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... Second First • · A figure in the first place has only its own value , in the fecond it has ten times that value , in the third a hundred times that value , & c . It is plain , from the above , that 4 in the first place denotes 4 units ...
... Second First • · A figure in the first place has only its own value , in the fecond it has ten times that value , in the third a hundred times that value , & c . It is plain , from the above , that 4 in the first place denotes 4 units ...
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... second with the fourth ; confequently the re- maining number will be the middle term , and it is of the fame kind with what is required . Bring each number to its loweft denomination , the first and laft , as also the second and fourth ...
... second with the fourth ; confequently the re- maining number will be the middle term , and it is of the fame kind with what is required . Bring each number to its loweft denomination , the first and laft , as also the second and fourth ...
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... will each receive ? anf . Captain's fhare , 6991. 6s . First mate's , & c . 492 % . 25. - Second mate's , 3887 . 10. - Each failor's 971. 2s . 6d . Each marine's 66 % 125 . 1 47. A , B , and C , open 74 PROMISCUOUS QUESTIONS .
... will each receive ? anf . Captain's fhare , 6991. 6s . First mate's , & c . 492 % . 25. - Second mate's , 3887 . 10. - Each failor's 971. 2s . 6d . Each marine's 66 % 125 . 1 47. A , B , and C , open 74 PROMISCUOUS QUESTIONS .
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... Second 12 Seconds 12 Parts 12 Inches I Part I Inch I Foot RULE 1. Place feet under feet , inches under inches , & c . then multiply the lowest denomination of the multiplicand by the highest of the multiplier , fetting down the products ...
... Second 12 Seconds 12 Parts 12 Inches I Part I Inch I Foot RULE 1. Place feet under feet , inches under inches , & c . then multiply the lowest denomination of the multiplicand by the highest of the multiplier , fetting down the products ...
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... second 5 feet , 4 inches and of the third 4 feet , 9 inches ; and the breadth of each 3 feet , 6 inches ; what will the glazing come to , at 15d . per foot ? anf . 14. 5s . 1od . 10. One has paved a rectangular court yard , 42 feet , 9 ...
... second 5 feet , 4 inches and of the third 4 feet , 9 inches ; and the breadth of each 3 feet , 6 inches ; what will the glazing come to , at 15d . per foot ? anf . 14. 5s . 1od . 10. One has paved a rectangular court yard , 42 feet , 9 ...
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account at folio annum anſwer barter bill Bought breadth bufhel cafe cafh cash in full cent ciphers cloth coft common difference confifts coſt crowns cube cube root decimals denominator ditto Divide dividend divifion divifor ducats ells English equal exchange Exprefs fame farthings fecond feet feven fhare fhillings fhip figures filk filver fimple firft fixpences flemish fquare ftands fterling ftones fubtract fuch fugar fundries gain or lofs gallons George Greatman grofs guilders guineas hogfheads inches integer intereft Jofeph keel laft lefs linen London meaſure merchant miles millions milreas moidores months muft Multiply muſt mutchkins neat weight Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne number of terms ounce pence perfon piafter pieces pounds purchaſe quantity quotient receive Reduce rixdollars RULE ſterling ſtock Suppofe tare thouſand TROY WEIGHT VULGAR FRACTIONS weighing wheat whofe whole number worth yards
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Page 17 - Thirty Days hath September, April, June and November ; February hath Twenty-eight alone, And all the rest have Thirty-one ; Except in Leap Year, — then's the time February's Days are Twenty-nine.
Page 137 - Hence, when the extremes and the number of terms are given, to find the sum of all the terms, — Multiply £ the sum of the extremes by the number of terms, and the product will be the answer 10.
Page 135 - When first the marriage knot was tied Betwixt my wife and me, My age did hers as far exceed As three times three does three ; , But when ten years and half ten years We man and wife had been, Her age came up as near to mine As eight is to sixteen. Now tell me, I pray, What were our ages on the wedding-day...
Page 85 - Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off in the product as many decimal places as there are in both factors.
Page 135 - There is a fish whose head is 6 inches long, and the tail is as long as the head and half the body, and the body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the length of the whole fish?
Page 71 - Rule. — Divide the numerator by the denominator, the quotient will be the whole number...
Page 108 - When one has goods at a certain price ready money, but in barter advances it to something more, say, As the ready money price of the one ; is to its bartering price ; ; so is the ready money price of the other to its bartering, price: then the quantity of the latter commodity may be found, cither from the ready money or bartering price.
Page 86 - ... 1 from 5 to 15 ; 2 from 15 to 25 ; 3 from 25 to 35, &c.
Page 93 - Separate the given number into periods of two figures each, beginning at the right hand: the period on the left will often contain but one figure.
Page 150 - Council shall select. Animals exhibited for such prizes shall not be prevented from competing for any of the prizes offered by the Society for which they are qualified. X. Stock of every description can only be admitted into the...