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... side of a river , owned four boats , one of which would carry 8 barrels of flour , another 9 , another 15 , and another 16. What is the smallest number of barrels he could purchase , that would make some number of full freights for ...
... side of a river , owned four boats , one of which would carry 8 barrels of flour , another 9 , another 15 , and another 16. What is the smallest number of barrels he could purchase , that would make some number of full freights for ...
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... sides- its opposite sides being equalis found in cubes , by multiplying together , the length , breadth and depth . The denominations of Cubic Measure are , the yard , yd . , the foot , ft . , and the inch , in . 1728 inches 27 feet = 1 ...
... sides- its opposite sides being equalis found in cubes , by multiplying together , the length , breadth and depth . The denominations of Cubic Measure are , the yard , yd . , the foot , ft . , and the inch , in . 1728 inches 27 feet = 1 ...
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... side ? ( See page 28. ) 99. What quantity of land in a lot , which is 651⁄2 rods long and 47 rods wide ? 100. What quantity of wood is there in a pile , 1412 feet long , 3 feet wide , and 6 feet high ? 101. Suppose a lot of land to be 6 ...
... side ? ( See page 28. ) 99. What quantity of land in a lot , which is 651⁄2 rods long and 47 rods wide ? 100. What quantity of wood is there in a pile , 1412 feet long , 3 feet wide , and 6 feet high ? 101. Suppose a lot of land to be 6 ...
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... side , which are equal in value to one another , are cancelled in the operation ; and , therefore , ine quotient or answer will obviously be in the denomi- nation of the last consequent , which is the odd term . This rule may be proved ...
... side , which are equal in value to one another , are cancelled in the operation ; and , therefore , ine quotient or answer will obviously be in the denomi- nation of the last consequent , which is the odd term . This rule may be proved ...
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... teaches us that the area of a square is found by multiplying one of its sides by itself . The word AREA signifies the quantity of space contained in 14 * XXIX 161 SQUARE ROOT . It is not possible to extract the square root of ...
... teaches us that the area of a square is found by multiplying one of its sides by itself . The word AREA signifies the quantity of space contained in 14 * XXIX 161 SQUARE ROOT . It is not possible to extract the square root of ...
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Page 7 - ... 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 20 twenty 21 twenty-one...
Page 114 - Multiply each debt by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts. The quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 184 - ... 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, &c. is an ascending series. ( 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, &c. is a descending series. The numbers which form the series are called the terms of the series. The first and last terms are the extremes, and the other terms are called the means. There are five things in arithmetical progression, any three of which being given, the other two may be found : — 1st.
Page 27 - 10 pounds, Avoirdupois weight, of distilled water, weighed in air, at the temperature of 62° of Fahrenheit's thermometer, the barometer standing at 30 inches.
Page 44 - Subtract the numerator of the subtrahend from the numerator of the minuend, and place the difference over the common denominator.
Page 178 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 104 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due.
Page 55 - 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 166 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 104 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal ; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments taken together exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal ; and interest is to be computed on the balance, as aforesaid.