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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... cent per annum ? 10. If £ 600 gain £ 45 in 18 months ; how much will £ 103 gain in 12 months ? BILLS OF PARCELS : A Bill is a written account of goods purchased , or work performed . A Bill of Parcels is that which is delivered with the ...
... cent per annum ? 10. If £ 600 gain £ 45 in 18 months ; how much will £ 103 gain in 12 months ? BILLS OF PARCELS : A Bill is a written account of goods purchased , or work performed . A Bill of Parcels is that which is delivered with the ...
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... for tare ; tret as usual ; and cloff 2 lb per hhd ? SIMPLE INTEREST . INTEREST is money paid for the loan of money . The principal is the sum of money lent . The rate per cent . is the sum to be TARE AND TRET - SIMPLE INTEREST . 57.
... for tare ; tret as usual ; and cloff 2 lb per hhd ? SIMPLE INTEREST . INTEREST is money paid for the loan of money . The principal is the sum of money lent . The rate per cent . is the sum to be TARE AND TRET - SIMPLE INTEREST . 57.
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Ireland commissioners of nat. educ Alexander Kennedy Isbister. The rate per cent . is the sum to be given for the loan of £ 100 . The amount is the principal and interest added together . Thus , if I get from a banker £ 100 at 5 per cent ...
Ireland commissioners of nat. educ Alexander Kennedy Isbister. The rate per cent . is the sum to be given for the loan of £ 100 . The amount is the principal and interest added together . Thus , if I get from a banker £ 100 at 5 per cent ...
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... cent . for one year , £ 16 , and divide by the num- ber of days in a year , 365 ; the quotient , £ 3 , 48. is the ... cent . per annum ? 12. What is the interest of £ 764 , 16s . for 9 weeks and 3 days , at 4 per cent . per annum ? 13 ...
... cent . for one year , £ 16 , and divide by the num- ber of days in a year , 365 ; the quotient , £ 3 , 48. is the ... cent . per annum ? 12. What is the interest of £ 764 , 16s . for 9 weeks and 3 days , at 4 per cent . per annum ? 13 ...
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... cent . per annum ? DISCOUNT . DISCOUNT is an allowance made for the payment of money before it is due . Thus , if a person passed me a bill for £ 105 , to be paid at the end of a year , and I wished money immediately , I might take it ...
... cent . per annum ? DISCOUNT . DISCOUNT is an allowance made for the payment of money before it is due . Thus , if a person passed me a bill for £ 105 , to be paid at the end of a year , and I wished money immediately , I might take it ...
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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.
Page 10 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
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.
Page 67 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.
Page 9 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
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...