The Scholar's Arithmetic; Or, Federal Accountant ...: The Whole in a Form and Method Altogether New, for the Ease of the Master, and the Greater Progress of the ScholarJohn Prentiss, (proprietor of the copy-right) and sold at his book-store, wholesale and retail.--Sold also by the principal booksellers in New-England, and at the Rensselaer book-store, Troy, N.Y., 1807 - Arithmetic - 216 pages |
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Page 29
... paid only to the significant fig- To the product are prefixed 3`cy- phers ; equal to the number of cyphers neglected in the factors . ures . 2. Mult . 3 By 67 533 0 0 3 0 109.5000 . 2555 Prod . 2 6 64 5 0 0 3. Mult , 78000 by 600 ...
... paid only to the significant fig- To the product are prefixed 3`cy- phers ; equal to the number of cyphers neglected in the factors . ures . 2. Mult . 3 By 67 533 0 0 3 0 109.5000 . 2555 Prod . 2 6 64 5 0 0 3. Mult , 78000 by 600 ...
Page 41
... paid 25 dol- lars , what was the number of men ? Ans . 758 . 4. IF 7412 eggs be packed in 34 casks , how many in a cask ? Ans . 218 . 25/10 950 755 boller 31 ) / 7 / 4 / 12 / 2 / 18 745 195 200 300 61 34 272 272 5. A farm of 375 acres ...
... paid 25 dol- lars , what was the number of men ? Ans . 758 . 4. IF 7412 eggs be packed in 34 casks , how many in a cask ? Ans . 218 . 25/10 950 755 boller 31 ) / 7 / 4 / 12 / 2 / 18 745 195 200 300 61 34 272 272 5. A farm of 375 acres ...
Page 136
... paid on the dollar , make the total value of the inventory the first term ; the tax to be assessed , the second ; and 1 dollar , the third , and the quotient will shew the value on the dollar . NOTE . This method is taken from Mr ...
... paid on the dollar , make the total value of the inventory the first term ; the tax to be assessed , the second ; and 1 dollar , the third , and the quotient will shew the value on the dollar . NOTE . This method is taken from Mr ...
Page 142
... . 20 leagues , cost 16 : what must be paid for the freight of 50 tierces ditto , each weighing 2 Cat . 100 leagues ? Ans . 92 11 10 SECT . II . 9 . PRACTICE . § 9. 142 SUPPLEM . TO THE DO . RULE OF THREE . SECT . II 8 .
... . 20 leagues , cost 16 : what must be paid for the freight of 50 tierces ditto , each weighing 2 Cat . 100 leagues ? Ans . 92 11 10 SECT . II . 9 . PRACTICE . § 9. 142 SUPPLEM . TO THE DO . RULE OF THREE . SECT . II 8 .
Page 180
... paid , there were but 184 dollars left : What is each one's proportion of his estate ? Ans . 77,829 65,563 40,606 Shares . 1 4. A AND B companied : —A put in £ 46 , and took of the gain : what did B put in ? Ans . £ 30 . Double ...
... paid , there were but 184 dollars left : What is each one's proportion of his estate ? Ans . 77,829 65,563 40,606 Shares . 1 4. A AND B companied : —A put in £ 46 , and took of the gain : what did B put in ? Ans . £ 30 . Double ...
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3grs acres added addition amount annexed Answer bond bushels called cast cents and mills cloth cost column compound interest contained cube root cyphers Decimal Fractions demand diameter dividend Division divisor DRY MEASURE equal EXAMPLES Federal Money gain gallons given number given quantity given sum guineas hundred inches integer interest of Dolls last multiplier last quotient left hand length less number loss MEASURE method miles mills per yard minuend months multiplicand multiply NOTE OPERATION payment pence and farthings pounds proceed PROOF proportion pwts question quotient figure reduced remainder right hand figure Rule of Three Scholar separatrix share shew shillings side signifies sought square number square root subtract subtrahend superficial contents SUPPLEMENT suppose tens third term tion triple quotient triple square TROY WEIGHT Vulgar Fractions weight whole numbers yards cost yards of cloth
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