents by annexing two ci- phers , which is equivalent to ...
... length , either Multiplication or Division . As decimals are framed on the principles of tens , as whole numbers are , it is necessary only to bear in mind , that dollars are made cents by annexing two ci- phers , which is equivalent to ...
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... length , the other 90ft . long , sail for Liverpool , a distance of 3000 miles . How many more times will the shorter ship sail her length , than the longer one , in reaching the destined port ? Ans . 14916 . If the national debt of the ...
... length , the other 90ft . long , sail for Liverpool , a distance of 3000 miles . How many more times will the shorter ship sail her length , than the longer one , in reaching the destined port ? Ans . 14916 . If the national debt of the ...
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... length given . Hence the length takes the third place , thus : ft.in. w . w . long . 2,4 × 3-7 . 18 :: 20 yd . Then 18 × 20 7 512 Ans . 7. If a garrison of 550 men , are supplied with provisions for 8 months , how many men would the ...
... length given . Hence the length takes the third place , thus : ft.in. w . w . long . 2,4 × 3-7 . 18 :: 20 yd . Then 18 × 20 7 512 Ans . 7. If a garrison of 550 men , are supplied with provisions for 8 months , how many men would the ...
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Page 116 - ... from the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 284 - RULE. 1. Separate the given number into periods of three figures each, by putting a point over the unit figure, and every third figure from the place of units to the left, and if there be de- . cimals, to the right.
Page 241 - ... compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation for one year, add it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid, from the time it was paid, up to the end of the year : add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest added as above...
Page 241 - But if there be several payments made within the said time, find the amount of the several payments, from the time they were paid, to the time of settlement, and deduct their amount from the amount or the nrincina.
Page 239 - COMPUTE the interest on the principal sum, from the time when the interest commenced to the first time when a payment was made, which exceeds either alone or in conjunction with the preceding payments (if any) the interest at that time due: add that interest to the principal, and from the sum subtract the payment made at that time, together with the preceding payments (if any) and the remainder forms a new principal ; on which, compute and subtract the interest, as upon the first principal: and proceed...
Page 263 - IS the method of finding what quantity of e'ach of the ingredients, whose rates are given, will compose a mixture of a given rate; so that it is the reverse of alligation medial, and may be proved by it. CASE. I.
Page 87 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator; and they will form the fraction required. . EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce £ of | of £ of -fa to a simple fraction.
Page 51 - DIVISION teaches to find how many times one whole number is contained in another ; and also what remains ; and is a concise way of performing several subtractions. Four principal parts are to be noticed in Division : 1. The Dividend, or number given to be divided. 2. The Divisor, or number given to divide by. 3. The Quotient, or answer to the question, which shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend. 4. The Remainder, which is always less than the divisor, and of the same name...
Page 290 - ... terms, RULE. Multiply the sum of the extremes by the number of terms, and half the product will be the sum of the terms. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 2. If the extremes be 5 and 605, and the number of terms 151, what is the sum of the series?