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... Gain 69 ters 138 SECT . 6. - Proportion Equation of Payments Single Rule of Three Double Rule of ' Three 70 Fall of Heavy Bodies 138 72 Pendulums 141 74 Mechanical Powers 142 78 SECT . 4. - Miscellaneous Fellowship 80 Alligation ...
... Gain 69 ters 138 SECT . 6. - Proportion Equation of Payments Single Rule of Three Double Rule of ' Three 70 Fall of Heavy Bodies 138 72 Pendulums 141 74 Mechanical Powers 142 78 SECT . 4. - Miscellaneous Fellowship 80 Alligation ...
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... gain ? Ans . $ 5.75 . 2. Take 1 mill from $ 100 , what remains ? 3. I bought 5 yds . of cloth at $ 5 a yard , and paid six 5 dollar bills ; who must receive change , and how much ? 4. A man bought 100 lbs . of wool at 33 cents a pound ...
... gain ? Ans . $ 5.75 . 2. Take 1 mill from $ 100 , what remains ? 3. I bought 5 yds . of cloth at $ 5 a yard , and paid six 5 dollar bills ; who must receive change , and how much ? 4. A man bought 100 lbs . of wool at 33 cents a pound ...
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... gain $ 10 on the whole ? Ans . $ 1.125 . 9. If 6s . make one dollar , how many dollars in 45s . ? 10. What is the quotient of 2 millionths divided by 1 mil lion ? Ans . 0.000000000002 . 11. What is the difference between 4 cts . and 7 ...
... gain $ 10 on the whole ? Ans . $ 1.125 . 9. If 6s . make one dollar , how many dollars in 45s . ? 10. What is the quotient of 2 millionths divided by 1 mil lion ? Ans . 0.000000000002 . 11. What is the difference between 4 cts . and 7 ...
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... gain ? 443 s . d . 4 12 3 7 6 Gain 1 4 9 We write the less number under the greater , so that pence shall stand under pence , shillings under shil- lings , and pounds under pounds ; we then begin at the right hand , but as we cannot ...
... gain ? 443 s . d . 4 12 3 7 6 Gain 1 4 9 We write the less number under the greater , so that pence shall stand under pence , shillings under shil- lings , and pounds under pounds ; we then begin at the right hand , but as we cannot ...
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... gain $ 0.045 , as many dollars will be required to gain $ 1.35 in 9 months , as the number of times 1.35 contains 0.045 and $ 1.35 $ 0.045 $ 30 . Ans . Hence , II . The time , rate and interest being given , to find the principal . RULE ...
... gain $ 0.045 , as many dollars will be required to gain $ 1.35 in 9 months , as the number of times 1.35 contains 0.045 and $ 1.35 $ 0.045 $ 30 . Ans . Hence , II . The time , rate and interest being given , to find the principal . RULE ...
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Page 82 - 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 89 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and 30.
Page 118 - PROBLEM II. The first term, the last term, and the number of terms given, to find the common difference. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms less 1 , and the quotient will be the common diffcrenct.
Page 111 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 94 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
Page 120 - Add together the most convenient indices to make an index less by 1 than the number expressing the place of the term sought. 3. Multiply the terms of the geometrical series together belonging to those indices, and make the product a dividend. 4. Raise...
Page 115 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 31 - 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 2 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 93 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.