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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Page 93
... neat 121. sterl . cloth , and is willing to have return , one half in wine at 301. tun , and the other half in rice at 28s . Cut . I demand how much of each sort Answ . 80 tun of wine , must be returned for the cloths ? and 1714C . 1gr ...
... neat 121. sterl . cloth , and is willing to have return , one half in wine at 301. tun , and the other half in rice at 28s . Cut . I demand how much of each sort Answ . 80 tun of wine , must be returned for the cloths ? and 1714C . 1gr ...
Page 134
... Answ . 641. 8s . 10 d . 1 23. Bought a bag of wool , wt , neat 53 C. at 9s . 6d . H stone ; what doth it amount to ? Answ . 191. 2s . 44d . Rule . Rule IV . If the second term be a fraction 134 Book II . The Rule of Three in Fractions ,
... Answ . 641. 8s . 10 d . 1 23. Bought a bag of wool , wt , neat 53 C. at 9s . 6d . H stone ; what doth it amount to ? Answ . 191. 2s . 44d . Rule . Rule IV . If the second term be a fraction 134 Book II . The Rule of Three in Fractions ,
Page 152
... neat 4 Cut . 2qrs . 14. cost at the same rate ? Answ . 1011. .4417 or 1011. 8s . 10d . 00892855 : 489583 : 18.5 4. A grocer buys 4 chests of tea , each weighing neat 2Cwt . 3grs . 14. for 906l . 10s . what rate did he give tb . ? Answ ...
... neat 4 Cut . 2qrs . 14. cost at the same rate ? Answ . 1011. .4417 or 1011. 8s . 10d . 00892855 : 489583 : 18.5 4. A grocer buys 4 chests of tea , each weighing neat 2Cwt . 3grs . 14. for 906l . 10s . what rate did he give tb . ? Answ ...
Page 197
... Neat weight is the remainder after all allowances are deducted . I. OF INVOICE TARE . Rule . Add the gross weights into one sum , and the tares into another . Then subtract the total tare from the whole gross , and the remainder is the neat ...
... Neat weight is the remainder after all allowances are deducted . I. OF INVOICE TARE . Rule . Add the gross weights into one sum , and the tares into another . Then subtract the total tare from the whole gross , and the remainder is the neat ...
Page 198
... neat , NS . 1 C. gr . b . 11 1 17 Tare 112 tb Answ . 381. 18s . 540 . 2- 12 2 00 74 4. Sold 10hhds . of tobacco at 7d . wt . as follow , viz . H. neat , No . and C. qr . tb . C. qrs . b . N ° . 1 6 3 17 Tare 0 3 17 2 6 3 19 1 1 14 3 6 2 ...
... neat , NS . 1 C. gr . b . 11 1 17 Tare 112 tb Answ . 381. 18s . 540 . 2- 12 2 00 74 4. Sold 10hhds . of tobacco at 7d . wt . as follow , viz . H. neat , No . and C. qr . tb . C. qrs . b . N ° . 1 6 3 17 Tare 0 3 17 2 6 3 19 1 1 14 3 6 2 ...
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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.
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Page 150 - ... performed by removing the separatrix in the dividend, so many places towards the left hand as there are cyphers in the divisor.