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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... pay ? The distance from London to Houn- slow is 10 miles , from Hounslow to Maidenhead is 16 miles , from Mai- denhead to Reading 13 miles , from Reading to Speenhamland 16 miles , from Speenhamland to Marlborough is 19 miles , from ...
... pay ? The distance from London to Houn- slow is 10 miles , from Hounslow to Maidenhead is 16 miles , from Mai- denhead to Reading 13 miles , from Reading to Speenhamland 16 miles , from Speenhamland to Marlborough is 19 miles , from ...
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... payment ? 9. The sum of two numbers is 1440 , the lesser is 48 : what is their difference , product , and quotient ? 10 . The crew of a ship , amounting to 124 men , have to receive , as prize - money , 1890l . ; but as they are to be ...
... payment ? 9. The sum of two numbers is 1440 , the lesser is 48 : what is their difference , product , and quotient ? 10 . The crew of a ship , amounting to 124 men , have to receive , as prize - money , 1890l . ; but as they are to be ...
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... pay the person who copies it , reckoning according to the common law charge ? Ex . 5. The writing of an Exchequer cause occupies 315 sheets : for how many words shall I have to pay the clerk who copies it for me ? Ex . 6. A suit has ...
... pay the person who copies it , reckoning according to the common law charge ? Ex . 5. The writing of an Exchequer cause occupies 315 sheets : for how many words shall I have to pay the clerk who copies it for me ? Ex . 6. A suit has ...
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... pay for ? 5. A carrier brings goods to a shopkeeper , viz . 8 bags of hops weighing 19 cwt . 3 qrs . 14 lb .; cheeses weighing 15 cwt . 1 qr . 21 lb .; butter weighing 12 cwt . 2 qrs .; two chests of tea , weighing 14 cwt . each ; and a ...
... pay for ? 5. A carrier brings goods to a shopkeeper , viz . 8 bags of hops weighing 19 cwt . 3 qrs . 14 lb .; cheeses weighing 15 cwt . 1 qr . 21 lb .; butter weighing 12 cwt . 2 qrs .; two chests of tea , weighing 14 cwt . each ; and a ...
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... pay for ? 11. A merchant sends to his banker on the 2d . day of the month , in money and bills , to the amount of two thousand guineas ; on the fifth he sends him 900 / . 19s . 4d .; on the eleventh he sends 500l .; and in the course of ...
... pay for ? 11. A merchant sends to his banker on the 2d . day of the month , in money and bills , to the amount of two thousand guineas ; on the fifth he sends him 900 / . 19s . 4d .; on the eleventh he sends 500l .; and in the course of ...
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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...