The Complete Practical Arithmetician: Containing Several New and Useful Improvements. Adapted to the Use of Schools and Private Tuition |
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... according to Vossius , flourished about the year of Christ 1370 ; or , according to Kircher , 1270 , and this was long after the Arabian Notation was known in Europe . For , Dr. Wallis proves , by many good authorities , that the ...
... according to Vossius , flourished about the year of Christ 1370 ; or , according to Kircher , 1270 , and this was long after the Arabian Notation was known in Europe . For , Dr. Wallis proves , by many good authorities , that the ...
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... according to the order in which they stand in the work , and the sum will be equal to the dividend . Another method . Cast away the nines in the divisor and quo tient , take their product , and cast away the nines , to which add the ...
... according to the order in which they stand in the work , and the sum will be equal to the dividend . Another method . Cast away the nines in the divisor and quo tient , take their product , and cast away the nines , to which add the ...
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... according to a statute of excise made in the year 1689 . TABLE XI . ALE AND BEER MEASURE in the Country . 2 Pints 282 Cubic inches , or 4 quarts 8 Gallons make 1 Quart . 1 Gallon . 17 Gallons 34 Gallons 51 Gallons 1 Firkin . 1 Kilderkin ...
... according to a statute of excise made in the year 1689 . TABLE XI . ALE AND BEER MEASURE in the Country . 2 Pints 282 Cubic inches , or 4 quarts 8 Gallons make 1 Quart . 1 Gallon . 17 Gallons 34 Gallons 51 Gallons 1 Firkin . 1 Kilderkin ...
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... According to the Julian account , which was used in England before the year 1752 , the year consists of 365 days for three years successively , and 366 days every fourth , or 365 days at a mean ; and the solar year , according to the ...
... According to the Julian account , which was used in England before the year 1752 , the year consists of 365 days for three years successively , and 366 days every fourth , or 365 days at a mean ; and the solar year , according to the ...
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... according to the rule , they stand thus , 322lb .: 1610 pence :: 1428lb .: 7140 pence . Now , if 1lb . had cost 1610 pence , it is clear that 1428lb , would have cost 1428 times 1610 pence ; therefore the second and third terms must ...
... according to the rule , they stand thus , 322lb .: 1610 pence :: 1428lb .: 7140 pence . Now , if 1lb . had cost 1610 pence , it is clear that 1428lb , would have cost 1428 times 1610 pence ; therefore the second and third terms must ...
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Page 290 - Ratio is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, the comparison being made by considering what multiple, part, or parts, one quantity is of the other.
Page 24 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 148 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 216 - Multiplier. 2. Multiply each term in the Multiplicand (beginning at the lowest) by the feet in the Multiplier...
Page 210 - To extract the Square Root of a Vulgar Fraction. RULE, Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, then extract the square root of the numerator for a new numerator, and the square root of the denominator for a new denominator.
Page 92 - ... each other ; observing to increase the first figure of every line with what would arise by carrying 1 from 5 to 15, 2 from 15 to 25, &c.
Page 234 - When any number of terms is continued in Geometrical Progression, the product of the two extremes will be equal to...
Page 66 - Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number which will divide them without a remainder, and the quotients again in the same manner ; and so on, till it appears...
Page 69 - Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a common denominator.
Page 202 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...