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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... Decimal Fractions , with the Extraction of Roots of different Powers ; to which are added , Rules , & c . for the easy Calcula tion of Interest and Annuities , & c . IV . Mensuration of Superficies and Solids , applied to measuring Ar ...
... Decimal Fractions , with the Extraction of Roots of different Powers ; to which are added , Rules , & c . for the easy Calcula tion of Interest and Annuities , & c . IV . Mensuration of Superficies and Solids , applied to measuring Ar ...
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... DECIMAL FRACTIONS . 155 Present Worth of Annui- PART IV . MENSURATION . PART V. • 283 285 286 295 298 - 308 315 EXPLANATION. Reduction Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division 140 Direct 148 - 147 148 Double 150 151 Notation Addition ...
... DECIMAL FRACTIONS . 155 Present Worth of Annui- PART IV . MENSURATION . PART V. • 283 285 286 295 298 - 308 315 EXPLANATION. Reduction Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division 140 Direct 148 - 147 148 Double 150 151 Notation Addition ...
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... Decimals , so shall only give the Rule , and a few Examples .. RULE . 1. Find the first Year's Interest as in Case 1. Add that In- terest to the Principal , which Sum will become the second Year's Principal , and so on for any Number of ...
... Decimals , so shall only give the Rule , and a few Examples .. RULE . 1. Find the first Year's Interest as in Case 1. Add that In- terest to the Principal , which Sum will become the second Year's Principal , and so on for any Number of ...
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... of 40 cwt . 30 Miles , cost 167 13s 4d . what Weight may I have carried 80 Miles for 6 / 178 6d . at the same Rate ? ( 4 ) Six Men with their Wives , upon 150 The Double Rule of Three . Questions PART III DECIMAL FRACTIONS Double.
... of 40 cwt . 30 Miles , cost 167 13s 4d . what Weight may I have carried 80 Miles for 6 / 178 6d . at the same Rate ? ( 4 ) Six Men with their Wives , upon 150 The Double Rule of Three . Questions PART III DECIMAL FRACTIONS Double.
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... DECIMAL FRACTIONS . A DECIMAL Fraction is a Fraction whose Denominator is always Unity or 1 , with one or more Ciphers . Thus , an Unit may be imagined to be equally divided into 10 Parts , and each of these into 10 more ; so that , by ...
... DECIMAL FRACTIONS . A DECIMAL Fraction is a Fraction whose Denominator is always Unity or 1 , with one or more Ciphers . Thus , an Unit may be imagined to be equally divided into 10 Parts , and each of these into 10 more ; so that , by ...
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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.