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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... LAND MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS , AND MENTAL EXERCISE BY LUTHER AINSWORTH . PROVIDENCE : PUBLISHED BY B. CRANSTON & C BOSTON GOULD , KENDALL & LINCOLN ROBINSON , PRATT & CO . F. J. HUNTINGTON PHILADELPHIA : JAMES CAY & BROTHER HARTFORD ...
... LAND MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS , AND MENTAL EXERCISE BY LUTHER AINSWORTH . PROVIDENCE : PUBLISHED BY B. CRANSTON & C BOSTON GOULD , KENDALL & LINCOLN ROBINSON , PRATT & CO . F. J. HUNTINGTON PHILADELPHIA : JAMES CAY & BROTHER HARTFORD ...
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... land to one farmer , 16 acres to another , and 24 acres each , to two more ; how many acres did he sell ? 17. A man owns four pastures . In the first are 35 sheep , in the second are 25 cows , in the third are 19 calves , and in the ...
... land to one farmer , 16 acres to another , and 24 acres each , to two more ; how many acres did he sell ? 17. A man owns four pastures . In the first are 35 sheep , in the second are 25 cows , in the third are 19 calves , and in the ...
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... land : the first contained 5987 acres , the second , 7895 , the third , 8957 , and the fourth was to contain as many acres as all the three first added together ; how many acres did the fourth lot contain , and how many acres were ...
... land : the first contained 5987 acres , the second , 7895 , the third , 8957 , and the fourth was to contain as many acres as all the three first added together ; how many acres did the fourth lot contain , and how many acres were ...
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... land , and sold 8 acres of it ; how many were left ? 12. If 8 yards be cut from a piece of cloth , containing 14 yards , how many yards will remain ? 13. A boy sold a knife for 17 cents , and made 6 cents by his bargain ; how much did ...
... land , and sold 8 acres of it ; how many were left ? 12. If 8 yards be cut from a piece of cloth , containing 14 yards , how many yards will remain ? 13. A boy sold a knife for 17 cents , and made 6 cents by his bargain ; how much did ...
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... land of one man , and 40 acres of another , how many acres do I buy in all ? 8. And how many shall I have left , if I sell 80 acres ? 9. A merchant bought 25 barrels of flour of one man , and 60 barrels of another , and sold 30 barrels ...
... land of one man , and 40 acres of another , how many acres do I buy in all ? 8. And how many shall I have left , if I sell 80 acres ? 9. A merchant bought 25 barrels of flour of one man , and 60 barrels of another , and sold 30 barrels ...
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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.