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... bought 721 pipes of wine for 90846 dollars , and sold 543 pipes thereof for 89049 dollars ; how many pipes has he remaining or unsold , and what do they stand him in ? Ans . 178 pipes unsold , and they stand him in $ 1797 . SUBTRACTION ...
... bought 721 pipes of wine for 90846 dollars , and sold 543 pipes thereof for 89049 dollars ; how many pipes has he remaining or unsold , and what do they stand him in ? Ans . 178 pipes unsold , and they stand him in $ 1797 . SUBTRACTION ...
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... Bought 37 horses for shipping , at 52 dollars per head : what do they come to ? cents per lb. ? Ans . $ 1924 . 11. What is the amount of 500 lbs . of hog's - lard , at 15 Ans . $ 75 . 12. What is the value of 75 yards of satin , at 3 ...
... Bought 37 horses for shipping , at 52 dollars per head : what do they come to ? cents per lb. ? Ans . $ 1924 . 11. What is the amount of 500 lbs . of hog's - lard , at 15 Ans . $ 75 . 12. What is the value of 75 yards of satin , at 3 ...
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... Bought of William Merchant . $ . cts . 28 lb. of Green Tea , 41 lb. of Coffee , 34 lb. of Loaf Sugar , 13 cwt . of Malaga Raisins , 35 firkins of Butter , 27 pairs of worsted Hose , 94 bushels of Oats , 29 pairs of men's Shoes ...
... Bought of William Merchant . $ . cts . 28 lb. of Green Tea , 41 lb. of Coffee , 34 lb. of Loaf Sugar , 13 cwt . of Malaga Raisins , 35 firkins of Butter , 27 pairs of worsted Hose , 94 bushels of Oats , 29 pairs of men's Shoes ...
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... Bought a quantity of goods for 1257. 10s .; paid for truckage , forty - five shillings , for freight , seventy - nine shil- lings and sixpence , for duties , thirty - five shillings and ten pence , and my expenses were fifty - three ...
... Bought a quantity of goods for 1257. 10s .; paid for truckage , forty - five shillings , for freight , seventy - nine shil- lings and sixpence , for duties , thirty - five shillings and ten pence , and my expenses were fifty - three ...
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... Bought of George Grocer , 12 C. 2 qrs . of Sugar , at 52s . per cwt . £ 32 10 0 0 28 lbs . of Rice , at 3d . per lb. 3 loaves of Sugar , wt . 35 lb. at Is . ld . per lb. 1 3 C. 2.qrs , 14 lb. of Raisins , at 36s . per cwt . 6 7 0 17 11 ...
... Bought of George Grocer , 12 C. 2 qrs . of Sugar , at 52s . per cwt . £ 32 10 0 0 28 lbs . of Rice , at 3d . per lb. 3 loaves of Sugar , wt . 35 lb. at Is . ld . per lb. 1 3 C. 2.qrs , 14 lb. of Raisins , at 36s . per cwt . 6 7 0 17 11 ...
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100 dollars acres annuity annum answer arithmetical series Bought bushels ciphers common denominator common difference compound interest containing Deduct dimes Divide dividend divisor dols Ell English equal EXAMPLES federal money figure Find the value gain or loss gallon gals geometrical series given number given quantity given sum gross hhds hundred improper fraction inches least common multiple left hand lowest terms measure miles mills milreas mixed numbers months Multiply neat weight New-England currency New-York NOTE number of shillings number of terms paid payment pence pound pound sterling present worth principal quotient rate per cent ratio ready money Reduce remainder Required the interest right hand rods Rule of Three RULE.-Multiply the given sell separatrix simple interest sold square root sterling subtract subtrahend sugar tare Thomas Grosvenor tret tuns VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number wine yards cost
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Page 172 - 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 168 - Find the greatest square number in the first or left hand period, place the root of it at the right hand of the given number, (after the manner of a quotient in division) for the first figure of the root, and...
Page 214 - RULE.' Multiply the length by the breadth, and that product by the depth, divide the last product by 2150,425 the solid inches in a statute bushel, and the quotient will be the answer.
Page 76 - ... from the right hand of -the quotient, ..point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places In the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 208 - ART. 2. To measure a parallelogram, or long square, RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or superficial content.
Page 227 - Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said testator, BA as and for his last will and testament...
Page 81 - Let the farthings in the given pence and farthings possess the second and third places ; observing to increase the second place or place of hundredths, by 5" if the shillings be odd; and the third place by 1 when the farthings exceed 12, and by 2 when they exceed 36.
Page 226 - CD &c. [Here insert the condition.] then this obligation to be void and of none effect ; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Signed, sealed, and delivered, } in the presence of ) A BILL OF SALE.
Page 12 - Measure. 3 barley corns (bc) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches, 1 foot, ft. 3 feet, 1 yard, yd. 5^ yards, 1 rod, pole, or perch.
Page 178 - Alligation alternate is the method of finding what quantity of any number of simples, whose rates are given, will compose a mixture of a given rate ; so that it is the reverse of Alligation medial, and may be proved by it. RULE 1.* 1. Write the rates of the simples in a column under each other.