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... merchant's to £ 107 11s . 3d . , his corn.chandler's to £ 75 , his tallow - chandler's to £ 27 11s . 6d . , his cheese- monger's to 35 guineas , to his cabinet - maker are owing 315 guineas , also for rent , servant's wages , & c . he ...
... merchant's to £ 107 11s . 3d . , his corn.chandler's to £ 75 , his tallow - chandler's to £ 27 11s . 6d . , his cheese- monger's to 35 guineas , to his cabinet - maker are owing 315 guineas , also for rent , servant's wages , & c . he ...
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... merchant in London bought 59 tuus of port- wine for 50 guineas per hhd .; the freight thereof from Oporto to London cost 471. 10s . , the loading and un- loading 77. 10s . , custom 24l . , charges 52 THE RULE OF THREE DIRECT .
... merchant in London bought 59 tuus of port- wine for 50 guineas per hhd .; the freight thereof from Oporto to London cost 471. 10s . , the loading and un- loading 77. 10s . , custom 24l . , charges 52 THE RULE OF THREE DIRECT .
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... merchant bonght 22 cwt . of pepper , and 174 cwt . of ginger ; the pepper cost him 147. 19s . 7d . per cwt . the ginger 127. 17s . 6d . What is the whole value of pepper and of the ginger , and what must each be sold for per ounce ...
... merchant bonght 22 cwt . of pepper , and 174 cwt . of ginger ; the pepper cost him 147. 19s . 7d . per cwt . the ginger 127. 17s . 6d . What is the whole value of pepper and of the ginger , and what must each be sold for per ounce ...
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... merchant began the world with a capital of 10,000l .; he gained 10,0007 . in 5 years by trading to Russia , and 10,000l . in 8 years by trading to America ; but he spent 10,000l . every 2 years in gaming and ex- travagance . How many ...
... merchant began the world with a capital of 10,000l .; he gained 10,0007 . in 5 years by trading to Russia , and 10,000l . in 8 years by trading to America ; but he spent 10,000l . every 2 years in gaming and ex- travagance . How many ...
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... merchants and tradesmen , being an easy and concise method of working most questions that occur in trade and business , and is only a contraction of the Rule of Three , when the first term is an unit . A Table of the aliquot Parts of ...
... merchants and tradesmen , being an easy and concise method of working most questions that occur in trade and business , and is only a contraction of the Rule of Three , when the first term is an unit . A Table of the aliquot Parts of ...
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Page 282 - 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 22 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 65 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of...
Page 144 - 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 65 - To reduce an improper fraction to its equivalent whole or mixed number. RULE. — Divide the numerator by the denominator, and the quotient will be the whole or mixed number sought.
Page 91 - ... from the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 65 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 202 - 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 90 - ... 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 64 - Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number, that will divide them without a remainder, and...