Practical and Mental Arithmetic, on a New Plan: In which Mental Arithmetic is Combined with the Use of the Slate ... To which is Added, a Practical System of Book Keeping |
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... common schools , to which the work is , in other respects , so peculiarly adapted . There are several very valuable peculiarities in this work , for which we cannot , in a notice , find sufficient space . We would recommend a careful ex ...
... common schools , to which the work is , in other respects , so peculiarly adapted . There are several very valuable peculiarities in this work , for which we cannot , in a notice , find sufficient space . We would recommend a careful ex ...
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... common rules of Arithmetic are exhibited so as to cor- respond with the occurrences in actual business . Under this head is reckoned the application of Ratio to practical purposes , Fellowship , & c . 3. There is a constant ...
... common rules of Arithmetic are exhibited so as to cor- respond with the occurrences in actual business . Under this head is reckoned the application of Ratio to practical purposes , Fellowship , & c . 3. There is a constant ...
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... common rules of Arithmetic are retained , perhaps the reader is ready to propose a question frequently asked , " What is the use of so many rules ? " " Why not proscribe them ? " The reader must here be reminded , that these rules are ...
... common rules of Arithmetic are retained , perhaps the reader is ready to propose a question frequently asked , " What is the use of so many rules ? " " Why not proscribe them ? " The reader must here be reminded , that these rules are ...
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... common purposes of life . Un- der this head are reckoned Alligation , Roots , Progression , Permutation , Annuities , & c . The propriety of scholars becoming acquainted , some time or other , with these rules , has long since been ...
... common purposes of life . Un- der this head are reckoned Alligation , Roots , Progression , Permutation , Annuities , & c . The propriety of scholars becoming acquainted , some time or other , with these rules , has long since been ...
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... common writing master , with magisterial solemnity , may lay down for him ; but a child who reasons will not be thus easily managed ; he stops , frowns , hesitates , questions his mas- ter , is wretched and refractory , until he can ...
... common writing master , with magisterial solemnity , may lay down for him ; but a child who reasons will not be thus easily managed ; he stops , frowns , hesitates , questions his mas- ter , is wretched and refractory , until he can ...
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12 inches 50 cents acres amount annexing answer apiece apples bbls broadcloth bushels bushels of rye called ciphers cloth cost common difference common fraction compound interest contained cord feet cube root cubic currency decimal decimal places derive the following divide dividend dollars equal example Exercises federal money feet long feet wide following RULE foot gain gallons greatest common divisor hence hogshead illustrations we derive improper fraction least common multiple leaves length lowest terms miles mills mixed number molasses months Multiply number of terms OPERATION oranges ounces payment pence pints pound present worth proceed proportion pupil quarts quotient figure rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder repetend shillings Slate solid feet solid inches square feet square rods square root subtract third term whole number write yards of cloth
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Page 209 - 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 79 - In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 11 ? 5. How many times is 6 contained in 1 ? In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6?
Page 257 - 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 267 - Hence, to find the present worth of any annuity, at 5 or 6 per cent...
Page 261 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient, increased by 1 , will be the answer.
Page 271 - A's income $400 ; A spends $300; B $450. 11. There is a fish whose head is 8 feet long, his tail is as long as his head and half...
Page 44 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide. The Quotient is the number of times...
Page 210 - But if any payments be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation, for one year, add it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid, from the time it was paid, up to the end of the year ; add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest, added...
Page 176 - Divide the given interest by the interest of the given sum, at 1 per cent, for the given time ; the quotient will be the required rate.