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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... worth of pork , 550 dollars ' worth of beef , 385 dollars ' worth of lard , 268 dollars ' worth of butter , and 187 dollars ' worth of cheese , besides hoops and staves to the amount of 235 dollars , and sent her to Havana , with or ...
... worth of pork , 550 dollars ' worth of beef , 385 dollars ' worth of lard , 268 dollars ' worth of butter , and 187 dollars ' worth of cheese , besides hoops and staves to the amount of 235 dollars , and sent her to Havana , with or ...
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... worth ? What will the whole be worth ? 6. A man sold 5 - ninths of a ship ; how much of it did he still own ? How many 9ths make the whole ? 7. A man bought 2-8ths of a house , and afterwards bought ths more ; how many more 8ths must he ...
... worth ? What will the whole be worth ? 6. A man sold 5 - ninths of a ship ; how much of it did he still own ? How many 9ths make the whole ? 7. A man bought 2-8ths of a house , and afterwards bought ths more ; how many more 8ths must he ...
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... worth ? 2 pecks ? 3 pecks ? What will 2 bushels ? 18. What number , divided by 8 , will produce 9 for a quo- tient ? What will produce 12 as a quotient ? 19. What number , multiplied by 8 , will produce 96 ? 20. What number , added to ...
... worth ? 2 pecks ? 3 pecks ? What will 2 bushels ? 18. What number , divided by 8 , will produce 9 for a quo- tient ? What will produce 12 as a quotient ? 19. What number , multiplied by 8 , will produce 96 ? 20. What number , added to ...
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... worth 250000 dollars , but his debts amounted to $ 75000 , to be paid out of it ; the re- mainder was equally divided among his 6 children ; how much was each child's share ? Ans . 291664 dolls . LONG DIVISION . Q. What is Long Division ...
... worth 250000 dollars , but his debts amounted to $ 75000 , to be paid out of it ; the re- mainder was equally divided among his 6 children ; how much was each child's share ? Ans . 291664 dolls . LONG DIVISION . Q. What is Long Division ...
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... worth $ 8050 ; the owners claimed $ 4025 , the captain claimed $ 375 , and the mate 275 dollars ; the residue was divided among the sailors , 25 in number ; what was each seaman's share ? Ans . 135 dollars . 13. Eighteen wagons were ...
... worth $ 8050 ; the owners claimed $ 4025 , the captain claimed $ 375 , and the mate 275 dollars ; the residue was divided among the sailors , 25 in number ; what was each seaman's share ? Ans . 135 dollars . 13. Eighteen wagons were ...
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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.