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... shillings , and x bush- els of rye at 6s . per bushel , will come to 6x shillings . Hence , 4x + 6x = 60 . 4. A man sold an equal number of oxen , cows and sheep ; the oxen at $ 40 apiece , the cows at $ 15 , and the sheep at $ 5 ; the ...
... shillings , and x bush- els of rye at 6s . per bushel , will come to 6x shillings . Hence , 4x + 6x = 60 . 4. A man sold an equal number of oxen , cows and sheep ; the oxen at $ 40 apiece , the cows at $ 15 , and the sheep at $ 5 ; the ...
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... shillings ; but he was to have 3s . more an acre for the wheat than for the oats . What was the price of reaping an acre of each ? Let x shillings represent the price of reaping the wheat per acre . Then x -3 will be the price of ...
... shillings ; but he was to have 3s . more an acre for the wheat than for the oats . What was the price of reaping an acre of each ? Let x shillings represent the price of reaping the wheat per acre . Then x -3 will be the price of ...
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... shillings ; or he would exchange 4 bushels of wheat for 8 bushels of oats and 12 shillings in money . At what price did he estimate the wheat and oats per bushel ? 14. A grocer has two casks of wine , the larger at 12s . and the smaller ...
... shillings ; or he would exchange 4 bushels of wheat for 8 bushels of oats and 12 shillings in money . At what price did he estimate the wheat and oats per bushel ? 14. A grocer has two casks of wine , the larger at 12s . and the smaller ...
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... shillings . If the 1st wrought 6 days , the 2d 8 , the 3d 9 and the 4th 12 , they would all earn 237s .; if the 1st wrought 2 days , the 2d 5 , the 3d 7 , and the 4th 9 , they would earn 161s .; and if the 1st wrought 4 days , the 2d 3 ...
... shillings . If the 1st wrought 6 days , the 2d 8 , the 3d 9 and the 4th 12 , they would all earn 237s .; if the 1st wrought 2 days , the 2d 5 , the 3d 7 , and the 4th 9 , they would earn 161s .; and if the 1st wrought 4 days , the 2d 3 ...
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... shillings each ; but if there had been b persons less , each would have had to pay c shillings . How many persons in the company ? 54. A gentleman has 6 sons , each of whom XXVII . 117 GENERALIZATION .
... shillings each ; but if there had been b persons less , each would have had to pay c shillings . How many persons in the company ? 54. A gentleman has 6 sons , each of whom XXVII . 117 GENERALIZATION .
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Page 50 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient. Multiply the whole divisor by the first term of the quotient, and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 46 - ANOTHER. 1. Divide the coefficient of the dividend by the coefficient of the divisor. 2.
Page 23 - A shepherd in time of war was plundered by a party of soldiers, who took \ of his flock and \ of a sheep ; another party took from him \ of what he had left and \ of a sheep ; then a third party took \ of what now remained and J of a sheep.
Page 226 - In a series of equal ratios, the sum of the antecedents is to the sum of the consequents as any antecedent is to its consequent.
Page 258 - The logarithm of a number is the exponent of the power to which it is necessary to raise a fixed number, in order to produce the first number.
Page 260 - To Divide One Number by Another, Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference.
Page 1 - Algebraic operations are based upon definitions and the following axioms : — 1. If the same quantity, or equal quantities, be added to equal quantities, the sums will be equal. 2. If the same quantity, or equal quantities, be subtracted from equal quantities, the remainders will be equal. 3. If equal quantities be multiplied by the same quantity, or equal quantities, the products will be equal.
Page 223 - In any proportion the terms are in proportion by Composition and Division; that is, the sum of the first two terms is to their difference, as the sum of the last two terms is to their difference.
Page 1 - If equal quantities be divided by the same or equal quantities, the quotients will be equal. 5. If the same quantity be both added to and subtracted from another, the value of the latter will not be altered.
Page 137 - 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.