A System of Practical Arithmetic: Applicable to the Present State of Trade, and Money Transactions: Illustrated by Numerous Examples Under Each Rule; for the Use of Schools |
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... bought and sold by this measure , which extends only to the gallons , for in different kinds of wine the measures are very different , as follow : 63 gallons Claret , Madeira , 110 ditto Vidonia , 120 ditto Sherry , 130 ditto Port , 138 ...
... bought and sold by this measure , which extends only to the gallons , for in different kinds of wine the measures are very different , as follow : 63 gallons Claret , Madeira , 110 ditto Vidonia , 120 ditto Sherry , 130 ditto Port , 138 ...
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... bought at a sale 47 dozen of port wine , at 21. 5s . 6d . per dozen , how much money must I send to pay for it ? 17. What is the value of 85 tons of iron , at 18l . 178. 94d . per ton ? 18. What do 79 packages of goods weigh , supposing ...
... bought at a sale 47 dozen of port wine , at 21. 5s . 6d . per dozen , how much money must I send to pay for it ? 17. What is the value of 85 tons of iron , at 18l . 178. 94d . per ton ? 18. What do 79 packages of goods weigh , supposing ...
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... bought 144 pair of stockings for 271 .: at what rate can I sell them so as to gain by each pair one shilling ? 8. What did I pay a piece for sheep , having bought 75 for 135l . ? 9. Cheese at 31. 12s . 6d . per cwt .: how much is that ...
... bought 144 pair of stockings for 271 .: at what rate can I sell them so as to gain by each pair one shilling ? 8. What did I pay a piece for sheep , having bought 75 for 135l . ? 9. Cheese at 31. 12s . 6d . per cwt .: how much is that ...
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... bought at 14d . each ? Ex . 21. The circumference of the Earth , in the latitude of London , is 15,120 miles , which is the space we pass over in 24 hours , by the diurnal motion of the earth : how much space do we pass over in a minute ...
... bought at 14d . each ? Ex . 21. The circumference of the Earth , in the latitude of London , is 15,120 miles , which is the space we pass over in 24 hours , by the diurnal motion of the earth : how much space do we pass over in a minute ...
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... bought or sold with such accuracy . The answer is , therefore , 515lb . 7 oz . , or by bringing the lbs . into cwts , and qrs . , the answer is , 4 cwt . 2 qrs . 11 lb. 7 oz . 3 . 231 9 Ex . 3. What is the value of 28 ells RULE OF THREE ...
... bought or sold with such accuracy . The answer is , therefore , 515lb . 7 oz . , or by bringing the lbs . into cwts , and qrs . , the answer is , 4 cwt . 2 qrs . 11 lb. 7 oz . 3 . 231 9 Ex . 3. What is the value of 28 ells RULE OF THREE ...
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9 Ex acres aliquot amount annual annuity annum answer arithmetical progression Avoirdupois bill bushels common denominator compound interest containing cost course of exchange cube root cubic cyphers decimal difference ditto divide dividend divisor equal EXAMPLES farthings feet figures find the value fraction gallons geometrical progression geometrical series given number given sum gives guineas per cent hogsheads hundred improper fractions inches insure joint lives last term lease logarithm London measure miles millions mixed numbers months multiplicand Multiply the number neat weight NOTE number of terms ounces paid payment pence person aged piastre pound sterling pounds present value purchase quantity quotient Reduce remainder Rule of Three shews shillings square root sterling subtract supposing tare thousand tons tret Troy TROY WEIGHT whole number wine worth yards
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Page 177 - Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the equated time, nearly.
Page 112 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 243 - Multiply each term into the multiplicand, beginning at the lowest, by the highest denomination in the multiplier, and write the result of each under its respective term ; observing to carry an unit for every 12, from each lower denomination to its next superior.
Page 92 - 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 150 - The first term, the last term (or the extremes) and the ratio given, to find the sum of the series. RULE. Multiply the last term by the ratio, and from the product subtract the first term ; then divide the remainder by the ratio, less by 1, and the quotient will be the sum of all the terms.
Page 113 - Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a common denominator.
Page 243 - In like manner, multiply all the multiplicand by the inches and parts of the multiplier, and set the result of each term one place removed to the right hand of those in the multiplicand...
Page 55 - Place the numbers so that those of the same denomination may stand directly under each other.
Page 149 - 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 28 - ... the number in the quotient. Multiply the divisor by the quotient figure, and set the product under that part of the dividend used. Subtract the product, last found, from that part of the dividend under which...