A Short System of Practical Arithmetic: Compiled from the Best Authorities; to which is Annexed a Short Plan of Book-keeping. The Whole Designed for the Use of Schools |
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... Bought of Francis Fairdealer ; at $ 2 , 15c . per f . 28 of Green Tea , 41. of Coffee , 34. of Loaf Sugar , 13 cwt . of Malaga Raisins , 35 firkins of Butter , 27 pairs of Worsted Hose , 94 bushels of Oats , 29 pairs of Men's Shoes ...
... Bought of Francis Fairdealer ; at $ 2 , 15c . per f . 28 of Green Tea , 41. of Coffee , 34. of Loaf Sugar , 13 cwt . of Malaga Raisins , 35 firkins of Butter , 27 pairs of Worsted Hose , 94 bushels of Oats , 29 pairs of Men's Shoes ...
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... Bought a quantity of goods for £ 125 10s .; paid for truckage forty - five shillings , for freight seventy - nine shil- lings and sixpence , for duties thirty - five shillings and ten pence ; and my expenses were fifty - three shillings ...
... Bought a quantity of goods for £ 125 10s .; paid for truckage forty - five shillings , for freight seventy - nine shil- lings and sixpence , for duties thirty - five shillings and ten pence ; and my expenses were fifty - three shillings ...
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... bought of a silversmith , dishes to the weight of 23 6oz . 5dwt .; plates 41. 7oz . 17dwt .; spoons 12. 15dwt .; salts 2ft . 7oz .; waiters 13 .; and tankards 7. 17dwt . ; — what weight of plate did he buy in all ? Ans . 99. 10oz ...
... bought of a silversmith , dishes to the weight of 23 6oz . 5dwt .; plates 41. 7oz . 17dwt .; spoons 12. 15dwt .; salts 2ft . 7oz .; waiters 13 .; and tankards 7. 17dwt . ; — what weight of plate did he buy in all ? Ans . 99. 10oz ...
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... bought four parcels of cloth , the first of which contains 25yds . 3qrs .; the 2d , 37yds . 2qrs . 3na .; the 3d , 14yds . Ina .; and the 4th , 23yds .; I desire to be informed by you how many yards are in them all ? Ans . 100yds . 2qrs ...
... bought four parcels of cloth , the first of which contains 25yds . 3qrs .; the 2d , 37yds . 2qrs . 3na .; the 3d , 14yds . Ina .; and the 4th , 23yds .; I desire to be informed by you how many yards are in them all ? Ans . 100yds . 2qrs ...
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... Bought of A 14cor . 1727sol . in . of wood ; of B 19cor . 127sol . ft .; of C 7cor . 98ft . 1101in .; of D 9cor .; and of E 63ft . 1210in .; how much did I buy in all ? Ans . 51c . 34ft . 582in . or 51c . 24ft . + Wood Measure , DRY ...
... Bought of A 14cor . 1727sol . in . of wood ; of B 19cor . 127sol . ft .; of C 7cor . 98ft . 1101in .; of D 9cor .; and of E 63ft . 1210in .; how much did I buy in all ? Ans . 51c . 34ft . 582in . or 51c . 24ft . + Wood Measure , DRY ...
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2qrs 3qrs 3qts acres amount annex annum answer APPLICATION Bought breadth bushels called cask ciphers circumference compound interest contain cord cost cube cubic David Davis denominator diameter difference dimes divide the product dividend division divisor dollars DRY MEASURE ells equal errours EXAMPLES farthings Federal Money feet long figure frustum gain gallons geometrical series given number given sum Hallowell hogsheads hundred improper fraction inches integer Jonathan Worth last product length less lowest terms miles mills mixed number months multiplicand multiply New-England currency NOTE number of terms payment pence pound sterling pounds present worth principal proportion quantity quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder right hand rods Rule of Three RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply shillings sold solid content square root stick of timber subtract tare tret triangle TROY WEIGHT VULGAR FRACTIONS whole numbers wine yards
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Page 152 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page ii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 180 - To the remainder, bring down the first figure in the next period, and call it the dividend. 4. 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 135 - Subtract the principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the compound interest. EXAMPLES.
Page 186 - ... sought. 3. Multiply the terms of the geometrical series together belonging to those indices, and make the product a dividend, 4. Raise the first term to a power whose index is one less than the number of the terms multiplied, and make the result a divisor. 5. Divide, and the quotient is the term sought. EXAMPLES. 4. If the first of a geometrical series be 4, and the ratio 3, what is the 7th term ? 0, 1, 2, 3, Indices.
Page xv - Write down the numbers, the less under the greater, placing units under units, tens under tens, &c. and draw a line under them.
Page 122 - As the sum of the several products, Is to the whole gain or loss ; So is each man's particular product, To his particular share of the gain or loss.
Page 113 - If 8 men can build a wall 20 feet long, 6 feet high and 4 feet thick, in 12 days ; in what time will 24 men build one 200 feet long, 8 feet high, and 6 feet thick ? 8 : 12 : : 20x6x4 24: 200x8x6 80 (lays, Jlns.
Page 138 - DISCOUNT. DISCOUNT is an allowance made for the payment of any sum of money before it becomes due, and is the difference between that sum, due sometime hence, and its present worth. The present worth of any sum or debt due some time hence, is such a...
Page 215 - The frustum of a pyramid is what remains after the top is cut off by a plane parallel to the base, and is...