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... leaguc , lea . 69 statute miles , I degree , on the earth . 360 degrees , the
circumference of the earth . The use of long meature is to measure the distance of
places , or any other thing , where length is considered , with2014 regard to
breadth .
... leaguc , lea . 69 statute miles , I degree , on the earth . 360 degrees , the
circumference of the earth . The use of long meature is to measure the distance of
places , or any other thing , where length is considered , with2014 regard to
breadth .
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4 wide , and 4 high , All solids , or things that have length , breadth , and depth ,
pre measured by this measure . N . B . The wine gallon o intains 231 solid or
cubic inches , and the beer gallon , 282 . . i . bushel contains 2150 , 42 solid
inches .
4 wide , and 4 high , All solids , or things that have length , breadth , and depth ,
pre measured by this measure . N . B . The wine gallon o intains 231 solid or
cubic inches , and the beer gallon , 282 . . i . bushel contains 2150 , 42 solid
inches .
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Multiply the length by the breadth , and the product will be the area , or superficial
content . EXAMPLES 1 . A certain garden , in form of a long square , is 96 feet
ong , and 54 wide ; how many square feet of ground are : ontained in it ? Ans . 96
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Multiply the length by the breadth , and the product will be the area , or superficial
content . EXAMPLES 1 . A certain garden , in form of a long square , is 96 feet
ong , and 54 wide ; how many square feet of ground are : ontained in it ? Ans . 96
...
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Improved and Enlarged : Being a Plain and Practical System of Arithmetick
Adapted to the United States Nathan Daboll. Or , in measuring boards , you may
multiply the length in Feet by the breadth in inches , and divide by 12 , the
quoient will ...
Improved and Enlarged : Being a Plain and Practical System of Arithmetick
Adapted to the United States Nathan Daboll. Or , in measuring boards , you may
multiply the length in Feet by the breadth in inches , and divide by 12 , the
quoient will ...
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Suppose a cellar to be dug that shall contain 12 feet every way , in length ,
breadth and depth ; how many solid feet of earth must be taken out to complete
the same ? 12x 12 x 12 = 1728 sold feet , the Ans . Art . 7 . - To find the content of
any ...
Suppose a cellar to be dug that shall contain 12 feet every way , in length ,
breadth and depth ; how many solid feet of earth must be taken out to complete
the same ? 12x 12 x 12 = 1728 sold feet , the Ans . Art . 7 . - To find the content of
any ...
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Page 162 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment ; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced, add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total 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 162 - But if any payments be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation, for one year, add- it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid, from the time it was paid up to the end of the year; add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest, added as above...
Page 190 - If the errors are alike, divide the difference of the products by the difference of the errors, and the quotient will be the answer.
Page 154 - 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 185 - The first term, the last term (or the extremes) and the ratio given, to find the sum of the series RULE. Multiply the last term by the ratio, and from the product subtract the first term...
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Page 124 - When the debtor keeps the annuity in his own hands beyond the time of payment, it is said to be in arrears. The sum of all the annuities for the time they have been foreborne, together with the interest due on each, is called the amount.
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Page 159 - The amount, principal, and rate per cent, given, to find the time. RULE. Subtract the principal from the amount; divide the remainder by the product of the ratio and principal; and the quotient -will be the time. EXAMPLES. 1. In what time will 950 dols. 75 cts. amount to 1235 dollars, 97,5 cents, at 6 per cent, per annum ? From the amount 81235,975 Take the principal 950,75 950,75x06=57,0450)285,2250(5 years, Ans.
Page 91 - Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide their product by the first term; and the quotient will be the answer to the question, in the same denomination you left the second term in, which may be brought into any other denomination required.
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| Title | Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged : Being a Plain and Practical System of Arithmetick Adapted to the United States |
| Author | Nathan Daboll |
| Contributor | Andrus, Woodruff & Gauntlett |
| Publisher | Andrus, Woodruff & Gauntlett, 1813 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 240 pages |
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