Complete Schoolmaster's Assistant: Being a Plain Comprehensive System of Practical Arithmetic: Adapted to the Use of Schools in the United States ...W.&J.Bolles, 1839 |
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... feet a round stick of timber will make , & c . To find the contents of a globe , and vessel , 239 239 , 240 To find how many bricks a building of given size will contain , 240 To find the tonage of a ship , 241 To guage a cask , Of ...
... feet a round stick of timber will make , & c . To find the contents of a globe , and vessel , 239 239 , 240 To find how many bricks a building of given size will contain , 240 To find the tonage of a ship , 241 To guage a cask , Of ...
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... feet make 1 foot , make 1 yard , marked in . 66 ft . marked yd . or perch , rd . make 1 furlong , fur . M. L. 5 yards or 16 feet make 1 rod , pole , 40 rods 8 furlongs or 320 rds . make 1 mile , 3 miles 69 statute miles make 1 league ...
... feet make 1 foot , make 1 yard , marked in . 66 ft . marked yd . or perch , rd . make 1 furlong , fur . M. L. 5 yards or 16 feet make 1 rod , pole , 40 rods 8 furlongs or 320 rds . make 1 mile , 3 miles 69 statute miles make 1 league ...
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... feet . in . b.c. m . fur . rd . le . m . fur . rd . 4 2 11 2 45 4 26 76 3 1 8 1 36 5 23 54 1 0 6 1 24 734 64 5 2 9 0 11 3 7 46 2 1 10 2 16 1 33 23 21122 6 32 5 26 7 24 4 23 3 26 18 0 10 0 4. Add together 27 mils 3 furlongs , 35 miles 1 ...
... feet . in . b.c. m . fur . rd . le . m . fur . rd . 4 2 11 2 45 4 26 76 3 1 8 1 36 5 23 54 1 0 6 1 24 734 64 5 2 9 0 11 3 7 46 2 1 10 2 16 1 33 23 21122 6 32 5 26 7 24 4 23 3 26 18 0 10 0 4. Add together 27 mils 3 furlongs , 35 miles 1 ...
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... feet . cords . feet . cords . feet . inches . 41 38 6 127 14 111 1446 19 25 9 118 9 84 1726 7 11 5 10 5 127 96 9 16 7 83 10 76 1236 78 10 4. A man bought 3 parcels of wood ; the first contained 2 cords 84 feet 864 inches ; the second ...
... feet . cords . feet . cords . feet . inches . 41 38 6 127 14 111 1446 19 25 9 118 9 84 1726 7 11 5 10 5 127 96 9 16 7 83 10 76 1236 78 10 4. A man bought 3 parcels of wood ; the first contained 2 cords 84 feet 864 inches ; the second ...
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... feet . 114 26 cords . feet . 82 113 Tons . feet . in . 48 16 140 109 39 31 120 15 14 145 4. From 2 tons 38 feet of hewn timber , take 1 ton 46 feet 1536 inches . Remain 41 feet 192in . 5. If from a parcel of wood containing 34 cords 96 ...
... feet . 114 26 cords . feet . 82 113 Tons . feet . in . 48 16 140 109 39 31 120 15 14 145 4. From 2 tons 38 feet of hewn timber , take 1 ton 46 feet 1536 inches . Remain 41 feet 192in . 5. If from a parcel of wood containing 34 cords 96 ...
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2qrs 3qrs acres 3 roods annex annuity answer Arithmetic barrels bought broadcloth bushels called cent per annum ciphers circumference common denominator common difference Compound Interest contained cords cost cube root currency diameter dividend dollars dols equal EXAMPLES farthings Federal money find the amount find the present Find the sum Find the value foot frustrum gain or loss gallons given number given sum greatest common divisor hogshead hundred improper fraction last term leave length lowest terms merchant miles mills mixed number months multiplicand Multiply Note number of terms paid payment pence pint pound present worth principal PROB proportion quantity quarts Questions quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder right hand Rule of Three separatrix shillings sold solid contents square rods square root subtract subtrahend tens third term thousand units VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number yards of cloth
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Page 205 - 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 189 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 193 - Find the first figure of the root by trial, and subtract its power from the left hand period of the given number. 3. To the remainder bring down the first figure in the next period, and call it the dividend. 4. Involve the root to the next inferior power to that which is given, and multiply it by the number denoting the given power, for a divisor.
Page 122 - A and B depart from the same, place and travel the same road ; but A goes 5 days before B, at the rate of 15 miles a day . B follows at the rate of 20 miles a . day } what distance must he travel to overtake A ? Ans. 300 miles RULE OF THREE INVERSE.
Page 181 - ... subtract it therefrom, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 88 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. RULE. Divide the numerator by the denominator, and the quotient will be the whole or mixed number sought.
Page 124 - ... multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first for the answer, which will always be of the same denomination as the third term.
Page 231 - To measure a Parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area or superficial content.
Page 173 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 178 - If a footman travel 130 miles in 3 days, when the days are 12 hours long ; in how many days, of 10 hours each, may he travel 360 miles ? Ans. 9|f days. 5. If 120 bushels of corn can serve 14 horses 56 days, how many days will 94 bushels serve 6 horses?