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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... miles one day , and 9 miles the next ; how many in all ? How many are 18 and 8 ? 14. A young man entered college when he was 19 years old , and stayed 4 years ; how old was he then ? 15. A man earned 19 dollars , and a boy 7 dollars ...
... miles one day , and 9 miles the next ; how many in all ? How many are 18 and 8 ? 14. A young man entered college when he was 19 years old , and stayed 4 years ; how old was he then ? 15. A man earned 19 dollars , and a boy 7 dollars ...
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... miles in one day , 18 miles in another , 27 miles in another , and 31 miles in another ; how many miles did he travel in all ? 19. A boy bought an arithmetic for 35 cents , a slate for 26 cents , a spelling book for 28 cents , and a ...
... miles in one day , 18 miles in another , 27 miles in another , and 31 miles in another ; how many miles did he travel in all ? 19. A boy bought an arithmetic for 35 cents , a slate for 26 cents , a spelling book for 28 cents , and a ...
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... miles the first day , 45 miles the second , and continue to increase 10 miles each day , how many miles shall I be from home after travel- ling 5 days ? Ans . 275 . 14. There are 1760 yards in a mile ; how many yards will that boy ...
... miles the first day , 45 miles the second , and continue to increase 10 miles each day , how many miles shall I be from home after travel- ling 5 days ? Ans . 275 . 14. There are 1760 yards in a mile ; how many yards will that boy ...
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... miles , and travelled 30 miles the first day , and 40 miles the second ; how many miles must he travel on the third day to complete his journey ? 7. If I buy 70 acres of land of one man , and 40 acres of another , how many acres do I ...
... miles , and travelled 30 miles the first day , and 40 miles the second ; how many miles must he travel on the third day to complete his journey ? 7. If I buy 70 acres of land of one man , and 40 acres of another , how many acres do I ...
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... yards of cloth at 27 cents a yard , and 14 yards at 8 cents a yard ; what did she pay for the whole ? 18. What will 34 quintals of fish come to at 3 dollars a quintel ? 19. If a man travel 25 miles in one day 34 SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION .
... yards of cloth at 27 cents a yard , and 14 yards at 8 cents a yard ; what did she pay for the whole ? 18. What will 34 quintals of fish come to at 3 dollars a quintel ? 19. If a man travel 25 miles in one day 34 SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION .
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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.