The Common School Arithmetic: Combining Analysis and Synthesis ; Adapted to the Best Mode of Instruction in the Elements of Written Arithmetic |
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... Interest . Compound Interest Discount Banking and Bank Discount Insurance 211 Profit and Loss 214 Partnership MISCELLANEOUS . Application of Square Root 187 Commission and Brokerage 219 194 Taxes 221 203 Custom - House Business 224 206 ...
... Interest . Compound Interest Discount Banking and Bank Discount Insurance 211 Profit and Loss 214 Partnership MISCELLANEOUS . Application of Square Root 187 Commission and Brokerage 219 194 Taxes 221 203 Custom - House Business 224 206 ...
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... interest ? 24. Find the time from Apr. 4 , 1857 , to Dec. 12 , 1862 . 25. Find the time from Dec. 16 , 1839 , to Mar. 26 , 1848 . 26. Find the time from Nov. 13 , 1816 , to May 12 , 1841 . 27. Find the time from June 21 , 1842 , to Feb ...
... interest ? 24. Find the time from Apr. 4 , 1857 , to Dec. 12 , 1862 . 25. Find the time from Dec. 16 , 1839 , to Mar. 26 , 1848 . 26. Find the time from Nov. 13 , 1816 , to May 12 , 1841 . 27. Find the time from June 21 , 1842 , to Feb ...
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... INTEREST . INTEREST is money paid for the use of money . The PRINCIPAL is the sum for which interest is paid . The AMOUNT is the sum of the principal and interest . 230. An example in interest is only a question in percentage . The ...
... INTEREST . INTEREST is money paid for the use of money . The PRINCIPAL is the sum for which interest is paid . The AMOUNT is the sum of the principal and interest . 230. An example in interest is only a question in percentage . The ...
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... interest of $ 1 for a year is 6c .; for 2 years , 12c . , etc .; for 1 month , of 6c . 5 mills or c .; for 2 months , 1c .; 3 months , 1c .; 6 months , 3c .; 9 months , 4c . , etc .; for 1 day , 3 of 5 mills mill ; for 2 days , m .; 3 ...
... interest of $ 1 for a year is 6c .; for 2 years , 12c . , etc .; for 1 month , of 6c . 5 mills or c .; for 2 months , 1c .; 3 months , 1c .; 6 months , 3c .; 9 months , 4c . , etc .; for 1 day , 3 of 5 mills mill ; for 2 days , m .; 3 ...
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... interest of $ 1 for any length of time . This habit is very desirable , as it will greatly facilitate the computation of interest . 3. What is the interest of $ 1 for 3yr . 1m . 15d . ? Ans . $ .187 . 4. What is the interest of $ 1 for ...
... interest of $ 1 for any length of time . This habit is very desirable , as it will greatly facilitate the computation of interest . 3. What is the interest of $ 1 for 3yr . 1m . 15d . ? Ans . $ .187 . 4. What is the interest of $ 1 for ...
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acres of land amount annex bank bill bought bushels called ciphers common fraction composite number compound interest compound numbers computing interest contains cost cube cubic debts decimal fraction decimal places difference discount Divide dividend divisible dollars equal equated example Explain Ex farthings feet figure find the interest gain gallons given number greatest common divisor Hence higher denominations hundred improper fraction inches interest of $1 July least common multiple longitude lower denomination marked price measure miles mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply NOTE OPERATION payment pounds premium present worth prime factors principal PROBLEM Proof quarts quotient ratio Reduce rods Rule for finding shillings sold square root subtract subtrahend TABLE tens term of credit thousand Troy Weight units weight whole number wide yards of cloth
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Page 283 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 42 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 76 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 10 - How does moving a figure towards the left ntluct its vniu«' make one ten, ten tens make one hundred, ten hundreds make one thousand, and, in short, ten units of any order make one unit of the next higher order.
Page 294 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 76 - TABLE. 60 Seconds (sec.) . make 1 Minute, m. 60 Minutes " 1 Hour, h. 24 Hours
Page 74 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 294 - Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terms.
Page 36 - RULE. Annex as many ciphers to the multiplicand as there are ciphers in the multiplier, and the number so formed will be the •product.
Page 130 - Therefore, multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value.