Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged, Being a Plain Practical System of Arithmetick, Adapted to the United States |
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... less , the sign of Subtraction ; as , 6—2—4 , sig- nifies that 2 subtracted from 6 , leaves 4 . X Multiply , or with , the sign of Multiplication ; as , 4x3 = 12 , signifies that 4 multiplied by 3 , is equal to 12 . The sign of Division ...
... less , the sign of Subtraction ; as , 6—2—4 , sig- nifies that 2 subtracted from 6 , leaves 4 . X Multiply , or with , the sign of Multiplication ; as , 4x3 = 12 , signifies that 4 multiplied by 3 , is equal to 12 . The sign of Division ...
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... less than ten , place a cipher in the ten's place , or place of dimes . - Example . Write down four dollars and 7 cents . Thus , $ 4 , 07 cts . * It may be observed , that all the figures at the left hand of the separatrix are dollars ...
... less than ten , place a cipher in the ten's place , or place of dimes . - Example . Write down four dollars and 7 cents . Thus , $ 4 , 07 cts . * It may be observed , that all the figures at the left hand of the separatrix are dollars ...
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... less number from a greater , of the same denomination , and thereby shows the difference , or remainder : as 4 dollars subtracted from 6 dollars , the re- mainder is 2 dollars . RULE . Place the least number under the greatest , so that ...
... less number from a greater , of the same denomination , and thereby shows the difference , or remainder : as 4 dollars subtracted from 6 dollars , the re- mainder is 2 dollars . RULE . Place the least number under the greatest , so that ...
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... less , or multiplying number ; hence it performs the work of many additions in the most compendious manner . The number to be multiplied is called the multiplicand . The number you multiply by , is called the multiplier . The number ...
... less , or multiplying number ; hence it performs the work of many additions in the most compendious manner . The number to be multiplied is called the multiplicand . The number you multiply by , is called the multiplier . The number ...
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... less than the divisor and of the same name with the Dividend . RULE . First , seek how many times the divisor DIVISION OF WHOLE NUMBERS . Commission, 112 Conjoined Proportion, 137 Coins of the United States, Weights of, 220 Division of ...
... less than the divisor and of the same name with the Dividend . RULE . First , seek how many times the divisor DIVISION OF WHOLE NUMBERS . Commission, 112 Conjoined Proportion, 137 Coins of the United States, Weights of, 220 Division of ...
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100 dollars acres annuity annum answer barter Bought bushels ciphers common denominator common difference compound interest contain debt Deduct demand dimes Divide dividend divisor dols duct equal EXAMPLES federal money figure Find the value fraction required gain or loss gallon gals geometrical series given number given quantity gross guineas hhds hundred improper fraction inches least common multiple left hand lowest terms measure miles mills milreas mixed numbers months Multiply neat weight New-England currency New-York NOTE number of shillings number of terms paid payment pence pound pound sterling present worth principal quotient rate per cent ratio ready money remainder Required the interest right hand rods Rule of Three sell separatrix simple interest sold solid feet square root sterling subtract subtrahend sugar tare third Thomas Grosvenor tret tuns VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number wine yards cost
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Page 172 - IS the method of finding what quantity of each of tin ingre<linnts 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 162 - Find the greatest square number in the first, or left hand period' place the root of it at the right hand of the given number, (after the manner of a quotient in division...
Page 177 - Multiply the sum of the extremes by the number of terms, and half the product will be the answer. EXAMPLES. 1. The first term of an arithmetical series is 3, the last term 23, and the number of terms 1 1 ; required the sum of the series.
Page 156 - If there, be after payments made, compute the interest on the balance due to the next payment, and then deduct the payment as above; and, in like manner, from one payment to another, till all the payments are absorbed ; provided the time between one payment and another be one year or more.
Page 202 - To measure a parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or superficial content.
Page 157 - 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...
Page 208 - Multiply the length by the breadth, and that product by the depth, divide the last product by 2150,425 the solid inches in a statute bushel, and the quotient will be the answer.
Page 176 - I 2,4,6,8, &c. is an ascending arithmetical series : o ( 8,6,4,2, &c. is a descending arithmetical series : The numbers which form the series, are called the terms of the progression ; the first and last terms of which aro called the extremes.* PROBLEM I.
Page 38 - Place the numbers so that those of the same denomination may stand directly under each other. 2. Add the first column or denomination together, as in whole numbers; then divide the sum by as many of the same denomination as make one of the next greater; setting down the remainder under the column added, and carry the quotient to the next superior denomination, continuing the same to the last, which add, as in simple addition.
Page 99 - Weight, which is the whole weight of any sort of goods, together with the box, cask, or bag, &c. which contains them. 2. Tare, which is an allowance made to the buyer, for the weight of the box, cask, or bag, ifec.