Practical Arithmetic: In Four Books ... Extracted from the Large and Entire Treatise, and Adapted to the Commerce of Ireland as Well as that of Great Britain ... |
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... contain some useful hints , I transcribe at length , viz . " Arithmetic might be taught in schools , in a much " more expeditious way than it generally is , by dividing " the scholars into forms , in the same manner as in " teaching ...
... contain some useful hints , I transcribe at length , viz . " Arithmetic might be taught in schools , in a much " more expeditious way than it generally is , by dividing " the scholars into forms , in the same manner as in " teaching ...
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... containing the nature and explanation of " the several rules in that science , this they should copy , " and learn by heart perfectly ; by which means they " would be able , not only to state the several questions very expeditiously ...
... containing the nature and explanation of " the several rules in that science , this they should copy , " and learn by heart perfectly ; by which means they " would be able , not only to state the several questions very expeditiously ...
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... contain ? Answ . 16041b . 4. A linen draper bought 10 bales of linen cloth , con taining as follows , viz . Ño . 1 , 2 , 367 yards each , No . 3 , 4 , 5 , each 407 yards ; N ° . 6 , 7 , 8 , each 288 yards ; N ° . 9 , 10 , each 300 yards ...
... contain ? Answ . 16041b . 4. A linen draper bought 10 bales of linen cloth , con taining as follows , viz . Ño . 1 , 2 , 367 yards each , No . 3 , 4 , 5 , each 407 yards ; N ° . 6 , 7 , 8 , each 288 yards ; N ° . 9 , 10 , each 300 yards ...
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... containing 120 gallons , 118 , 125 , 121 , 127 , and 119. How many gal- lons did he buy in all ? Answ . 730 . 7. How many days in a whole year ? 8. If from the creation to the flood was 1650 years ; from the flood to the vocation of ...
... containing 120 gallons , 118 , 125 , 121 , 127 , and 119. How many gal- lons did he buy in all ? Answ . 730 . 7. How many days in a whole year ? 8. If from the creation to the flood was 1650 years ; from the flood to the vocation of ...
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... contain- ing 2459 gallons , and sells 14 pipes containing 1680 gál- Jons : How many pipes and gallons has he unsold ? Answ . 6 pipes , containing 779 gallons . 2. 2. A merchant bought 564 tauned hides , weighing 16800. sells thereof 260 ...
... contain- ing 2459 gallons , and sells 14 pipes containing 1680 gál- Jons : How many pipes and gallons has he unsold ? Answ . 6 pipes , containing 779 gallons . 2. 2. A merchant bought 564 tauned hides , weighing 16800. sells thereof 260 ...
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Page 137 - Upon this, they called a truce, and agreed that the £ of the whole, left by A at first, should be equally divided among them. How much of the prize, after this distribution, remained with each of the competitors ? •«»»• AVA A; jfiflflfe B; jfoflfc C; i£ff& D; 85.
Page 132 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 303 - In any continued geometrical progression, the product of the two extremes is equal to the product of any two means...
Page 288 - Suppose a ladder 40 feet long be so planted as to reach a window 33 feet from the ground, on one side of the street, and without moving it at the foot, will...
Page 130 - Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator.
Page 221 - When the principal, amount, and time are given to find the rate per cent.
Page 320 - To Divide One Number by Another, Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference.
Page 324 - Suppose there is a mast erected, so that i of its length stands in the ground, 12 feet of it in the water, and £ of its length in the air, or above water ; 1 demand the whole length ? Anti.
Page 105 - If a man performs a journey in 5 days, when the day is 12 hours long, in how many days will he perform it when the day is but 10 hours long?* Jlns.
Page 150 - ... performed by removing the separatrix in the dividend, so many places towards the left hand as there are cyphers in the divisor.