Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged, Being a Plain Practical System of Arithmetic, Adapted to the United StatesG.Tracy, 1843 |
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... miles , 69 statute miles , in . 1 foot , ft . 1 yard , yd . 1 rod , pole , or perch , rd . 1 furlong , fur . 1 mile , m . 1 league , lea . 1 degree , on the earth . 360 degrees , the circumference of the earth . The use of long measure ...
... miles , 69 statute miles , in . 1 foot , ft . 1 yard , yd . 1 rod , pole , or perch , rd . 1 furlong , fur . 1 mile , m . 1 league , lea . 1 degree , on the earth . 360 degrees , the circumference of the earth . The use of long measure ...
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... mile . Measure . 1 solid foot . 1 ton or load . 1cord of wood All solids , or things that have length , breadth and depth , are measured by this measure . N. B. The wine gallon contains 231 solid or cubic inches , and the beer gallon ...
... mile . Measure . 1 solid foot . 1 ton or load . 1cord of wood All solids , or things that have length , breadth and depth , are measured by this measure . N. B. The wine gallon contains 231 solid or cubic inches , and the beer gallon ...
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... miles ; from Boston to New- Haven , 162 miles ; from thence to New - York , 88 ; from thence to Philadelphia , 95 ; from thence to Baltimore , 102 ; from thence to Charleston , South - Carolina , 716 ; and from thence to Savannah , 119 ...
... miles ; from Boston to New- Haven , 162 miles ; from thence to New - York , 88 ; from thence to Philadelphia , 95 ; from thence to Baltimore , 102 ; from thence to Charleston , South - Carolina , 716 ; and from thence to Savannah , 119 ...
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... miles . Now if a man should travel five days from New - London ' towards Philadelphia , at the 1te of 59 miles each day , how far would he then be from Philadelphia . Ans . 45 miles . 5. What other number with these four , viz . 26 ...
... miles . Now if a man should travel five days from New - London ' towards Philadelphia , at the 1te of 59 miles each day , how far would he then be from Philadelphia . Ans . 45 miles . 5. What other number with these four , viz . 26 ...
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... mile , and every rod contains 5 yards ; how many yards are there in a mile ? 3. Sold a ship for 11516 dollars , and I what was my part of the money ? 4. In 276 barrels of raisins , each 3 hundred weight ? Ans . 1760 . owned of hers Ans ...
... mile , and every rod contains 5 yards ; how many yards are there in a mile ? 3. Sold a ship for 11516 dollars , and I what was my part of the money ? 4. In 276 barrels of raisins , each 3 hundred weight ? Ans . 1760 . owned of hers Ans ...
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100 dollars 2qrs 3qrs acres annuity annum answer Anthony Billings arithmetical series barrels barter Bought bushels compound interest contain cost cube root cyphers decimal Deduct demand denomination dimes divide the product dividend divisor dols equal EXAMPLES federal money figure Find the value gain or lose gallon geometrical series given number given sum gross hhds hundred inches Joseph Hastings least common multiple left hand lowest terms measure miles mills milreas months Multiply the given neat weight New-England currency New-Jersey NOTE number of shillings number of terms paid payment pence pence and farthings pound pound sterling present worth principal quotient rate per cent ratio ready money Reduce remainder Required the interest right hand rods Rule of Three sell separatrix simple interest sold solid feet Sqrs square root sterling subtract subtrahend sugar tare Thomas Grosvenor trett Vulgar Fractions whole numbers
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Page 178 - Find the greatest square number in the first or left hand period, place the root of it at the right hand of the given number, (after the manner of a quotient in division) for the first figure of the root, and...
Page 118 - ... 3. Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide their product by the first term , the quotient will be the answer to the question, in the same denomination you left the, second term in, which may be brought into anv other denomination required.
Page 138 - Multiply the principal by the rate per cent, and divide the product by 100 ; the quotient will be the answer.
Page 218 - 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 126 - THE Rule of Three Inverse, teaches by having three numbers given to find a fourth, which shall have the same proportion to the second, as the first has to the third: If more requires more, or less requires less, the question belongs to the Rule of Three Direct.
Page 177 - To extract the square root, is only to find a number, which being multiplied into itself, shall produce the given number. RULE. 1. Distinguish the given number into periods of two...
Page 236 - CD &c. [Here insert the condition.] then this obligation to be void and of none effect ; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Signed, sealed, and delivered, \ in the presence of ) A BILL OF SALE.
Page 135 - Find the tare, which subtract from the gross, and -»ilt the remainder suttle. • 2. Divide the suttle by 26, and the quotient will be the trett, which subtract from the suttle, and the remainder will be the neat weight.
Page 224 - RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and that product by the depth, divide the last product by 2150,425 the solid inches in a statute bushel, and. the quotient will be the answer. EXAMPLE. There is a square...
Page 182 - Subtract the subtrahend from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend, with which proceed as before, and so on, till the whole is completed.