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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... LONG MEASURE . Repeat the TABLE . 3 barley corns ( b . c . ) make 1 inch , 12 inches . 3 feet . 5 yards 40 rods 8 furlongs 3 miles 69 statute miles , • make 1 foot , make 1 yard , • make make • • make 1 mile , · 1 rod , pole or perch rd ...
... LONG MEASURE . Repeat the TABLE . 3 barley corns ( b . c . ) make 1 inch , 12 inches . 3 feet . 5 yards 40 rods 8 furlongs 3 miles 69 statute miles , • make 1 foot , make 1 yard , • make make • • make 1 mile , · 1 rod , pole or perch rd ...
Page 79
... long measure ? A. To measure length only . Q. What is the use of the league ? A. Distances at sea are measured by it . Q. What are the denominations of this measure ? A. Barley corns , inches , feet , yards , rods , fur- longs , miles ...
... long measure ? A. To measure length only . Q. What is the use of the league ? A. Distances at sea are measured by it . Q. What are the denominations of this measure ? A. Barley corns , inches , feet , yards , rods , fur- longs , miles ...
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... foot . · 40 feet of round timber , or make 1 ton , or load . Also , 27 solid feet make make 50 feet of hewn timber , 128 solid feet , or 8 feet long , 4 wide , and 4 high , · 1 solid yara . 1 cord of wood . 1. What will a parcel of wood ...
... foot . · 40 feet of round timber , or make 1 ton , or load . Also , 27 solid feet make make 50 feet of hewn timber , 128 solid feet , or 8 feet long , 4 wide , and 4 high , · 1 solid yara . 1 cord of wood . 1. What will a parcel of wood ...
Page 195
... feet long cast a shade on level ground 9 feet , what is the height of that steeple whose shade measures at the same time 198 feet ? A. 132 feet in height . Ratio , 22 . - 39. If 3 cwt . 2 qrs . 16 lbs . of sugar cost $ 51 , what will 10 ...
... feet long cast a shade on level ground 9 feet , what is the height of that steeple whose shade measures at the same time 198 feet ? A. 132 feet in height . Ratio , 22 . - 39. If 3 cwt . 2 qrs . 16 lbs . of sugar cost $ 51 , what will 10 ...
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... feet long , 12 feet broad , and 6 feet deep , in 9 days , how many hours a day must 15 men work , in order to dig a trench 48 feet long , 8 feet broad , and 5 feet deep , in 12 days ? 15 men : 25 men 36 length 12 breadth : : 48 length ...
... feet long , 12 feet broad , and 6 feet deep , in 9 days , how many hours a day must 15 men work , in order to dig a trench 48 feet long , 8 feet broad , and 5 feet deep , in 12 days ? 15 men : 25 men 36 length 12 breadth : : 48 length ...
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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.