Cockers Arithmetick, perused by J. Hawkins1736 |
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... Queft . 2. A Man lent his Friend at feveral Times , these feveral Sums , vit . at one Time 63 1. at another Time 501. at another Time 48 1. at another Time 1561. Now I defire to know how much was lent him in all ? Set the Sums lent one ...
... Queft . 2. A Man lent his Friend at feveral Times , these feveral Sums , vit . at one Time 63 1. at another Time 501. at another Time 48 1. at another Time 1561. Now I defire to know how much was lent him in all ? Set the Sums lent one ...
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... Queft . What Difference is there between one Thing of 125 Foot long , and another of 66 Foot long ? 125 66 59 To refolve this Question , I first fet down the major or greater Number 125 , and under it the mi- nor or leffer Number 66 ...
... Queft . What Difference is there between one Thing of 125 Foot long , and another of 66 Foot long ? 125 66 59 To refolve this Question , I first fet down the major or greater Number 125 , and under it the mi- nor or leffer Number 66 ...
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... Queft . 3. An Obligation was written , a Book printed ,. a Child born , a Church built , or any other Thing made in the Year of our Lord 1572 , and now we ac- count the Year of our Lord 1687 , the Question is to know the Age of the faid ...
... Queft . 3. An Obligation was written , a Book printed ,. a Child born , a Church built , or any other Thing made in the Year of our Lord 1572 , and now we ac- count the Year of our Lord 1687 , the Question is to know the Age of the faid ...
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... Queft . 2. There is a fquare Battle , whofe Flank is 47 Men , and the Files 19 deep , what Number of Men doth that Battle contain ? Facit . 893 ; for multiplying 46 by 19 , the Product is 893 . Queft . 3. If any one Thing coft 4 ...
... Queft . 2. There is a fquare Battle , whofe Flank is 47 Men , and the Files 19 deep , what Number of Men doth that Battle contain ? Facit . 893 ; for multiplying 46 by 19 , the Product is 893 . Queft . 3. If any one Thing coft 4 ...
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Page 150 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 34 - The Multiplicand, or Number to be multiplied. Secondly, The Multiplier, or Number by which we multiply.
Page 51 - Cut off- as many figures from the right hand of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor. The remaining figures of the dividend will be the quotient, and those cut off the remainder.
Page 33 - Product may come forth, or be discovered. Or, Multiplication is the increasing of any one number by another ; so often as there are Units in that number, by which the other is increased, or by having two numbers given to find a third, which shall contain one of the numbers as many times as there are...
Page 87 - And if any three quantities, a, b, c, (2,4, 6,) be in arithmetical proportion, the double of the mean is equal to the sum of the extremes, r . THEOREM 2.
Page 41 - Quantity given, into any parts assigned ; Or to find how often one Number is Contained in another ; Or from any two Numbers given to find a third that...
Page 18 - ... gathering together and bringing of two numbers or more into one summe. Hodder. Addition teacheth you to add two or more sums together to make them one whole or total sum. Cocker. Addition is the Reduction of two, or more numbers of like kind together into one Sum or Total. Or it is that by which divers numbers are added together, to the end that the Sum or Total value of them all may be discovered. SUBTRACTION.
Page 26 - Inequality, excess, or difference between the numbers given, or Subtraction is that by which one number is taken out of another number given, to the end that the residue, or remainder may be known, which remainder is also called the rest, Remainder, or difference of the numbers given. MULTIPLICATION. Recorde. Multiplication is such an operation, that by two summes...
Page 4 - Number, or rather the Medium between increafing and decreafing Numbers, commonly called abfolute or whole...
Page 120 - If 8 cannons in one day spend 48 barrels of powder, I demand how many barrels 24 cannons will spend in 22 days ? Ans. 3168.