The Tutor's Guide: Being a Complete System of Arithmetic; with Various Branches in the Mathematics. To which is Added an Appendix, Containing Different Forms of Acquittances, Bills of Exchange, &c. &c |
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... changing of one Commodity for another , and in- forms us how to proportion the Value of any Goods , so that neither Party may sustain Loss . And if the Commodities exchanged are not of equal Value , the Defect is supplied with Money ...
... changing of one Commodity for another , and in- forms us how to proportion the Value of any Goods , so that neither Party may sustain Loss . And if the Commodities exchanged are not of equal Value , the Defect is supplied with Money ...
Page 107
... Change required 131 , taking Wool at 2s 6d per Stone , of B in return , that was really worth but 4s 2d a Tod . The Question is , how many Sacks of Wool will pay for the Cloth , and which of the Dealers has the better in the Bargain ...
... Change required 131 , taking Wool at 2s 6d per Stone , of B in return , that was really worth but 4s 2d a Tod . The Question is , how many Sacks of Wool will pay for the Cloth , and which of the Dealers has the better in the Bargain ...
Page 113
... change French Money into Sterling . RULE . : As 1 Crown is to the given Rate :: so is the given French Sum to the Sterling required ; or by the Rules given in Practice . Case 2. To change Sterling Money into French . RULE L 2 Exchange ...
... change French Money into Sterling . RULE . : As 1 Crown is to the given Rate :: so is the given French Sum to the Sterling required ; or by the Rules given in Practice . Case 2. To change Sterling Money into French . RULE L 2 Exchange ...
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... change Sterling Money into French . RULE . : As the Rate of Exchange is to 1 Crown so is the Sterling Sum : to the ... Change 640 Crowns , 12 Sols , 8 Deniers , at 541d . per Crown , into Sterling . ( 4 ) Change 1451 7s 74d . Sterling ...
... change Sterling Money into French . RULE . : As the Rate of Exchange is to 1 Crown so is the Sterling Sum : to the ... Change 640 Crowns , 12 Sols , 8 Deniers , at 541d . per Crown , into Sterling . ( 4 ) Change 1451 7s 74d . Sterling ...
Page 115
... Change 8644 Pez . into Sterling Money , Exchange at 471d per Pezzo . ( 10 ) London is indebted to Genoa 1710 / 16s 4d . For how many Pezzoes may Genoa draw on London , the Ex- change at 474d per Pez . ? 4th . With PORTUGAL . They keep ...
... Change 8644 Pez . into Sterling Money , Exchange at 471d per Pezzo . ( 10 ) London is indebted to Genoa 1710 / 16s 4d . For how many Pezzoes may Genoa draw on London , the Ex- change at 474d per Pez . ? 4th . With PORTUGAL . They keep ...
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Page 77 - ... dollars. How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? Ans.
Page 126 - There is a fish whose head is 6 inches long, and the tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the whole fish?
Page 165 - Opposite to each dividend, on the left hand, place such a number for a divisor, as will bring it to the next superior denomination, and draw a line between them.
Page 141 - Now .} of f- is a compound fraction, whose value is found by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 248 - Multiply the circumference of the base by the slant height or length of the side, and half the product 'will be the surface.
Page 172 - Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, then extract the square root of the numerator for a new numerator, and the square root of the denominator for a new denominator.
Page 95 - A» the Amount of 100/ at the Rate and Time given : is to 100/ : : so is the Amount given : to the Principal required.
Page 137 - Hence, when the extremes and the number of terms are given, to find the sum of all the terms,- — Multiply £ the sum of the extremes by the number of terms, and the product will be the answer.
Page 142 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator; under this sum write the denominator.
Page 227 - To fold the area of a Parallelogram, whether it be a Square, a Rectangle, a Rhombus, or a Rhomboides. RULE. Multiply the length by the height or perpendicular breadth, and the product will be the area.* * *DEMONSTSATION.