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 82
... gain 6 dollars in one year , what will 83 dollars , 28 cents , gain ? dol dol . dol.d.c. As 1006 :: 83,28 : dol de m 4,997 Answer . 18. What will the carriage of 23Cwt . 3qr . 12 % .. come to , at the rate of 73 cents per Cwt . ? Cat ...
... gain 6 dollars in one year , what will 83 dollars , 28 cents , gain ? dol dol . dol.d.c. As 1006 :: 83,28 : dol de m 4,997 Answer . 18. What will the carriage of 23Cwt . 3qr . 12 % .. come to , at the rate of 73 cents per Cwt . ? Cat ...
Page 86
... gain , loss , or action , may possess the first place ; that which denotes space of time , or dis- tance of place , the second ; and that which is the gain , loss , or action , the third . 2. Place the other two terms , which move the ...
... gain , loss , or action , may possess the first place ; that which denotes space of time , or dis- tance of place , the second ; and that which is the gain , loss , or action , the third . 2. Place the other two terms , which move the ...
Page 87
... gain 6 dollars in 12 months , what will 600 dollars gain , in 8 months ? dol . mo . dol . Stated thus , 100 : 12 :: 6 Supposed , or conditional terms . Terms which move the 600 8 question .. Here the blank falls under the third place ...
... gain 6 dollars in 12 months , what will 600 dollars gain , in 8 months ? dol . mo . dol . Stated thus , 100 : 12 :: 6 Supposed , or conditional terms . Terms which move the 600 8 question .. Here the blank falls under the third place ...
Page 88
... gain 18 dollars 26 cents 3 milis , in 14 months , at 6 per cent . per annum ? dol . 100 mo . dol . : 12 :: 6 14 ... gain or loss , in proportion to their stock , and time of its continuance in trade . Single Fellowship is when the stocks ...
... gain 18 dollars 26 cents 3 milis , in 14 months , at 6 per cent . per annum ? dol . 100 mo . dol . : 12 :: 6 14 ... gain or loss , in proportion to their stock , and time of its continuance in trade . Single Fellowship is when the stocks ...
Page 89
... gain or loss together ; then , if the work be right , the sum will be equal to the whole gain or loss . EXAMPLES . 1. Two merchants , A and B , make a joint stock , of 140 dollars ; of which , A puts in 40 dollars , and B 100 dollars ...
... gain or loss together ; then , if the work be right , the sum will be equal to the whole gain or loss . EXAMPLES . 1. Two merchants , A and B , make a joint stock , of 140 dollars ; of which , A puts in 40 dollars , and B 100 dollars ...
Common terms and phrases
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.