Practical Mercantile Arithmetic: In which the Theory and Practice of Arithmetic are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated, by a Great Variety of Mercantile, Mechanical and Mathematical Problems |
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... MULTIPLICATION , and DIVISION . As soon as a competent knowledge of these rules is obtained , the pupil is required to combine the operation of all four , for familiar , practical pur- poses . And in all the succeeding rules throughout ...
... MULTIPLICATION , and DIVISION . As soon as a competent knowledge of these rules is obtained , the pupil is required to combine the operation of all four , for familiar , practical pur- poses . And in all the succeeding rules throughout ...
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... Multiplication of , illustration , rule 192 Examples 193 . 197 Reduction of , rule , and examples Subtraction of , rule , and examples 192 Vulgar - Addition of , rule 178 Examples 179 Division of , illustration of 185 Rule , and ...
... Multiplication of , illustration , rule 192 Examples 193 . 197 Reduction of , rule , and examples Subtraction of , rule , and examples 192 Vulgar - Addition of , rule 178 Examples 179 Division of , illustration of 185 Rule , and ...
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... multiplication ? A. It is repeating or increasing the greater of two numbers ( by itself , ) as often as there are units in the less , or multiply- ing number . 1 Q. How many kinds of multiplication are there ? A. 28 MULTIPLICATION .
... multiplication ? A. It is repeating or increasing the greater of two numbers ( by itself , ) as often as there are units in the less , or multiply- ing number . 1 Q. How many kinds of multiplication are there ? A. 28 MULTIPLICATION .
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... multiplication ? A. Two are always given to find a third . Q. How are these terms distinguished ? A. The number , given to be multiplied or increased , is called the multiplicand : the number , given to multiply by , is called the ...
... multiplication ? A. Two are always given to find a third . Q. How are these terms distinguished ? A. The number , given to be multiplied or increased , is called the multiplicand : the number , given to multiply by , is called the ...
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... multiply by 100 imagine two ciphers placed at the right hand . To multiply by 1000 , imagine three ciphers placed at the right hand , & c . 1. A man bought 10 cows at 18 dollars a head ; to what did they amount ? 2. A farmer planted 10 ...
... multiply by 100 imagine two ciphers placed at the right hand . To multiply by 1000 , imagine three ciphers placed at the right hand , & c . 1. A man bought 10 cows at 18 dollars a head ; to what did they amount ? 2. A farmer planted 10 ...
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Page 67 - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr.
Page 65 - Measure. 3 barley corns (bc) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches, 1 foot, ft. . 3 feet, 1 yard, yd. 5J yards, 1 rod, pole, or perch, rd.
Page 217 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 65 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal.
Page 178 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 66 - TABLE. 60 seconds" make 1 minute, marked '. 60 minutes • 1 degree, °. 30 degrees - 1 sign, s. 12 signs or 360° 1 circle, c.
Page 208 - ... it therefrom, 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 208 - Multiply the square of the quotient by 300, calling it the triple square, and the quotient by 30, calling it the triple quotient, and the sum of these call the divisor. &. Seek how often the divisor may be had in the dividend, and place the result in the quotient.
Page 111 - Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide their product by the first term , the quotient will be the answer...
Page 216 - Any three of the five following things being given, the other two may be easily found. 1. The first term. 2. The last term. 3. The number of terms. 4. The common difference.