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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... wishes to instruct intelligi . bly , and to the student who wishes to obtain a ready and com- prehensive understanding of the subject . This work has been introduced into many of the schools of Rhode - Island , Connecticut , and other ...
... wishes to instruct intelligi . bly , and to the student who wishes to obtain a ready and com- prehensive understanding of the subject . This work has been introduced into many of the schools of Rhode - Island , Connecticut , and other ...
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... wishes to teach Arithmetic intelligibly . I am , with great respect , yours , & c . ALFRED RICKARD . OCTOBER 9th , 1832 . I fully and cheerfully concur in the sentiments above ex- pressed . MOSES NOYES . OCTOBER 15th , 1832 . I also ...
... wishes to teach Arithmetic intelligibly . I am , with great respect , yours , & c . ALFRED RICKARD . OCTOBER 9th , 1832 . I fully and cheerfully concur in the sentiments above ex- pressed . MOSES NOYES . OCTOBER 15th , 1832 . I also ...
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... wish to make 8 cents by selling it , how much must you ask for your sled ? How many are 37 and 8 ? 15. If you buy 16 marbles of Thomas , and 9 of John , how many marbles will you then have ? 16. Julia had 13 cents , and her mother gave ...
... wish to make 8 cents by selling it , how much must you ask for your sled ? How many are 37 and 8 ? 15. If you buy 16 marbles of Thomas , and 9 of John , how many marbles will you then have ? 16. Julia had 13 cents , and her mother gave ...
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... wish to know how many cheeses the lot contained , and how many pounds they all weighed ? Ans . 122 cheeses ; and all weighed 1552 pounds . 20. A teamer took on board his wagon 6 bales of cotton , wt . as follows : 360 , 409 , 390 , 417 ...
... wish to know how many cheeses the lot contained , and how many pounds they all weighed ? Ans . 122 cheeses ; and all weighed 1552 pounds . 20. A teamer took on board his wagon 6 bales of cotton , wt . as follows : 360 , 409 , 390 , 417 ...
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... wishes to know how many yards are left . See if you can tell him . Ans . 288 yards . 20. A merchant bought 5 kegs of butter , weighing , kegs and all , as follows : 57 , 63 , 71 , 69 and 73 ; the kegs weighed 13 pounds each ; how many ...
... wishes to know how many yards are left . See if you can tell him . Ans . 288 yards . 20. A merchant bought 5 kegs of butter , weighing , kegs and all , as follows : 57 , 63 , 71 , 69 and 73 ; the kegs weighed 13 pounds each ; how many ...
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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.