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... contains a variety of rules for casting Interest , Rebate , & c . together with a
number of the most easy and useful problems , for measuring superficies and
solids , examples of forms commonly used in transacting business , useful tables
, & c ...
... contains a variety of rules for casting Interest , Rebate , & c . together with a
number of the most easy and useful problems , for measuring superficies and
solids , examples of forms commonly used in transacting business , useful tables
, & c ...
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... 4 inches make i hand . In measuring depths , six feet make 1 fathom , or French
toise . Distances are measured by a chain , four rods long , containing one
hundred links . 9 Land , or Square Measure . ' , 144 ARITHMETICAL TABLES .
... 4 inches make i hand . In measuring depths , six feet make 1 fathom , or French
toise . Distances are measured by a chain , four rods long , containing one
hundred links . 9 Land , or Square Measure . ' , 144 ARITHMETICAL TABLES .
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N . B . The wine gallon contains 231 solid or cubic inches , and the beer gallan ,
282 . A bushel contains 2150 , 42 solid inches . seire ' W . mo . 11 . Time . 60
seconds ( S . ) make 1 minute , marked S . M . 60 minutes , 1 hour , 24 hours , : 1
day ...
N . B . The wine gallon contains 231 solid or cubic inches , and the beer gallan ,
282 . A bushel contains 2150 , 42 solid inches . seire ' W . mo . 11 . Time . 60
seconds ( S . ) make 1 minute , marked S . M . 60 minutes , 1 hour , 24 hours , : 1
day ...
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Having placed units under units , tens under tens , & c . draw a line underneath ,
and begin with the units ; after . adding up every figure in that column , consider
how many tens are contained in their sum ; set down the remainder under the ...
Having placed units under units , tens under tens , & c . draw a line underneath ,
and begin with the units ; after . adding up every figure in that column , consider
how many tens are contained in their sum ; set down the remainder under the ...
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What number of dollars are in six bags , containing each 57542 dollars ? Ans .
225252 . 2 . If one quarter of a ship ' s cargo be worth eleven thousand and ninety
- nine dollars , how many dollars is the whole cargo worth ? Ans . 44396 dols . 3 .
What number of dollars are in six bags , containing each 57542 dollars ? Ans .
225252 . 2 . If one quarter of a ship ' s cargo be worth eleven thousand and ninety
- nine dollars , how many dollars is the whole cargo worth ? Ans . 44396 dols . 3 .
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| Title | Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged, Being a Plain Practical System of Arithmetic, Adapted to the United States |
| Author | Nathan Daboll |
| Publisher | G. Tracy, 1841 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 231 pages |
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