The Complete Practical Arithmetician: Containing Several New and Useful Improvements. Adapted to the Use of Schools and Private Tuition |
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... amount to the same sum , when placed regularly one under another , whichever line or row of figures stands uppermost . 3. Dr. Wallis , in his Arithmetic , gives the following rule to prove a simple addition sum . Add the figures in the ...
... amount to the same sum , when placed regularly one under another , whichever line or row of figures stands uppermost . 3. Dr. Wallis , in his Arithmetic , gives the following rule to prove a simple addition sum . Add the figures in the ...
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... amounts to 10 guineas : for what sum must he draw upon his employer to clear the account ? ( 51. ) R of Rotterdam is debtor to H of Hull for fifty firkins of butter , 75 guineas ; for 15 pieces of Yorkshire cloth , £ 215 11s . 10d ...
... amounts to 10 guineas : for what sum must he draw upon his employer to clear the account ? ( 51. ) R of Rotterdam is debtor to H of Hull for fifty firkins of butter , 75 guineas ; for 15 pieces of Yorkshire cloth , £ 215 11s . 10d ...
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... amount of £ 50 , goods to the amount of £ 350 14s . 9d . , his household furniture was worth £ 24 11s . his book - debts amounted to £ 94 148. 8d . If these things were faithfully given up to his creditors , what did they lose by him ...
... amount of £ 50 , goods to the amount of £ 350 14s . 9d . , his household furniture was worth £ 24 11s . his book - debts amounted to £ 94 148. 8d . If these things were faithfully given up to his creditors , what did they lose by him ...
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... variety of easy examples , exercising the Rule of Three , will be found by referring to Part III . Class II . & c . of the Bills of Parcels . ( 16. ) A bankrupt's effects amount to 1000 guineas F 2 PART I. ] 51 THE RULE OF THREE DIRECT .
... variety of easy examples , exercising the Rule of Three , will be found by referring to Part III . Class II . & c . of the Bills of Parcels . ( 16. ) A bankrupt's effects amount to 1000 guineas F 2 PART I. ] 51 THE RULE OF THREE DIRECT .
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... amount to 1000 guineas . His debts amount to 25471. 14s . 9d . , what will his cre- ditors receive in the pound ? ( 17. ) The rental of a village is 47147. 11s . 10d . A tax of 117. 178. 3 d . is to be made for the support of the poor ...
... amount to 1000 guineas . His debts amount to 25471. 14s . 9d . , what will his cre- ditors receive in the pound ? ( 17. ) The rental of a village is 47147. 11s . 10d . A tax of 117. 178. 3 d . is to be made for the support of the poor ...
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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...