Practical Arithmetic: Uniting the Inductive with the Synthetic Mode of Instruction : for Schools and Academies |
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... cost of the whole are given , to find the price of one , 202 When the price of one article and the cost of the whole are given , to find the number of articles , 202 Applications of Federal Money to Bills , & c . , 204 SECTION IX ...
... cost of the whole are given , to find the price of one , 202 When the price of one article and the cost of the whole are given , to find the number of articles , 202 Applications of Federal Money to Bills , & c . , 204 SECTION IX ...
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... cost of both ? 48. Paid 7 dollars for a barrel of flour , 17 dollars for a ton of hay , and 30 dollars for a cow : what is the cost of all ? 49. In January there are 31 days , and in February 28 days : how many days are there in both ...
... cost of both ? 48. Paid 7 dollars for a barrel of flour , 17 dollars for a ton of hay , and 30 dollars for a cow : what is the cost of all ? 49. In January there are 31 days , and in February 28 days : how many days are there in both ...
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... cost as much as all the rest . How much did he give for the whole ? 10. What number of dollars are there in four purses ; the first containing 325 dollars , the second 673 , the third 784 , and the fourth 596 dollars ? 11. A poor man ...
... cost as much as all the rest . How much did he give for the whole ? 10. What number of dollars are there in four purses ; the first containing 325 dollars , the second 673 , the third 784 , and the fourth 596 dollars ? 11. A poor man ...
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... cost him a year to carry on his business ? 42. A man receives 568 dollars rent for one store , 479 for another , and 276 for another . How much does he receive for them all ? 43. The distance from Boston to Springfield is 98 miles ...
... cost him a year to carry on his business ? 42. A man receives 568 dollars rent for one store , 479 for another , and 276 for another . How much does he receive for them all ? 43. The distance from Boston to Springfield is 98 miles ...
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... cost of the house ? 61. The world was created 4004 years before the Christian era : how many years from the creation to the present time ? 62. In a common year , one month contains 28 days , four contain 30 days each , and seven 31 days ...
... cost of the house ? 61. The world was created 4004 years before the Christian era : how many years from the creation to the present time ? 62. In a common year , one month contains 28 days , four contain 30 days each , and seven 31 days ...
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amount annexed answer required bbls bushel called cancel cents a pound ciphers common denominator common fraction composite number compound fractions compound interest compound numbers contained cords of wood Cube root currency decimal denotes difference discount Divide the product dividend division dollars apiece dolls equal expressed farthings Federal Money figure fourth gain gallons gals given fractions given number greatest common divisor Hence hhds higher denomination hogshead hundred hundredths improper fractions inches insured least common multiple lower denominations measure merator merchant bought miles millionths mills mixed number months multiplicand Multiply number of days Operation ounces paid pence premium present worth principal proceed quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder rods rule sell shillings simple fraction sold square root subtract tenths third thousandths Troy Weight units weight whole number
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Page 314 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 304 - X 5'" = 20""'. Hence the RDLE. I. Write the several terms of the multiplier under the corresponding terms of the multiplicand. II. Multiply each term of the multiplicand by each term of the multiplier...
Page 322 - ... 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 317 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 104 - The number below the line is called the denominator, and shows into how many parts the number or thing is divided. The number above the- line is called the numerator, and shows how many parts are expressed by the fraction.
Page 71 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 148 - Sheets make 1 Quire. 20 Quires " 1 Ream. 2 Reams " 1 Bundle. 5 Bundles
Page 260 - ... any number divided by 9, will leave the same remainder, as the sum of its figures, or digits, divided by 9 : which may be thus demonstrated.
Page 323 - To find the side of a cube whose solidity shall be double, triple, &c., that of a cube whose side is given. Cube the given side, multiply it by the given proportion, and the cube root of the product will be the side of the cube required.
Page 292 - ... for the second term, and the other for the first. IK. Finally, multiplying the second and third terms together, divide the product by the first, and the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the third term.