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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... give the pupil a ready and comprehensive view of the subject , and to save the teacher much perplexity and trouble . I therefore cheerfully recommend it , as being partic- ularly worthy the attention of teachers , and the patronage of ...
... give the pupil a ready and comprehensive view of the subject , and to save the teacher much perplexity and trouble . I therefore cheerfully recommend it , as being partic- ularly worthy the attention of teachers , and the patronage of ...
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... give the preference , except only Colburn's First Lessons and Sequel . I am persuaded that mental exercises in Arithmetic , ought to precede exercises upon the slate . * Your Arithmetic , however , would be of great use in a school ...
... give the preference , except only Colburn's First Lessons and Sequel . I am persuaded that mental exercises in Arithmetic , ought to precede exercises upon the slate . * Your Arithmetic , however , would be of great use in a school ...
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... give you 5 more , how many cents will you then have ? How many are 5 and 5 ? 2. If you have 6 marbles in one pocket , and 6 in another , how many marbles have you in both ? 3. If you pay 7 cents for nuts , and 4 for apples , how many ...
... give you 5 more , how many cents will you then have ? How many are 5 and 5 ? 2. If you have 6 marbles in one pocket , and 6 in another , how many marbles have you in both ? 3. If you pay 7 cents for nuts , and 4 for apples , how many ...
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... give for the whole ? 10. A boy bought a dozen of oranges for 25 cents , a pound of raisins for 18 cents , a gallon of molasses at 28 cents ; how many cents did he give for the whole ? 11. A man sold a cow for 16 dollars , a plough for 9 ...
... give for the whole ? 10. A boy bought a dozen of oranges for 25 cents , a pound of raisins for 18 cents , a gallon of molasses at 28 cents ; how many cents did he give for the whole ? 11. A man sold a cow for 16 dollars , a plough for 9 ...
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... give for the four ? 28. What is the total amount of 4400 , 14000 , 130300 and one million , added together ? 29. A man divided his property equally among his 5 chil- dren , and gave to each 12867 dollars ; what was the value of his ...
... give for the four ? 28. What is the total amount of 4400 , 14000 , 130300 and one million , added together ? 29. A man divided his property equally among his 5 chil- dren , and gave to each 12867 dollars ; what was the value of his ...
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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.