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... quantities , to fixed and unchangeable laws . No book , before the present , has given a popular exposition of the subject , and it is thought that in this part of the work , even teachers may in some instances meet with new ideas . 7 ...
... quantities , to fixed and unchangeable laws . No book , before the present , has given a popular exposition of the subject , and it is thought that in this part of the work , even teachers may in some instances meet with new ideas . 7 ...
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... quantity of provision 6 weeks , how many men could live on the same provision 1 week ? 36. A man purchased 8 sheep at 4 dollars apiece ; 5 barrels of cider , at 2 dollars a barrel ; 4 yards of cloth , at 1 dollar a yard ; and 3 bushels ...
... quantity of provision 6 weeks , how many men could live on the same provision 1 week ? 36. A man purchased 8 sheep at 4 dollars apiece ; 5 barrels of cider , at 2 dollars a barrel ; 4 yards of cloth , at 1 dollar a yard ; and 3 bushels ...
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... quantity of room in the hold of a ship , or in a cellar ; we express the amount of space in solid or cubic inches , feet , yards , rods , miles , & c . Wood and timber are also measured by CORDS and TONS , OF LOADS . A square yard , we ...
... quantity of room in the hold of a ship , or in a cellar ; we express the amount of space in solid or cubic inches , feet , yards , rods , miles , & c . Wood and timber are also measured by CORDS and TONS , OF LOADS . A square yard , we ...
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... quantity of goods for £ 125 ; 10 : paid for freight £ 3 ; 6 : for transportation , £ 2 ; 5 : for duties £ 1 ; 15 ; 10 : my ex- penses were £ 2 ; 13 ; 9. What was the whole expense of the goods to me ? MULTIPLICATION . MENTAL EXERCISES ...
... quantity of goods for £ 125 ; 10 : paid for freight £ 3 ; 6 : for transportation , £ 2 ; 5 : for duties £ 1 ; 15 ; 10 : my ex- penses were £ 2 ; 13 ; 9. What was the whole expense of the goods to me ? MULTIPLICATION . MENTAL EXERCISES ...
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... quantities , which we have exhibited , will be ready to inquire , or will perhaps rather be able to answer the inquiry , why it is that the former are so much more simple and easy , than the latter . It is evidently because the law of ...
... quantities , which we have exhibited , will be ready to inquire , or will perhaps rather be able to answer the inquiry , why it is that the former are so much more simple and easy , than the latter . It is evidently because the law of ...
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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 ii - Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned." And also to the Act, entitled, " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, ' An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof...
Page ii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
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 ;<!;•_
Page 46 - January 31, February 28, March 31, April 30, May 31, June 30, July 31, August 31, September 30, October 31, November 30, December 31.
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.