Practical Mercantile Arithmetic: In which the Theory and Practice of Arithmetic are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated, by a Great Variety of Mercantile, Mechanical and Mathematical Problems |
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... cents , and found 6 cents ; how many How many are 17 and 8 ? cents had he in ... 75 and 7 ? 36 and 4 ? 11. John had 26 marbles , Thomas had 7 , and Charles 6 ... 75 , 5 and 8 .9 ? B FOURTH SERIES OF MENTAL EXAMPLES . 1. What is the SIMPLE ...
... cents , and found 6 cents ; how many How many are 17 and 8 ? cents had he in ... 75 and 7 ? 36 and 4 ? 11. John had 26 marbles , Thomas had 7 , and Charles 6 ... 75 , 5 and 8 .9 ? B FOURTH SERIES OF MENTAL EXAMPLES . 1. What is the SIMPLE ...
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... 75 dollars ; how many dollars did he give for the whole ? 10. A boy bought a dozen of oranges for 25 cents , a pound of raisins for 18 cents , a gallon of molasses at 28 cents ; how many cents did he give for the whole ? 11. A man sold ...
... 75 dollars ; how many dollars did he give for the whole ? 10. A boy bought a dozen of oranges for 25 cents , a pound of raisins for 18 cents , a gallon of molasses at 28 cents ; how many cents did he give for the whole ? 11. A man sold ...
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... cents , and lost all but 15 ; how many did he lose ? How many are 9 and 8 ... cents , and spent 18 , how many had he left ? 16. A boy sold his apples for 50 ... 75 of them ; how many had he left ? 19. A merchant bought 150 barrels of ...
... cents , and lost all but 15 ; how many did he lose ? How many are 9 and 8 ... cents , and spent 18 , how many had he left ? 16. A boy sold his apples for 50 ... 75 of them ; how many had he left ? 19. A merchant bought 150 barrels of ...
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... 75 ? 100 times 75 ? 1000 times 75 ? 15. What are 10 times 100 ? 100 times 100 ? 1000 times 100 ? 16. What are 10 times 1000 ? 100 times 1000 ? MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS FOR MENTAL EXERCISE . 1. John had 30 cents , and his father gave him ...
... 75 ? 100 times 75 ? 1000 times 75 ? 15. What are 10 times 100 ? 100 times 100 ? 1000 times 100 ? 16. What are 10 times 1000 ? 100 times 1000 ? MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS FOR MENTAL EXERCISE . 1. John had 30 cents , and his father gave him ...
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... 75 pipes of wine , each containing 126 gallons , and 175 hhds . of rum , each containing 63 gal- lons ; how many ... cents a pound ? 20520 lbs . is their wt . 14. If one box of sugar boxes weigh , and what will Ans . and they come to 184680 ...
... 75 pipes of wine , each containing 126 gallons , and 175 hhds . of rum , each containing 63 gal- lons ; how many ... cents a pound ? 20520 lbs . is their wt . 14. If one box of sugar boxes weigh , and what will Ans . and they come to 184680 ...
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Page 73 - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr.
Page 223 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 173 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 214 - ... it therefrom, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 214 - Multiply the square of the quotient by 300, calling it the triple square, and the quotient by 30, calling it the triple quotient, and the sum of these call the divisor. &. Seek how often the divisor may be had in the dividend, and place the result in the quotient.
Page 19 - Place the least number under the greatest, so that units may stand under units, tens under tens, &c. and draw a line under them. 2. Begin at the right hand, and take each figure in the lower line from the figure above it, and set down the remainder.
Page 209 - 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 59 - To divide a whole number by a fraction, — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator.
Page 74 - ... down the remainder under the column added, and carry the quotient to the next superior denomination, continuing the same to the last, which add, as in simple addition.
Page 71 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal. 31£ gallons ------ 1 barrel, - - - bar.