The Juvenile Arithmetick, and Scholar's Guide: Illustrated with Familiar Questions and Containing Numerous Examples in Federal Money, to which is Added a Short System of Book Keeping |
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... barrels of flour , and paid 40 dollars ; of another 20 barrels of cider , for which he paid 60 dollars , and 20 barrels of sugar at 450 dollars ; and of another 95 barrels of salt at 570. How many barrels did he buy , and how much money ...
... barrels of flour , and paid 40 dollars ; of another 20 barrels of cider , for which he paid 60 dollars , and 20 barrels of sugar at 450 dollars ; and of another 95 barrels of salt at 570. How many barrels did he buy , and how much money ...
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... barrel of flour for 10 dollars , a barrel of molasses for 29 dollars , and a barrel of rum for 36 dollars . How much did he pay for all the arti- cles ? Ans . 75 dollars . 4. A man bought a chaise for 175 dollars , and to pay for it ...
... barrel of flour for 10 dollars , a barrel of molasses for 29 dollars , and a barrel of rum for 36 dollars . How much did he pay for all the arti- cles ? Ans . 75 dollars . 4. A man bought a chaise for 175 dollars , and to pay for it ...
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... barrels of cider worth , at three dollars a barrel ? 8. If you give four cents for a yard of tape , how many cents will buy three yards ? 9. If I put in your pocket five apples at three differ- ent times , how many apples will you have ...
... barrels of cider worth , at three dollars a barrel ? 8. If you give four cents for a yard of tape , how many cents will buy three yards ? 9. If I put in your pocket five apples at three differ- ent times , how many apples will you have ...
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... barrels of sugar , each contain- How many pounds do they all con- Ans . 3072 . 3. How far will a man travel in a year , allowing the year to contain 365 days , if he travel 40 miles per day ? Ans . 14600 miles . 4. In one hogshead are ...
... barrels of sugar , each contain- How many pounds do they all con- Ans . 3072 . 3. How far will a man travel in a year , allowing the year to contain 365 days , if he travel 40 miles per day ? Ans . 14600 miles . 4. In one hogshead are ...
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... barrel can be bought for 1512 dollars ? Ans . 216 barrels . 3. If 1600 bushels of corn are to be divided equally among 40 men , how much is that a piece ? Ans . 40 bushels . 4. The salary of the President of the United States is 25000 ...
... barrel can be bought for 1512 dollars ? Ans . 216 barrels . 3. If 1600 bushels of corn are to be divided equally among 40 men , how much is that a piece ? Ans . 40 bushels . 4. The salary of the President of the United States is 25000 ...
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acres added aliquot amount annum Answer apples barrels bushels called circumference column common denominator common difference compound interest contained cost cube root cubick currency cyphers decimal diameter different denominations divide dividend Division divisor dollars and cents DRY MEASURE Duodecimals equal EXAMPLES exceed 12 farthings Federal Money five four fourth gain gallons George Whipple given number gross hogshead hundred improper fraction inches Juvenile Arithmetick lars length lowest terms MEASURE merchant bought miles mills mixed number months multiply the sum neat weight number of terms ounce paid payment pence pints pounds principal proceed quantity quarts quotient rate per cent Reduce remainder resolvend right hand figures Rule of Three shillings solid feet square root subtract sugar tare Tare and Tret third tret Troy Weight vulgar fraction whole number worth yards of cloth
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Page 149 - ... from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend.
Page 7 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 22 - Simple Division teaches to find how often one number is contained in another of the same denomination, and thereby performs the work of many subtractions.
Page 56 - ... by the number which it takes of this denomination to make one of -the next higher, set down the remainder, and carry the quotient to the next denomination...
Page 137 - Ans. 4$ per cent CASE 7. To find the time, when the principal, amount, and rate per cent, are given. RULE.
Page 85 - 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 85 - 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 86 - 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. 1. Reduce f of 5 to a simple fraction.
Page 48 - And every other thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 139 - COMPUTE the interest on the principal sum, from the time when the interest commenced to the first time when a payment was made, which exceeds either alone or in conjunction with the preceding payments (if any) the interest at that time due: add that interest to the principal, and from the sum subtract the payment made at that time, together with the preceding payments (if any) and the remainder forms a new principal ; on which, compute and subtract the interest, as upon the first principal: and proceed...