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 42
COMPOUND ADDITION is the adding of numbers , which consist of articles of
different value , as pounds , shillings , pence , and farthings , called different
denominations ; the operations are to be regulated by the value of the articles
which ...
COMPOUND ADDITION is the adding of numbers , which consist of articles of
different value , as pounds , shillings , pence , and farthings , called different
denominations ; the operations are to be regulated by the value of the articles
which ...
Page 58
When high denominations are to be brought into lower , as pounds into shillings ,
pence , and farthings ; it is then called REDUCTION DESCENDING , and is
performed by Multiplication . II . When lower denominations are to be brought into
...
When high denominations are to be brought into lower , as pounds into shillings ,
pence , and farthings ; it is then called REDUCTION DESCENDING , and is
performed by Multiplication . II . When lower denominations are to be brought into
...
Page 59
When high denominations are to be brought into lower , as pounds into shillings ,
pence , and farthings ; it is then called REDUCTION DESCENDING , and is
performed by Multiplication . II . When lower denominations are to be brought into
...
When high denominations are to be brought into lower , as pounds into shillings ,
pence , and farthings ; it is then called REDUCTION DESCENDING , and is
performed by Multiplication . II . When lower denominations are to be brought into
...
Page 62
In 54 guineas , how many pounds , dollars and shillings of each an equal number
? OPERATION £ 1 is 20 shillings 54 guineas A dollar is 6 shillings 28 shilling is a
guinea 1 shilling 432 Divisor , 27 shillings 108 Dividend , 1512 shillings .
In 54 guineas , how many pounds , dollars and shillings of each an equal number
? OPERATION £ 1 is 20 shillings 54 guineas A dollar is 6 shillings 28 shilling is a
guinea 1 shilling 432 Divisor , 27 shillings 108 Dividend , 1512 shillings .
Page 90
To reduce Pounds , Shillings , Pence and Farthings , 10 Dollars , Cents and Mills
. RULE . Set down the pounds and to the right hand write half the greatest even
number of the given shillings ; then consider how many farthings there are ...
To reduce Pounds , Shillings , Pence and Farthings , 10 Dollars , Cents and Mills
. RULE . Set down the pounds and to the right hand write half the greatest even
number of the given shillings ; then consider how many farthings there are ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | 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 Scholar |
| Author | Daniel Adams |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | John 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 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 216 pages |
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