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... rules of the science , and furnish the pupil with familiar and suitable examples ; if it should , in these respects ... rule . The three last cases in Vulgar Fractions , and Combination of Numbers , are also omitted ; the uselessness of ...
... rules of the science , and furnish the pupil with familiar and suitable examples ; if it should , in these respects ... rule . The three last cases in Vulgar Fractions , and Combination of Numbers , are also omitted ; the uselessness of ...
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... RULE . Place the less number under the greater , with units un- der units , & c . Begin at the right hand , and take the va- lue of the lower figure from that above it , and set down the remainder ; but if the lower figure be the ...
... RULE . Place the less number under the greater , with units un- der units , & c . Begin at the right hand , and take the va- lue of the lower figure from that above it , and set down the remainder ; but if the lower figure be the ...
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... RULE , Place the multiplier under the unit figure of the multi- plicand ; multiply the several figures in succession ; set down . the units , and carry the tens , setting down the whole result at the last , If the multiplier exceed 12 ...
... RULE , Place the multiplier under the unit figure of the multi- plicand ; multiply the several figures in succession ; set down . the units , and carry the tens , setting down the whole result at the last , If the multiplier exceed 12 ...
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... RULE . Multiply by each figure , as in the last case , omitting ci- phers , and put the first figure of the product directly under its multiplier ; the sum of these will be the product required . Ciphers to the right of the factors ...
... RULE . Multiply by each figure , as in the last case , omitting ci- phers , and put the first figure of the product directly under its multiplier ; the sum of these will be the product required . Ciphers to the right of the factors ...
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... RULE . See how often the divisor is contained in the fewest left hand figures of the dividend , and place the quotient figure under ; if any remain , conceive it to be prefixed to the next figure of the dividend , and see how often the ...
... RULE . See how often the divisor is contained in the fewest left hand figures of the dividend , and place the quotient figure under ; if any remain , conceive it to be prefixed to the next figure of the dividend , and see how often the ...
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Page 159 - Involve the root to the next inferior power to that which is given, and multiply, it by the number denoting the given power, for a divisor.
Page 109 - As the whole sum of the products is to the whole gain or loss, so is each man's particular product to his particular share of the loss or gain.* EXAMPLES.
Page 165 - In any continued geometrical progression, the product of the two extremes is equal to the product of any two means that are equally distant from them, or equal to the square of the middle term when there is an uneven number of terms.
Page 95 - ... 2. What principal at interest for 10 years, at 6 per cent, per annum, will amount to 1300L.?
Page 222 - When first the marriage knot was ty'd Between my wife and me ; My age was to that of my bride, As three times three to three ; But now when ten and half ten years, We man and wife have been, Her age to mine exactly bears As eight is to sixteen ; Now tell, I pray, from what I've said, What were our ages when we wed...
Page 117 - Thirty days after sight of this my first of exchange, second and third of like tenor and date not paid, pay to Samuel Sims, or order, four hundred and fifty-two pounds, ten shillings and sixpence sterling, value received, which place to account of Peter Simpson.
Page 103 - What difference is there between the interest of 5Q(H. at 5 per cent. for 12 years, and the discount of the same sum, at the same rate, and for the same time ? Jlns.
Page 64 - If a staff 4 feet long cast a shade (on level ground) 7 feet long, what is the height of a steeple whose shade at the same time is 198 feet ? Ans.
Page 151 - If the errors be alike, ie both too much, or both too little, take their difference for a divisor, and the difference of the products for a dividend: but if the errors be unlike, take their sum for a divisor, and the sum of the products for a dividend.
Page 69 - If 10 bushels of oats be sufficient for 18 horses 20 days, how many bushels will serve 60 horses 36 days ? Ans.