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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... share ? 66. A gentleman had an estate of 3,468 acres , for which he re- ceived per annum £ 879 , 16s . 8d .; how much was it let for per acre ? 67. A tax - gatherer collected £ 747 , 158. 6d . per month , the first six months of the ...
... share ? 66. A gentleman had an estate of 3,468 acres , for which he re- ceived per annum £ 879 , 16s . 8d .; how much was it let for per acre ? 67. A tax - gatherer collected £ 747 , 158. 6d . per month , the first six months of the ...
Page 65
... share the profits or losses , according to the terms of agreement . Case I - Partnership without time . RULE . - As the whole capital is to the whole gain or loss , so is each partner's stock to his share of the gain or loss . EXAMPLE ...
... share the profits or losses , according to the terms of agreement . Case I - Partnership without time . RULE . - As the whole capital is to the whole gain or loss , so is each partner's stock to his share of the gain or loss . EXAMPLE ...
Page 66
... share of the profit ? 2. Three merchants freight a ship to America : the value of the cargo was £ 2,640 ; of this £ 686 belonged to A ; £ 1,200 to B ; and the rest to C ; they lose upon the whole cargo £ 524 ; what is each merchant's share ...
... share of the profit ? 2. Three merchants freight a ship to America : the value of the cargo was £ 2,640 ; of this £ 686 belonged to A ; £ 1,200 to B ; and the rest to C ; they lose upon the whole cargo £ 524 ; what is each merchant's share ...
Page 104
... share ? 6. A person receives £ 750 for of his share of a mine worth £ 10000 , what fractional part of the whole was his share ? 7. After using of a cheese , of the remainder sold for £ 1 , 28. 5 d . , what was the whole cheese worth ? 8 ...
... share ? 6. A person receives £ 750 for of his share of a mine worth £ 10000 , what fractional part of the whole was his share ? 7. After using of a cheese , of the remainder sold for £ 1 , 28. 5 d . , what was the whole cheese worth ? 8 ...
Page 129
... shares , and the persons holding these are called shareholders or stockholders . These shares may be transferred from one person to another . When they are sold at their original value , they are said to be at par ; when sold above ...
... shares , and the persons holding these are called shareholders or stockholders . These shares may be transferred from one person to another . When they are sold at their original value , they are said to be at par ; when sold above ...
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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...