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... share of merit , and agreeing in many respects with his own views of the subject . But , with reference to these , and of course to all others pre- ceding , he presumes the following will be found to contain some very valuable ...
... share of merit , and agreeing in many respects with his own views of the subject . But , with reference to these , and of course to all others pre- ceding , he presumes the following will be found to contain some very valuable ...
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... shares in a cotton manufactory , and a di- vidend of 3579 dollars is to be made out between them ; how much will each man receive ? Here it is evident that if we divide 3579 dollars into 13 equal parts , one of these parts will be the ...
... shares in a cotton manufactory , and a di- vidend of 3579 dollars is to be made out between them ; how much will each man receive ? Here it is evident that if we divide 3579 dollars into 13 equal parts , one of these parts will be the ...
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... share ? Ans . 50 . 16. A man has an annual income of $ 3555 ; how much may he spend per day , to lay up at the year's end $ 270 ? Ans . $ 9 . 17. If2760 men can do a piece of work in one day , how many days will it take 46 men to do the ...
... share ? Ans . 50 . 16. A man has an annual income of $ 3555 ; how much may he spend per day , to lay up at the year's end $ 270 ? Ans . $ 9 . 17. If2760 men can do a piece of work in one day , how many days will it take 46 men to do the ...
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... share ? and by how much ? Ans . A's share is greater by 2. Two men , A and B , have fruit together , of which A owns 3 , and B ; a third person ( C ) steps up and offers them 8 pieces of money , to partake equally with them of all the ...
... share ? and by how much ? Ans . A's share is greater by 2. Two men , A and B , have fruit together , of which A owns 3 , and B ; a third person ( C ) steps up and offers them 8 pieces of money , to partake equally with them of all the ...
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... share ? 1989 Ans . £ 1244 11s . 113d . 8. What costs a job of work performed by 3 men , if the first man per- form ... share is 3 of the whole ; how many owners to the ? and , if each man's share be worth $ 599 , what is the value of the ...
... share ? 1989 Ans . £ 1244 11s . 113d . 8. What costs a job of work performed by 3 men , if the first man per- form ... share is 3 of the whole ; how many owners to the ? and , if each man's share be worth $ 599 , what is the value of the ...
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Page 76 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 37 - OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 147 - The power is applied to the circumference of the wheel, and the weight to the circumference of the axle.
Page 131 - Multiply together the powers belonging to those indices, and their product, multiplied by the first term, will be the term sought. 2. If the first term be 5, and the ratio 3, what is the 8th term ? Powers of the ratio, with U g 3_ + * — 2187 X 5 first their indices over them. ) <3, ,9, 27
Page 103 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 133 - Raise the ratio to a power whose index is equal to the number of terms, from which subtract 1 ; divide the remainder by the ratio, less 1, and the quotient, multiplied by the first term, will be the answer.
Page 114 - When first the marriage knot was tied Betwixt my wife and me, My age did hers as far exceed As three times three does three ; , But when ten years and half ten years We man and wife had been, Her age came up as near to mine As eight is to sixteen. Now tell me, I pray, What were our ages on the wedding-day...