A New System of Arithmetic on an Improved PlanD. Appleton & Company, 1850 |
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... long , and 2 feet wide ? It is evident that a board 12 feet long and 1 foot ... in length is a board which contains 24 square feet , and is 2 feet in width ... hours in a day ? 23. The less of two numbers is 432 ; the 5 * SUPPLEMENT TO ...
... long , and 2 feet wide ? It is evident that a board 12 feet long and 1 foot ... in length is a board which contains 24 square feet , and is 2 feet in width ... hours in a day ? 23. The less of two numbers is 432 ; the 5 * SUPPLEMENT TO ...
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... hours long , in how many days can he when the days are 12 hours long ? 6. If 1 cwt . be transported 150 miles for can 6 cwt . be carried for the same money ? Ans . 9 men . when the days are perform the same Ans . 8 days . 1 guinea , how ...
... hours long , in how many days can he when the days are 12 hours long ? 6. If 1 cwt . be transported 150 miles for can 6 cwt . be carried for the same money ? Ans . 9 men . when the days are perform the same Ans . 8 days . 1 guinea , how ...
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... hours long , how many rods can he build in 9 days , when the days are 16 hours long ? If a man in 3 days build 27 rods , in one day he would build of 279 rods . If in one day , 12 hours long , he build 9 rods , in one hour he would ...
... hours long , how many rods can he build in 9 days , when the days are 16 hours long ? If a man in 3 days build 27 rods , in one day he would build of 279 rods . If in one day , 12 hours long , he build 9 rods , in one hour he would ...
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... hours long , are equal to 12 x3 = 36 hours ; and 9 days , 16 hours long , are equal to 16 × 9 = 144 hours . We have , then , this proportion ; 36 h . 144 h . :: 27 rds .: 108 rods , for 144-4 , and 108 = 4 . The ratio of the time in the ...
... hours long , are equal to 12 x3 = 36 hours ; and 9 days , 16 hours long , are equal to 16 × 9 = 144 hours . We have , then , this proportion ; 36 h . 144 h . :: 27 rds .: 108 rods , for 144-4 , and 108 = 4 . The ratio of the time in the ...
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... hours long , in how many days can he build 108 rods , when the days are 16 hours long ? 27 : 108 :: 3 4 16 : X2 :: 3X3 9 Ans . Let the student state and illustrate this question , in the following manner : The num- This question ...
... hours long , in how many days can he build 108 rods , when the days are 16 hours long ? 27 : 108 :: 3 4 16 : X2 :: 3X3 9 Ans . Let the student state and illustrate this question , in the following manner : The num- This question ...
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Page 217 - Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the equated time, nearly.
Page 39 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 230 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 105 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 156 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 98 - TABLE. 10 Mills =1 Cent. 10 Cents =1 Dime. 10 Dimes =1 Dollar. 10 Dollars =1 Eagle.
Page 321 - America, to be paid to the said or his certain attorney, executors, administrators, or assigns: to which payment well and truly to be made, I bind myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presents.
Page 63 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of...
Page 217 - ... 8 months ; what is the equated time for the payment of the whole ? Ans.