The National Arithmetic ...: Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods, in which the Principles of Arithmetic are Explained ... Containing Also Practical Systems of Mensuration, Guaging, Geometry, and Book-keeping; Forming a Complete Merchantile Arithmetic ... |
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... ounces of peppermint cost at 6 cents per oz . ? 20. What will 7 pair of hose cost at 3 shillings a pair ? 21. What will 6 papers of pins cost at 12 cents a paper ? 22. What will 11 cwt . of sugar cost at 9 dollars per hundred weight ...
... ounces of peppermint cost at 6 cents per oz . ? 20. What will 7 pair of hose cost at 3 shillings a pair ? 21. What will 6 papers of pins cost at 12 cents a paper ? 22. What will 11 cwt . of sugar cost at 9 dollars per hundred weight ...
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... ounces in one pound avoirdupois , how many ounces in 5 lbs . ? In 7 ? In 8 ? In 9 ? In 10 ? In 12 ? Let the pupil perform the last 12 questions on the slate , and notice , that MULTIPLICATION is a compendious way of performing Ad ...
... ounces in one pound avoirdupois , how many ounces in 5 lbs . ? In 7 ? In 8 ? In 9 ? In 10 ? In 12 ? Let the pupil perform the last 12 questions on the slate , and notice , that MULTIPLICATION is a compendious way of performing Ad ...
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... how much will there be for each man ? Ans . 178 lbs . 3. In one dollar there are 100 cents , how many dollars in 697800 cents ? Ans . $ 6978 . 4. In one pound there are 16 ounces , how 32 32 [ SECT . V. MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES .
... how much will there be for each man ? Ans . 178 lbs . 3. In one dollar there are 100 cents , how many dollars in 697800 cents ? Ans . $ 6978 . 4. In one pound there are 16 ounces , how 32 32 [ SECT . V. MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES .
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... ounces , how many pounds are in 111680 ounces ? Ans . 6980 lbs . 5. A dollar contains 6 shillings , how many dollars are in 5868 shillings ? Ans . $ 978 . 6. The President of the United States receives a salary of $ 25,000 ; what does ...
... ounces , how many pounds are in 111680 ounces ? Ans . 6980 lbs . 5. A dollar contains 6 shillings , how many dollars are in 5868 shillings ? Ans . $ 978 . 6. The President of the United States receives a salary of $ 25,000 ; what does ...
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... Ounces 1 Ounce , 1 Pound , marked dwt . 66 Oz . 66 lb. grs . dwt . 24 1 Oz . 480 5760 20 240 = 1 12 = lb. 1 By this weight are weighed gold , silver , and jewels . NOTE . " The original of all weights , used in England , was a grain or ...
... Ounces 1 Ounce , 1 Pound , marked dwt . 66 Oz . 66 lb. grs . dwt . 24 1 Oz . 480 5760 20 240 = 1 12 = lb. 1 By this weight are weighed gold , silver , and jewels . NOTE . " The original of all weights , used in England , was a grain or ...
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Page 144 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment ; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced, add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total. If there be after payments made, compute the interest on the balance due to the next payment, and then deduct the payment as above ; and, in like manner, from one payment to another, till all the payments are absorbed ; provided the time between one payment and another be one year or more.
Page 200 - 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 the square number, under the period, and subtract it therefrom, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend.
Page 38 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 267 - ... above the upper deck ; the breadth thereof at the broadest part above the main wales, half of which breadth shall be accounted the depth of such vessel, and...
Page 141 - 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...
Page 29 - 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 105 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. Multiply the whole number...
Page 172 - Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide their product by the first, and the quotient is the answer in the same denomination to which the third is reduced. If any thing remains after division, reduce it to the next lowest denomination, and divide as before.
Page 230 - If the errors are alike, divide the difference of the products by the difference of the errors, and the'quotienl will be the answer.
Page 184 - Is when the several shares of stock are continued in trade an equal term of time. RULE. As the whole stock is to the whole gain or loss : so is each man's particular stock, to his particular share of the gain or loss.