The American Tutor's Assistant Revised, Or, A Compendious System of Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Several Rules of that Useful Science, Concisely Defined, Methodically Arranged, and Fully Exemplified : the Whole Particularly Adapted to the Easy and Regular Instruction of Youth in Our American Schools |
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... yards ; No 3 , 4 , 5 , each 407 yards ; No. 6 , 77 8 , each 228 yards ; No. 9 , 10 , each 300 yards ; how many yards in the whole purchase ? answer 3239 yards . 9 A grocer bought 8 casks of indigo , viz . No. 1 , 210lb . No. 2 , 1961b ...
... yards ; No 3 , 4 , 5 , each 407 yards ; No. 6 , 77 8 , each 228 yards ; No. 9 , 10 , each 300 yards ; how many yards in the whole purchase ? answer 3239 yards . 9 A grocer bought 8 casks of indigo , viz . No. 1 , 210lb . No. 2 , 1961b ...
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... yards ; how many pieces and yards were therein ? answer 19152 pieces , 478800 yards . 5 A merchant bought 7 bases of cloth , in each bale si pieces , and in each piece 29 yards ; how many pieces and yards were there ? answer 77 pieces ...
... yards ; how many pieces and yards were therein ? answer 19152 pieces , 478800 yards . 5 A merchant bought 7 bases of cloth , in each bale si pieces , and in each piece 29 yards ; how many pieces and yards were there ? answer 77 pieces ...
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... yards , how many pieces and bales , allowing 35 yards in each piece , and 56 pieces in each bale ? answer 19152 pieces , 342 bales . 8 If a cistern containing 15072 gallons be emptied in 4 hours , by 48 equal vents ; what quantity is ...
... yards , how many pieces and bales , allowing 35 yards in each piece , and 56 pieces in each bale ? answer 19152 pieces , 342 bales . 8 If a cistern containing 15072 gallons be emptied in 4 hours , by 48 equal vents ; what quantity is ...
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... of loaf sugar come to , at 23 cents per 16 . answer 206,08 3 Find the cost of 976 bushels of wheat , at z dollars 14 Cents per bushel ? B 2 facit 2088,64 4 Calculate 4. Calculate the cost of 34 yards of broad cloth Federal Money : 17.
... of loaf sugar come to , at 23 cents per 16 . answer 206,08 3 Find the cost of 976 bushels of wheat , at z dollars 14 Cents per bushel ? B 2 facit 2088,64 4 Calculate 4. Calculate the cost of 34 yards of broad cloth Federal Money : 17.
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... yards of broad cloth , at 6 dollars ' 33 cents per yard . facit 215,22 5 What is the cost of a hogshead of molasses containing 115 gallons , at 43 cents per gallon ? 6 Tell the amount of 36 cords of wood , at 7 Find the amount of a ...
... yards of broad cloth , at 6 dollars ' 33 cents per yard . facit 215,22 5 What is the cost of a hogshead of molasses containing 115 gallons , at 43 cents per gallon ? 6 Tell the amount of 36 cords of wood , at 7 Find the amount of a ...
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Page 155 - Hence, when the extremes and number of terms are given, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 127 - Now .} of f- is a compound fraction, whose value is found by multiplying the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 173 - ... of the breadth; multiply the remainder by the breadth, and the product by the depth...
Page 173 - ... ^three-fifths of the breadth, and take the depth from the under side of the deck plank to the ceiling in the hold, then multiply and divide as aforesaid, and the quotient shall be deemed the tonnage.
Page 155 - New-London to a certain place in 9 days, and to go but 3 miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal excess, so that the last day's journey may be 43 miles: Required the daily increase, and the length of the whole journey 1 Ans.
Page 27 - And every other thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 59 - ... then, multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term...
Page 151 - A merchant laid out 691?. 4s. in cloths, but forgot the number of pieces purchased, also how many yards were in each piece, and what they cost him per yard ; but remembers that they cost him as many...