The Most General School-assistant: Containing, a Complete System of Arithmetic: the Common and Useful Problems in Practical Geometry: the Methods Used in Taking the Dimensions of Artificers Work: Mensuration of All Kinds of Superficies and Solids, of Artificers Work, of Timber, and of Land: Together with Guaging, Bills of Parcels, &c. &c |
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... gone Learning is most Exelent Steal not this Book . housec and spen shan Book for four of for here you you See the owners name William Creatorex July 1834 ༈།། སསད་ ་ ༈ - THE MOST GENERAL SCHOOL - William Gructors his Book !! 35.
... gone Learning is most Exelent Steal not this Book . housec and spen shan Book for four of for here you you See the owners name William Creatorex July 1834 ༈།། སསད་ ་ ༈ - THE MOST GENERAL SCHOOL - William Gructors his Book !! 35.
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... Name , as 5 , or 5. And that a compound or mixt Number is one which is applied to feveral Names , every One whereof ... Name Quarters is known to be contained in the firft Name Yards four Times ; and fuch Numbers are said to be Nos , of ...
... Name , as 5 , or 5. And that a compound or mixt Number is one which is applied to feveral Names , every One whereof ... Name Quarters is known to be contained in the firft Name Yards four Times ; and fuch Numbers are said to be Nos , of ...
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... Name as make Note 1. When there are Names between the propofed and required , it is common to reduce the propofed to every next lefs or greater Name for the required One . And when a Compound Number is to be reduced to its loweft Name ...
... Name as make Note 1. When there are Names between the propofed and required , it is common to reduce the propofed to every next lefs or greater Name for the required One . And when a Compound Number is to be reduced to its loweft Name ...
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... Name . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce d . to the Fraction of a £ . Anfw . 5 6X12X20 1440 2. Reduce 1448 L. to the Fraction of a Penny Anfo . 5X20X12_1200 1440 = & d . 1440 3. Reduce 3 of a L. to the Fraction of a Moidore ? Anfw . 3 × 20s ...
... Name . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce d . to the Fraction of a £ . Anfw . 5 6X12X20 1440 2. Reduce 1448 L. to the Fraction of a Penny Anfo . 5X20X12_1200 1440 = & d . 1440 3. Reduce 3 of a L. to the Fraction of a Moidore ? Anfw . 3 × 20s ...
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... Name by dividing as in Reduction of Integers . But If it be a compound No. add Cyphers to the given No. of the lowest Denomination , and divide by fo many Units as make 1 of the next Higher : On the Left of the Quotient fet the given ...
... Name by dividing as in Reduction of Integers . But If it be a compound No. add Cyphers to the given No. of the lowest Denomination , and divide by fo many Units as make 1 of the next Higher : On the Left of the Quotient fet the given ...
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Page 82 - A cone is a solid figure described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides containing the right angle, which side remains fixed.
Page 6 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 24 - If a man perform a journey in 15 days when the days are 12 hours long, in how many will he do it when the days are but 10 hours long ? Ans.
Page 10 - RULE. Multiply the numerators together for the numerator, and the denominators together for the denominator of the required fraction.
Page 152 - If a footman travel 130 miles in 3 days, when the days are 12 hours long ; in how many days, of 10 hours each, may he travel 360 miles ? Ans. 9|f days. 5. If 120 bushels of corn can serve 14 horses 56 days, how many days will 94 bushels serve 6 horses?
Page 62 - How many strokes do the clocks of Venice, which go on to 24 o-clock, strike in the compass of a day?
Page 12 - When a decimal number is to be multiplied by 10, 100, 1000, &c., the multiplication may be made by removing the decimal point as many places to the right hand as there are ciphers in the multiplier, and if there be not so many figures on the right of the decimal point, supply the deficiency by annexing ciphers "10 l...
Page 5 - NOTE. — A fraction, strictly speaking, is less than a unit ; hence, if the numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator, it expresses a unit or more than a unit, and is therefore called an improper fraction. A mixed number is a whole number with a fraction; as, 7^, 5f.
Page 58 - ... be allowed to keep the remaining $70 ? Ans. 1 yr. 11 mo. 25 d., about. Another common but incorrect method. To find the time when several debts, due at different times, can be paid at once, without loss to either debtor or creditor, merchants usually Multiply each debt by the time to elapse before it is due, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts. Though this method is inaccurate it is easy, and experiment shows it may be employed without much error, to find the mean time...