Arithmetic Modernised: Or, A Complete System of Arithmetic, Adapted to Modern Practice: With Notes, Explaining the Foundation of the Rules, and the Best Methods of Applying Them: and Copious Illustrations of Commercial Subjects. For the Use of Schools |
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... silver in 76498 dwt . ? 14. How many lbs . of gold in 815731 grains ? 15. How many cwt . in 325419 drams ? 16. How many tons in 756975 lbs . ? 17. How many cwt . in 8653 lbs . ? 18. How many acres in 75767 square yards ? 19. How many ...
... silver in 76498 dwt . ? 14. How many lbs . of gold in 815731 grains ? 15. How many cwt . in 325419 drams ? 16. How many tons in 756975 lbs . ? 17. How many cwt . in 8653 lbs . ? 18. How many acres in 75767 square yards ? 19. How many ...
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... silver at 5/4 per oz . ? 31. A labourer receives 1/10 every work - day , what do his wages amount to in a year ? 32. When flax sells at 45 guilders ( each 2/14 ) per cwt . what is the price per lb. ? 33. A labourer receives 2/2 a - day ...
... silver at 5/4 per oz . ? 31. A labourer receives 1/10 every work - day , what do his wages amount to in a year ? 32. When flax sells at 45 guilders ( each 2/14 ) per cwt . what is the price per lb. ? 33. A labourer receives 2/2 a - day ...
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... silver plate , out of which he makes 2 tankards , weighing 8 lb. 4 oz . 10 dwt . 4 gr .; 3 dozen spoons , weighing 5 ... silver remains un- wrought ? 15. From a piece of broad - cloth there was sold to A. 3 yds . 3 qr . 2 nls . , to B. 7 ...
... silver plate , out of which he makes 2 tankards , weighing 8 lb. 4 oz . 10 dwt . 4 gr .; 3 dozen spoons , weighing 5 ... silver remains un- wrought ? 15. From a piece of broad - cloth there was sold to A. 3 yds . 3 qr . 2 nls . , to B. 7 ...
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... silver being coined into 66 shillings ? 22. What is the weight of a guinea , and of a sovereign , 1 lb. of gold being coined into 44 guineas ? 23. Find the value of a grain of gold at £ 4 per oz . 24. By selling a puncheon of rum ...
... silver being coined into 66 shillings ? 22. What is the weight of a guinea , and of a sovereign , 1 lb. of gold being coined into 44 guineas ? 23. Find the value of a grain of gold at £ 4 per oz . 24. By selling a puncheon of rum ...
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... silver at 5/6 , 9 oz . at 5/4 , and 8 oz . at 5/3 , were melt- ed together , what would the composition be worth per oz . ? 27. How many crowns , half - crowns , and sixpences , and of each an equal number , are in £ 20 ? 28. Bought a ...
... silver at 5/6 , 9 oz . at 5/4 , and 8 oz . at 5/3 , were melt- ed together , what would the composition be worth per oz . ? 27. How many crowns , half - crowns , and sixpences , and of each an equal number , are in £ 20 ? 28. Bought a ...
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acres allowed amount annex annuity avoirdupois banco boll bought called ciphers column commission per cent common denominator compound interest contains cube cubic inches currency debt decimal places deduct denotes discount Divide dividend divisor Edinburgh ells equal EXAMPLE EXERCISES expense of insuring farthings feet Find the expense Find the interest Find the value firlots gallons given number grains guilders Hamburgh hhds improper fraction least common multiple least terms London lower denomination measure miles milree Mult multiplicand multiply Note number of days number of months paid payable payment piastre pounds pounds Sterling premium present value quantity quotient rate of interest receive reckoning Reduce remainder Remark repeating figures repetend right hand figure rixdollar root RULE Scotch sell shillings ship sold square Sterling money subtract sugar tare troy vulgar fraction weight whole numbers write yards
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Page 85 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 163 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 123 - Multiply this complete divisor by the last figure of the root, subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next group for a new dividend.
Page 63 - If the numerator and denominator of a fraction be both multiplied or both divided by the same number, the value of the fraction is not altered.
Page 94 - Multiply each debt by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts. The quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 130 - ... small statue, the head of which is 97 feet from the summit of the higher, and 86 feet from the top of the lower column, the base of which measures just 76 feet to the centre of the figure's base Required the distance between the tops of the two columns ? Ans.
Page 166 - Thirty days hath September, April, June and November: All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone, Which has only eight and a score Till leap-year gives it one day more. The previous critics who have studied this poem, Coleridge among them, have failed to explain what we may describe as its fundamental dynamic.
Page 120 - The root of any number, or power, is such a number, as .being multiplied into itself a certain number of times, will produce that power. Thus, 2 is the square root or...
Page 53 - If four quantities are proportional, the quotient of the first divided by the second, is equal to the quotient of the third divided by the fourth. (Alg. 364.) Thus, if a : b : : c : d, then |=|, and"=^.
Page 62 - An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator...