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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... 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 examples 186 Examples 169 Illustrations of 167 Multiplication of ...
... 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 examples 186 Examples 169 Illustrations of 167 Multiplication of ...
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... REDUCTION , Ascending , rule , and examples Descending , 66 66 Examples for mental exercise Of federal , and sterling money ROOT , Cube illustration of Extraction of examples Square - illustration of Examples RULE OF THREE , Direct ...
... REDUCTION , Ascending , rule , and examples Descending , 66 66 Examples for mental exercise Of federal , and sterling money ROOT , Cube illustration of Extraction of examples Square - illustration of Examples RULE OF THREE , Direct ...
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... 2 are 6 , and 2 are 8 , and 2 are 10 , & c .; 3 and 3 are 6 , and 3 are 9 , and 3 are 12 , and 3 are 15 , & c . • 5 and 4 are 9 6 and 30 6 6 ADDITION TABLE . REDUCTION, Ascending, rule, and examples Descending, 66 66.
... 2 are 6 , and 2 are 8 , and 2 are 10 , & c .; 3 and 3 are 6 , and 3 are 9 , and 3 are 12 , and 3 are 15 , & c . • 5 and 4 are 9 6 and 30 6 6 ADDITION TABLE . REDUCTION, Ascending, rule, and examples Descending, 66 66.
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... REDUCTION . Q. What is Reduction ? A. It is bringing numbers from one denomination to anoth- er , without altering their value , and is of two kinds , Descend- ing and Ascending . Q. How are they distinguished ? A. Reduction Descending ...
... REDUCTION . Q. What is Reduction ? A. It is bringing numbers from one denomination to anoth- er , without altering their value , and is of two kinds , Descend- ing and Ascending . Q. How are they distinguished ? A. Reduction Descending ...
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... ? 38. How many miles in 72 furlongs ? In 56 furlongs ? 39. How many cords of wood in 96 cord feet ? In 72 cord f . ? 40. How many scruples in 15 drachms ? In 12 drachms ? 41. How many pennyweights in 4 ounces ? In 7 104 REDUCTION .
... ? 38. How many miles in 72 furlongs ? In 56 furlongs ? 39. How many cords of wood in 96 cord feet ? In 72 cord f . ? 40. How many scruples in 15 drachms ? In 12 drachms ? 41. How many pennyweights in 4 ounces ? In 7 104 REDUCTION .
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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.