Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enl., Being a Plain Practical System of Arithmetic, Adapted to the United States. With the Addition of The Farmers' and Mechanics' Best Method of Book-keeping. Designed as a Companion to Daboll's Arithmetic |
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Page 68
... sort ? 23prot . + 4prot . 6grs . 654grs . the divisor ; and 4lb . 1az . 1pwt . 23544 grs . the dividend . 654-36 Answer . Therefore 23544 3. AVOIRDUPOIS WIEGHT In 89 cwt . 3 qrs . 14 lb. 12 oz . how many ounces ? 4 $ 59 quarters ...
... sort ? 23prot . + 4prot . 6grs . 654grs . the divisor ; and 4lb . 1az . 1pwt . 23544 grs . the dividend . 654-36 Answer . Therefore 23544 3. AVOIRDUPOIS WIEGHT In 89 cwt . 3 qrs . 14 lb. 12 oz . how many ounces ? 4 $ 59 quarters ...
Page 114
... 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 , & c . which con- tains the goods bought , and is either ...
... 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 , & c . which con- tains the goods bought , and is either ...
Page 150
... sort of coin , weight or measure , mentioned in the question , are equal to a given quantity of the last . RULE . Place the numbers alternately , beginning at the left hand , and let the last number stand on the left hand co- lumn ...
... sort of coin , weight or measure , mentioned in the question , are equal to a given quantity of the last . RULE . Place the numbers alternately , beginning at the left hand , and let the last number stand on the left hand co- lumn ...
Page 190
... sort at 8 dols . per cwt . another sort at 9 dols . per cwt . a third sort at 10 dols . per cwt . and a fourth sort at 12 dols . per cwt . and he would mix an equal quantity of each together ; I demand the price of 3 cwt . of this ...
... sort at 8 dols . per cwt . another sort at 9 dols . per cwt . a third sort at 10 dols . per cwt . and a fourth sort at 12 dols . per cwt . and he would mix an equal quantity of each together ; I demand the price of 3 cwt . of this ...
Page 191
... sort must he mix , that he may sell the mixture at 1s . 8d . per pouna ? d . d . lb. d . lb. 9 10 ai 9 [ 9 4 d . 12 4 12 Gives the d . 12 . 10 20 24 30- 8 24 Answer . or 20 24 11 11 30 30- 8 Answer 2. A grocer would mix the following ...
... sort must he mix , that he may sell the mixture at 1s . 8d . per pouna ? d . d . lb. d . lb. 9 10 ai 9 [ 9 4 d . 12 4 12 Gives the d . 12 . 10 20 24 30- 8 24 Answer . or 20 24 11 11 30 30- 8 Answer 2. A grocer would mix the following ...
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100 dollars 2qrs 3grs 3qrs acres amount annuity annum answer Anthony Billings arithmetical series barter Bought bushels common denominator common difference compound interest contain cyphers decimal demand dimes divide the product dividend divisor dols equal EXAMPLES federal money figure Find the value gain or loss gallon given number given sum gross guineas hhds hundred improper fraction inches least common least common multiple left hand lowest terms measure merchants miles mills milreas mixed numbers months Multiply the given neat weight New-England currency New-Jersey NOTE number of shillings number of terms paid payment pence pound pound sterling present worth principal quotient rate per cent ratio ready money Reduce remainder Required the interest right hand rods Rule of Three sell separatrix simple interest sold square root sterling subtract subtrahend sugar tare Thomas Grosvenor trett VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number wine
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Page 184 - 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 82 - ... 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 180 - 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) for the first figure of the root, and the square number, under the period, and subtract it therefrom, and to the remainder Living down the next period for a dividend.
Page 226 - RULE. 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 ti»e answer. EXAMPLE. There is a square...
Page 238 - CD &c. [Here insert the condition.] then this obligation to be void and of none effect ; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.
Page 158 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 157 - To reduce a mixed number to its equivalent improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number...
Page 216 - Multiply the shillings in the principal by the number of days, and divide the product by 36, the quotient will be the interest in mills, for the given time, nearly, omitting fractions'.
Page 140 - JLs a rule by which merchants and traders discover their profit or loss in buying and selling their goods : it also instructs them how to rise or fall in the price of their goods, so as to gain or lose so much per cent, or otherwise.
Page 117 - Tare. 1. Find the tare, which subtract from the gross, and call the remainder suttle. 2. Divide the suttle by 26, and the quotient will be the trett, which subtract from the suttle, and the remainder will be the neat weight EXAMPLES.