Arithmetic: In which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained and Synthetically Applied : Illustrated by Copious Examples |
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... cent . , 200 General Average , 221 To compute interest on pounds , shil- Partnership , 222 lings , pence , & c . , . 205 on Time , 223 To compute interest when partial pay- Banking , 224 ments have been made , 205 Taxes , method of ...
... cent . , 200 General Average , 221 To compute interest on pounds , shil- Partnership , 222 lings , pence , & c . , . 205 on Time , 223 To compute interest when partial pay- Banking , 224 ments have been made , 205 Taxes , method of ...
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... cents to make one ten- cent piece ; just so it takes ten single things to make one ten . All figures in the second place express units of the 2d order , that is , units of tens . One ten and one unit , 11 , are called eleven ; one ten ...
... cents to make one ten- cent piece ; just so it takes ten single things to make one ten . All figures in the second place express units of the 2d order , that is , units of tens . One ten and one unit , 11 , are called eleven ; one ten ...
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... cents , and sold it so as to gain 9 cents ; how many cents did he get for it ? 4. Frank gave 15 walnuts to one boy , 8 to another , and had 7 left ; how many walnuts had he at first ? 5. A man bought a chaise for 54 dollars ; he ...
... cents , and sold it so as to gain 9 cents ; how many cents did he get for it ? 4. Frank gave 15 walnuts to one boy , 8 to another , and had 7 left ; how many walnuts had he at first ? 5. A man bought a chaise for 54 dollars ; he ...
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... cents more ; how many cents had he then ? SOLUTION . - One of these numbers contains 4 tens and 3 units . The other number contains 2 tens and 5 units . To unite these two numbers together into one , write them down one un- der the ...
... cents more ; how many cents had he then ? SOLUTION . - One of these numbers contains 4 tens and 3 units . The other number contains 2 tens and 5 units . To unite these two numbers together into one , write them down one un- der the ...
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... cents , bought a book , for which he gave 6 cents ; how many cents had he left ? 2. John had 12 apples ; he gave 5 of them to his brother ; how many had he left ? 3. Peter played at marbles ; he had 23 when he began , but when he had ...
... cents , bought a book , for which he gave 6 cents ; how many cents had he left ? 2. John had 12 apples ; he gave 5 of them to his brother ; how many had he left ? 3. Peter played at marbles ; he had 23 when he began , but when he had ...
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Page 146 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 196 - What is the interest of $216'80, at 7 per cent., for 1 month ? for 2 months ? 3 mo. ? 4 mo. ? 5 mo. ? 6 mo. ? 7 mo. ? 8 mo. ? 9 mo.? 10 mo. ? 11 mo.
Page 287 - The first term, ratio , and number of terms given to find the sum of the series. 1. A lady bought 6 yards of silk, agreeing to pay 5 cents for the first yard, 15 for the second, and so on, increasing in a three fold proportion ; what did the whole cost ? SOLUTION.
Page 49 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor. The number which shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend is called the quotient.
Page 236 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 60 - Multiply the last remainder by the first divisor, and to the product add the first remainder ; the sum will be the true remainder.
Page 55 - Multiply the integer of the quotient by the divisor, and to the product add the remainder, if any ; and the result will equal the dividend, if the work is right.
Page 147 - TABLE. 60 seconds (") - make - 1 minute, - marked - ' 60 minutes ----- 1 degree, - - - - - ° 30 degrees ,----- 1 sign, ------ s. 12 signs, or 360 degrees, - 1 circle of the zodiac. Note. Every circle, whether great or small, is divisible into 360 equal parts, called degrees. 71. Reduce 9s. 13° 25
Page 84 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 83 - Fractions. Reduction of fractions is changing them from one form to another without altering their value. To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. 1. In 4 halves (J) .of an apple how many whole apples?