Treatise on Arithmetic, in Theory and Practice: With an Appendix, Containing an Introduction to Mensuration |
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... cost a hundred weight of indigo , at 11/4 Answ . £ 63 14 0 . pound ? Exam . What cost 2485 yards of broadcloth , at 15/7 per yard . In this example we find successively the prices of 10 , 100 , 1000. We then multiply the price of 1000 ...
... cost a hundred weight of indigo , at 11/4 Answ . £ 63 14 0 . pound ? Exam . What cost 2485 yards of broadcloth , at 15/7 per yard . In this example we find successively the prices of 10 , 100 , 1000. We then multiply the price of 1000 ...
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... cost £ 33 , what cost 1 tb . ? Answ . 6/101 . 72. If a hundred weight of sugar cost £ 4 8 8 , what are the costs of a pound and of a stone ? Answ . 94d . and 11/1 . 73. If a contribution of £ 354 12 is to be made up in equal shares by ...
... cost £ 33 , what cost 1 tb . ? Answ . 6/101 . 72. If a hundred weight of sugar cost £ 4 8 8 , what are the costs of a pound and of a stone ? Answ . 94d . and 11/1 . 73. If a contribution of £ 354 12 is to be made up in equal shares by ...
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... cost £ 15 , what would 8 yards cost at the same rate ? yds . yds . £ . As 12 : 8 :: 15 : 8 The answer to this question must evidently be in money , and therefore £ 15 , the money given in the ques- tion , must occupy the third place ...
... cost £ 15 , what would 8 yards cost at the same rate ? yds . yds . £ . As 12 : 8 :: 15 : 8 The answer to this question must evidently be in money , and therefore £ 15 , the money given in the ques- tion , must occupy the third place ...
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... cost £ 119 10 , how much may be bought for £ 89 12 6 ? Answ . 111 gallons . 10. If £ 114 be paid for 52 cwt . 1 q . 4 lbs . of flour , what would 122 cwt . cost at the same rate ? Answ . £ 266 . 11. What is the rent of 21 acres , 3 ...
... cost £ 119 10 , how much may be bought for £ 89 12 6 ? Answ . 111 gallons . 10. If £ 114 be paid for 52 cwt . 1 q . 4 lbs . of flour , what would 122 cwt . cost at the same rate ? Answ . £ 266 . 11. What is the rent of 21 acres , 3 ...
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... cost £ 9 , what would 4 c . 2 qrs . cost at the same rate ? Answ . £ 5 18 11⁄2 . 21. If 39 c . 1 q . 10 lbs . ( long weight , ) of pork cost £ 59 0 0 , what cost 13 cwt . ? Answ . £ 19 10 . When the third term is of more denominations ...
... cost £ 9 , what would 4 c . 2 qrs . cost at the same rate ? Answ . £ 5 18 11⁄2 . 21. If 39 c . 1 q . 10 lbs . ( long weight , ) of pork cost £ 59 0 0 , what cost 13 cwt . ? Answ . £ 19 10 . When the third term is of more denominations ...
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Page 41 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes = 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 42 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, etc.
Page 92 - Rule. — Divide the numerator by the denominator, the quotient will be the whole number...
Page 260 - A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such, that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another.
Page 93 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 259 - When a straight line standing on another straight line makes the adjacent angles equal to one another, each of the angles is called a right angle; and the straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it.
Page 200 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first number plus twice the product of the first and second number plus the square of the second number.
Page 83 - A simple fraction expresses one or more of the equal parts into which the unit is divided, without reference to any other fraction.
Page 40 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 214 - ... him, — -one for the first, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, doubling always to the sixty-fourth. The...