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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... yards , all pounds , & c . Q. When several sums are added together , what is the re- sult called ? A. The aggregate , the amount , or the sum total . Q. What is the RULE for simple addition ? A. Place the several sums , so that the ...
... yards , all pounds , & c . Q. When several sums are added together , what is the re- sult called ? A. The aggregate , the amount , or the sum total . Q. What is the RULE for simple addition ? A. Place the several sums , so that the ...
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... yards of cloth , and 8 cents for a piece of tape ; how many did he take for both ? 2. A farmer sold 27 bushels of corn , and 7 bushels of oats ; how many bushels of both ? How many are 26 and 5 ? 3. A school consists of 28 boys and 8 ...
... yards of cloth , and 8 cents for a piece of tape ; how many did he take for both ? 2. A farmer sold 27 bushels of corn , and 7 bushels of oats ; how many bushels of both ? How many are 26 and 5 ? 3. A school consists of 28 boys and 8 ...
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... yards in a mile ; how many yards will that boy travel who goes 2 miles and back again ? Ans . 7040 . 15. A farmer gave his son a peck of peaches to sell in mar- ket : the boy on counting them , found he had 145 , and being very good ...
... yards in a mile ; how many yards will that boy travel who goes 2 miles and back again ? Ans . 7040 . 15. A farmer gave his son a peck of peaches to sell in mar- ket : the boy on counting them , found he had 145 , and being very good ...
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... yards , all dollars , & c . Q. How many terms are always given in subtraction ? A. Two are given , to find a third , which is the answer . Q. How are these terms distinguished ? A. The first , or larger number , is called the minuend ...
... yards , all dollars , & c . Q. How many terms are always given in subtraction ? A. Two are given , to find a third , which is the answer . Q. How are these terms distinguished ? A. The first , or larger number , is called the minuend ...
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... 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 it cost him ? 14. A man bought a cow for 18 dollars , and lost ...
... 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 it cost him ? 14. A man bought a cow for 18 dollars , and lost ...
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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.