Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged. Being a Plain Practical System of Arithmetic: Adapted to the United States |
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... whole work would be te- dious ; I shall therefore notice only a few particulars , and refer the reader to the contents . Although the Federal Coin is purely decimal , it is so nearly allied to whole numbers , and so absolutely neces ...
... whole work would be te- dious ; I shall therefore notice only a few particulars , and refer the reader to the contents . Although the Federal Coin is purely decimal , it is so nearly allied to whole numbers , and so absolutely neces ...
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... Whole Numbers 34 Contractions in 37 Compound 57 Discount 135 Duodecimals 228 Equation of Payments 138 Evolution , or Extraction of Roots 179 Exchange 151 Federal Money 21 Subtraction of 27 Fellowship 144 Compound 146 Fractions , Vulgar ...
... Whole Numbers 34 Contractions in 37 Compound 57 Discount 135 Duodecimals 228 Equation of Payments 138 Evolution , or Extraction of Roots 179 Exchange 151 Federal Money 21 Subtraction of 27 Fellowship 144 Compound 146 Fractions , Vulgar ...
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... seconds ( " ) make 60 minutes , 30 degrees , 1 minute , 1 degree , 1 sign , S. 12 signs , or 360 degrees , the whole great eircle of the Zodiac . Explanation of Characters used in this Book Equal to , 2 ARITHMETICAL TABLES . 13.
... seconds ( " ) make 60 minutes , 30 degrees , 1 minute , 1 degree , 1 sign , S. 12 signs , or 360 degrees , the whole great eircle of the Zodiac . Explanation of Characters used in this Book Equal to , 2 ARITHMETICAL TABLES . 13.
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... same denomination , into one larger , equal to the whole or sum total ; as 4 dollars and six dollars in one sum is 10 dollars . RULE . Having placed units under units , tens under SIMPLE ADDITION . 17 ADDITION, Simple.
... same denomination , into one larger , equal to the whole or sum total ; as 4 dollars and six dollars in one sum is 10 dollars . RULE . Having placed units under units , tens under SIMPLE ADDITION . 17 ADDITION, Simple.
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... whole amount of the last row . EXAMPLES . ( 1. ) ( 2. ) ( 3. ) ( 4. ) Tens . Units . Hundreds . Tens . Units . Thousands . Hundreds . Tens . Units . C. of Thousands . X. of Thousands . Thousands . Hundreds . Tens . Units . 4 2 4 14 5 3 ...
... whole amount of the last row . EXAMPLES . ( 1. ) ( 2. ) ( 3. ) ( 4. ) Tens . Units . Hundreds . Tens . Units . Thousands . Hundreds . Tens . Units . C. of Thousands . X. of Thousands . Thousands . Hundreds . Tens . Units . 4 2 4 14 5 3 ...
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100 dollars 2qrs 3grs 3qrs acres amount annex annuity annum answer arithmetical series barter Bought bushels common denominator compound interest contain cyphers demand dimes divide the product dividend divisor dols equal EXAMPLES federal money figure Find the value gain or loss gallon geometrical series given number given quantity given sum gross guineas hhds hundred improper fraction inches least common least common multiple left hand lowest terms merchants miles mills milreas mixed numbers months Multiply the given neat weight New-England currency New-Jersey NOTE number of shillings number of terms paid payment pence piece pound pound sterling present worth principal quotient rate per cent ratio ready money Reduce remainder Required the interest right hand rods Rule of Three sell separatrix simple interest sold solid feet Sqrs square root sterling subtract subtrahend sugar tare trett VULGAR FRACTIONS whole numbers wine
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Page 183 - RULE. 1 . Separate the given number into periods of three figures each, by putting a point over the unit figure and every third figure bejond the place of units. 2. Find the greatest cube in the left hand period, and put its root in the quotient. 3.
Page 180 - Find the greatest square number in the first or left hand period, place the root of it at the right hand of the given number, (after the manner of a quotient in division...
Page 2 - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 224 - The length, breadth and depth of any square box being given, to find how many bushels it will contain. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and that product by the depth, divide the last product by 2150,425 the solid inches in a statute bushel, and the quotient will be the answer. EXAMPLE. There is a square...
Page 28 - TEACHETII to increase or repeat the greater of two numbers given, as often as there are units in the less, or multiplying number ; hence it performs the work of many additions in the most compendious manner. The number to be multiplied is called the multiplicand. The number you multiply by, is called the multiplier. The number found from the operation, is called the product.
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Page 162 - RULE. Multiply the numerator by the parts in the next inferior denomination, and divide the product by the denominator : and if any thing remains, multiply it by the next inferior denomination, and divide by the denominator as before, and so on as far as necessary, and the quotient will be the answer.
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Page 75 - To find the value of a fraction in the known parts of the integer, as to coin, weight, measure, &c. RULE. Multiply the numerator by the common parts of the integer, and divide by the denominator, &c.
Page 218 - To measure a parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or superficial content.