The Federal Arithmetic; Or, A Compendium of the Most Useful Rules of that Science: Adapted to the Currency of the United States. For the Use of Schools and Private Persons. Published Agreeably to Act of Congress. By James Noyes |
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Page 84
... balance the favor ? dol . mo . dol . As 292 : 6 :: 806 6 806 ) 1752 ( 2 months . 1612 140 - 28 1120 280 806 ) 3920 ( 49 % days . 3224 696 Answer , 2 months , 483 days . 3 . How many yards of shalloon , 3qr . 84 FEDERAL ARITHMETIC .
... balance the favor ? dol . mo . dol . As 292 : 6 :: 806 6 806 ) 1752 ( 2 months . 1612 140 - 28 1120 280 806 ) 3920 ( 49 % days . 3224 696 Answer , 2 months , 483 days . 3 . How many yards of shalloon , 3qr . 84 FEDERAL ARITHMETIC .
Page 85
... balance the favor in 100 days ; what must the sum be ? Answer , 148 dollars , 80 cents . 6. If the 3 penny white loaf weigh 14oz . when wheat is sold for 6s . 10d . per bushel ; what ought it to weigh when wheat is sold for 4s . 9d ...
... balance the favor in 100 days ; what must the sum be ? Answer , 148 dollars , 80 cents . 6. If the 3 penny white loaf weigh 14oz . when wheat is sold for 6s . 10d . per bushel ; what ought it to weigh when wheat is sold for 4s . 9d ...
Page 100
... values of the two given commodities , subtract the less from the greater , and the remainder will be the balance , or value of the other commodity . EXAMPLES . 1. How much cloth , at 86 cents 100 FEDERAL ARITHMETIC .
... values of the two given commodities , subtract the less from the greater , and the remainder will be the balance , or value of the other commodity . EXAMPLES . 1. How much cloth , at 86 cents 100 FEDERAL ARITHMETIC .
Page 101
... balance in barley at 82 cents per bushel ; how much barley must A receive ?: D.d.c.m. 68,775 value of the wheat . 44,604 value of the rye . 24,171 value of the barley , Then , , 82 ) 24,171 ( 29483 Answer . dc.m. dém . , 917 , 708 75 63 ...
... balance in barley at 82 cents per bushel ; how much barley must A receive ?: D.d.c.m. 68,775 value of the wheat . 44,604 value of the rye . 24,171 value of the barley , Then , , 82 ) 24,171 ( 29483 Answer . dc.m. dém . , 917 , 708 75 63 ...
Page 107
... Balance 371,739 19 7063,041 - 27. Received in part 34,291 Balance 337,448 90 30370,320 Aug. 25. Received in part 45,444 Balance 292,004 17 4964,068 FEDERAL ARITHMETIC . 107.
... Balance 371,739 19 7063,041 - 27. Received in part 34,291 Balance 337,448 90 30370,320 Aug. 25. Received in part 45,444 Balance 292,004 17 4964,068 FEDERAL ARITHMETIC . 107.
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28 cents 2pks 40 dollars A's gain acres annex Answer assumed root barrel Bought bushel cents 8 mills cents per lb cimal cloff common denominator compound interest cube root currency to Fed cyphers decimal dimes divi divide dividend Division divisor doll Dry Measure equal equivalent whole EXAMPLES farthings Federal Money gain or loss gallons given number gross hogsheads improper fraction inches least common multiple left hand less number Livres Livres Tournois mainder mixed number months multiplicand neat weight New-York ounces payment pence place of units principal proceed Proof quarts quotient reduce the Federal remainder Required the cube Required the interest right hand figure rods Rule of Three shillings Simple Interest Single Rule square root subtract tare Tare and Tret third term tret VULGAR FRACTIONS whole gain whole numbers whole or mixed worth yards of cloth
Popular passages
Page 111 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 76 - Or when the third term is greater than the first, and requires the fourth term to be less than...
Page 76 - ... for the second term, and the other for the first. III. finally, multiply the second and third terms together, divide the product by the first, and the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the third term.
Page 91 - As the sum of the several products, Is to the whole gain or loss ; So is each man's particular product, To his particular share of the gain or loss.
Page 140 - A single, simple, or proper fraction, is when the numerator is less than the denominator, as 4 3 | -|f , &c.
Page 48 - ... therefore, divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 113 - Subtract the original principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the Compound Interest. EXAMPLES.
Page 86 - ... multiply the first, second and last terms together for a dividend, and the other two for a divisor ; and the quotient will be the answer.
Page 150 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 86 - State the question, by placing the three conditional terms in such order that that number which is the cause of gain, loss, or action, may possess the first place ; that which denotes space of time, or distance of place, the second ; and that which is the gain, loss, or action, the third.