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... sold 18 pipes , containing 2268 gallons- how many pipes and gallons were left ? Answer .......... 6 pipes , 756 gallons 9. A bond for £ .1087 . on which was interest due .224 . payments endorsed thereon for .487 . and .572 . what sum is ...
... sold 18 pipes , containing 2268 gallons- how many pipes and gallons were left ? Answer .......... 6 pipes , 756 gallons 9. A bond for £ .1087 . on which was interest due .224 . payments endorsed thereon for .487 . and .572 . what sum is ...
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... Sold 6 casks of sugar , 3 of which weighed 978lb . tare each cask 38lb . the others each 1056lb . tare each 45lb . required the neat weight in lbs . Answer .......... 5853lbs . 6. What sum of money must be divided among 36 men , so that ...
... Sold 6 casks of sugar , 3 of which weighed 978lb . tare each cask 38lb . the others each 1056lb . tare each 45lb . required the neat weight in lbs . Answer .......... 5853lbs . 6. What sum of money must be divided among 36 men , so that ...
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... Sold the following articles , viz . a salver , weighing 52oz . 6dwt . 18gr . two basons , each 12oz . 5dwt . 20gr . three pair of salts , each 50z . 10dwt . 14gr . a cream pot , 5oz . 18dwt . a tankard , 33oz . 12gr . and one dozen ...
... Sold the following articles , viz . a salver , weighing 52oz . 6dwt . 18gr . two basons , each 12oz . 5dwt . 20gr . three pair of salts , each 50z . 10dwt . 14gr . a cream pot , 5oz . 18dwt . a tankard , 33oz . 12gr . and one dozen ...
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... Sold 6 hogsheads of molasses ; No. 1 , contains 109gal . 3qt . 1pt . No. 2 , 114gal . 1pt . No. 3 , 98gal . 2qt . No. 4 , 106gal . 1qt . 1pt . No. 5 , 102gal . 2qt . 1pt . No. 6 , 112gal . 2qt . how many gallons were there ? Answer ...
... Sold 6 hogsheads of molasses ; No. 1 , contains 109gal . 3qt . 1pt . No. 2 , 114gal . 1pt . No. 3 , 98gal . 2qt . No. 4 , 106gal . 1qt . 1pt . No. 5 , 102gal . 2qt . 1pt . No. 6 , 112gal . 2qt . how many gallons were there ? Answer ...
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... . From four pieces of cloth , each 27yd . 2qr . 3n . having sold 87 yd . 3gr . 2n . how many yards - are left ? Answer ... .......... 22yd . 3qr . 2n . 7. From 5 yards of cloth cutting 2yds . 2qrs 36 THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR'S ASSISTANT .
... . From four pieces of cloth , each 27yd . 2qr . 3n . having sold 87 yd . 3gr . 2n . how many yards - are left ? Answer ... .......... 22yd . 3qr . 2n . 7. From 5 yards of cloth cutting 2yds . 2qrs 36 THE AMERICAN PRECEPTOR'S ASSISTANT .
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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.
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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.
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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.