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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... amount , or the sum total . Q. What is the RULE for simple addition ? A. Place the several sums , so that the first or right hand figure of each line , may stand directly under each other : that is , units under units , tens under tens ...
... amount , or the sum total . Q. What is the RULE for simple addition ? A. Place the several sums , so that the first or right hand figure of each line , may stand directly under each other : that is , units under units , tens under tens ...
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... amount of 2 tens ? of 3 tens ? of 4 tens ? of 5 tens ? of 6 tens ? of 7 tens ? of 9 tens ? 2. How much is any figure increased by having a figure placed at the right hand of it ? A. 10 fold . 3. How many tens does the figure 5 represent ...
... amount of 2 tens ? of 3 tens ? of 4 tens ? of 5 tens ? of 6 tens ? of 7 tens ? of 9 tens ? 2. How much is any figure increased by having a figure placed at the right hand of it ? A. 10 fold . 3. How many tens does the figure 5 represent ...
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... amount ? 12. A boy spent 15 cents for candy , 16 cents for figs , 25 cents for a penknife , and 18 cents for a book ; how many cents did he spend in all ? 13. What is the amount of 36 , 42 , 31 and 77 , added to- gether ? 14. If I buy a ...
... amount ? 12. A boy spent 15 cents for candy , 16 cents for figs , 25 cents for a penknife , and 18 cents for a book ; how many cents did he spend in all ? 13. What is the amount of 36 , 42 , 31 and 77 , added to- gether ? 14. If I buy a ...
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... amount of 1237 , 4183 , 1984 and 9876 , added together ? 26. Add together 783 , 1468 , 64374 and 9046 , and tell the . amount ? 27. A farmer bought 4 cows and paid 33 dollars for each ; how much did he give for the four ? 28. What is ...
... amount of 1237 , 4183 , 1984 and 9876 , added together ? 26. Add together 783 , 1468 , 64374 and 9046 , and tell the . amount ? 27. A farmer bought 4 cows and paid 33 dollars for each ; how much did he give for the four ? 28. What is ...
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... amount of 2560 dollars , silks to the amount of 1375 dollars , satins amounting to 750 dollars , calicoes amounting to 987 dol- lars , and sundry other articles , which amounted to 2563 dol- lars ; his expenses and the freight of the ...
... amount of 2560 dollars , silks to the amount of 1375 dollars , satins amounting to 750 dollars , calicoes amounting to 987 dol- lars , and sundry other articles , which amounted to 2563 dol- lars ; his expenses and the freight of the ...
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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.