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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... quarter casks , each containing 32 gallons , how many casks must he buy ? Ans.x2 + Rem . = 114 . 14. If a steam - boat can sail in one day , 245 miles , how long will she be in passing round the earth , a distance of 25000 miles ? Ans ...
... quarter casks , each containing 32 gallons , how many casks must he buy ? Ans.x2 + Rem . = 114 . 14. If a steam - boat can sail in one day , 245 miles , how long will she be in passing round the earth , a distance of 25000 miles ? Ans ...
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... quarter casks , each containing 31 gallons ? Ans . 4725 . 12. What cost 487 bushels of wheat , at 1 dollar per bushel ? Ans . $ 7303 . 13. One hundred and fifty passengers came in the steam- boat from New - York , and each paid for ...
... quarter casks , each containing 31 gallons ? Ans . 4725 . 12. What cost 487 bushels of wheat , at 1 dollar per bushel ? Ans . $ 7303 . 13. One hundred and fifty passengers came in the steam- boat from New - York , and each paid for ...
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... quarter casks of wine , each cask holding 31 gallons ; how much wine in all his casks ? Ans . 4410 . 8. What will 137 acres of land amount to , at 12 dollars per acre ? Ans . $ 1650 . 9. Bought 7 bales of goods , each bale containing 24 ...
... quarter casks of wine , each cask holding 31 gallons ; how much wine in all his casks ? Ans . 4410 . 8. What will 137 acres of land amount to , at 12 dollars per acre ? Ans . $ 1650 . 9. Bought 7 bales of goods , each bale containing 24 ...
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... quarter casks of wine , each con- taining 31 gallons ; what will be the amount at 34 dollars per gallon ? • $ 5113 . 8. What will 27 yards of broadcloth come to , at 44 dollars per yard ? Ans . $ 11715 . 9. What cost 6 tons of hay at ...
... quarter casks of wine , each con- taining 31 gallons ; what will be the amount at 34 dollars per gallon ? • $ 5113 . 8. What will 27 yards of broadcloth come to , at 44 dollars per yard ? Ans . $ 11715 . 9. What cost 6 tons of hay at ...
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... quarters of a dollar ; how many dollars had I then ? 19. What is the amount of 7 dimes and 80 cents , added to- gether ? SECOND SERIES OF MENTAL EXAMPLES . 1. Henry went to market and bought 3 pounds of butter at 12 cents a pound , and ...
... quarters of a dollar ; how many dollars had I then ? 19. What is the amount of 7 dimes and 80 cents , added to- gether ? SECOND SERIES OF MENTAL EXAMPLES . 1. Henry went to market and bought 3 pounds of butter at 12 cents a pound , and ...
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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.