First book of arithmetic for the use of schools. [With] Key. High-school ed., ed. with additional examples [&c.] by A.K. Isbister |
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... aliquot parts of Money 50 Addition Table Multiplication Table Pence Table Signs used in Arithmetic Money Table of Weights 50 Numeration 11 Compound Interest 62 Notation 12 Barter 63 Simple Addition 12 Profit and Loss 64 Subtraction 15 ...
... aliquot parts of Money 50 Addition Table Multiplication Table Pence Table Signs used in Arithmetic Money Table of Weights 50 Numeration 11 Compound Interest 62 Notation 12 Barter 63 Simple Addition 12 Profit and Loss 64 Subtraction 15 ...
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... aliquot part of a greater , when the less number is contained in the greater any number of times without leaving any remainder : thus 3 is the aliquot part of 9 or of 15 , and 4 of 16 or of 20 . TABLE OF ALIQUOT PARTS . Of a Pound . s ...
... aliquot part of a greater , when the less number is contained in the greater any number of times without leaving any remainder : thus 3 is the aliquot part of 9 or of 15 , and 4 of 16 or of 20 . TABLE OF ALIQUOT PARTS . Of a Pound . s ...
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... aliquot part of a pound , divide by the aliquot part . What is the price of 467 yards of cloth , at 7s . per yard ? How much do 684 lb of tea come to at 88. per Ib ? 467 684 7 8 2,0 ) 326,9 2,0 ) 547,2 £ 163 , 98. Ans . £ 273 , 128. Ans ...
... aliquot part of a pound , divide by the aliquot part . What is the price of 467 yards of cloth , at 7s . per yard ? How much do 684 lb of tea come to at 88. per Ib ? 467 684 7 8 2,0 ) 326,9 2,0 ) 547,2 £ 163 , 98. Ans . £ 273 , 128. Ans ...
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... aliquot part . If it be not an aliquot part , multiply by the shillings , and take aliquot parts of a shilling for the pence and farthings . What is the price of 964 Ib of tea , 52 PRACTICE .
... aliquot part . If it be not an aliquot part , multiply by the shillings , and take aliquot parts of a shilling for the pence and farthings . What is the price of 964 Ib of tea , 52 PRACTICE .
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... aliquot parts for the rest . What is the value of 248 chests of tea at £ 9 , 178. 8d . per chest . £ s . d . Or thus : - 248 0 0 = price of 248 ch . 9 £ s . d . at £ 1 . £ s . d . 248 0 0 = price of 248 ch . 9 at £ 1 . 2232 0 0 248 ch ...
... aliquot parts for the rest . What is the value of 248 chests of tea at £ 9 , 178. 8d . per chest . £ s . d . Or thus : - 248 0 0 = price of 248 ch . 9 £ s . d . at £ 1 . £ s . d . 248 0 0 = price of 248 ch . 9 at £ 1 . 2232 0 0 248 ch ...
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A's share acres aliquot amount annum avoirdupois bill Bought brokerage bushels cent cloff COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS common denominator compound fractions compound interest contained cost crown cyphers decimal places digit discount divide dividend divisible divisor drams EXAMPLE 2.-Reduce farthings feet find a fourth Find the value four hundred fourth proportional furlongs gain gallons given number gross guineas hhds horses I.-When Illustrations and Vignette improper fractions inches lb 9 oz lb of sugar LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE lowest terms miles mixed number months multiplicand Multiply ounce pair perches pound quantity quotient recurring decimals Reduce the following remainder roods RULE.-Multiply shillings Six full-page Illustrations sold square root subtract tare TARE AND TRET thousand seven hundred thousandths tons tret troy TROY WEIGHT Vignette Title-page vulgar fraction week weight whole number worth yards of cloth
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Page 92 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
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Page 79 - 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. If...
Page 96 - 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.
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Page 69 - Find a common measure, by dividing the greater term by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor' by the last remainder, till nothing remains, the last divisor is the common measure.* 2. Divide both of the terms of the fraction by the common measure, and the quotients will make the fraction required. • *Tofmd the greatest common measure...