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... amount , nor , of course , of the principles con- cerned in the process . The consequence is , that the young begin . ner , perplexed by the number and variety of things which he is required to remember without comprehending , and tired ...
... amount , nor , of course , of the principles con- cerned in the process . The consequence is , that the young begin . ner , perplexed by the number and variety of things which he is required to remember without comprehending , and tired ...
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... amounts , present worths , To find what annuity a given sum will buy , Annuities in reversion , PERMUTATION , -to find how many permutations can be made of a given number of things , · 276 277 278 279 66 • 280 • To find how many , when ...
... amounts , present worths , To find what annuity a given sum will buy , Annuities in reversion , PERMUTATION , -to find how many permutations can be made of a given number of things , · 276 277 278 279 66 • 280 • To find how many , when ...
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... amount fixed in his mind , independently of every other . The pupil may recite the table in order , without deriving any benefit from it , merely from his knowledge of the regular succession of the numbers . ] MENTAL EXERCISES CONTINUED ...
... amount fixed in his mind , independently of every other . The pupil may recite the table in order , without deriving any benefit from it , merely from his knowledge of the regular succession of the numbers . ] MENTAL EXERCISES CONTINUED ...
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... amount of each row . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 999999999999 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 ...
... amount of each row . 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 999999999999 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 ...
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... amount goes to the units ' place , and a part to the tens ' place . In the examples above , these two parts are both set down . But this is inconvenient , because it renders , at least , two additions necessary . The following process ...
... amount goes to the units ' place , and a part to the tens ' place . In the examples above , these two parts are both set down . But this is inconvenient , because it renders , at least , two additions necessary . The following process ...
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acres annexing a cypher annuity answer Avoirdupois barrels bought bushel called cents composite number compound interest contained cost course cube cubic decimal places denominator divide dividend division divisor dollar gain Dominical letter duodecimals equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factors feet Find the amount Find the interest gallons gals given number greatest common measure Hence hogshead hundred hundredths Improper Fraction inches Julian calendar least common multiple leave likewise lowest terms MENTAL EXERCISES MINUEND mode months multiplicand multiply NOTE number of terms obtain paid payment polls pound present worth principal proportion pupil quantity quarts quotient figure ratio Reduce remainder repetend rods root rule separatrix shillings sold solid square subtract SUBTRAHEND tens tenths third units vulgar Fraction whole number write yard
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Page 75 - Britain. 4 farthings (qr, or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, " s. 20 shillings " 1 pound, or sovereign, £. 21 shillings " 1 guinea. OBS. 1. It is customary, at the present day, to express farthings in fractions of a penny. Thus, 1 qr. is written ;<!;•_
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Page 77 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 272 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 58 - What is 1 ninth of 1 ? of 2? of 3 ? of 4 ? of 5 ? of 6 ? of 7 ? of 8? of 9 ? of 10 ? of- 11?
Page 77 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains gr. make 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce. oz. 12 ounces " 1 pound. Ib. Table IV. — AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 16 drams dr. make 1 ounce. oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound. Ib. "I"""" " 4 quarters make 1 hundred weight.