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... distances are usually taken in chains and links . In ordinary business , feet and inches are the most common measures . Many mechanics , however , now take dimensions in feet and tenths of a foot , instead of inches , and if all would ...
... distances are usually taken in chains and links . In ordinary business , feet and inches are the most common measures . Many mechanics , however , now take dimensions in feet and tenths of a foot , instead of inches , and if all would ...
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... distance round it ? Ans . 20 ch . What is the weight of 3hhd . of sugar , the first weighing 10cwt . 201b .; the 2d , 9cwt . 1qr . 15oz .; and the 3d , 11cwt 15lb . 14dr . ? Ans . 1 ton , 10 cwt . 2 qr . 7 lb. 15 oz . 14 dr . 153 . 1 ...
... distance round it ? Ans . 20 ch . What is the weight of 3hhd . of sugar , the first weighing 10cwt . 201b .; the 2d , 9cwt . 1qr . 15oz .; and the 3d , 11cwt 15lb . 14dr . ? Ans . 1 ton , 10 cwt . 2 qr . 7 lb. 15 oz . 14 dr . 153 . 1 ...
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... distance travelled in 11 hours will be 11 times = 42 = 16.5 miles , the answer . 191. All questions similar to the ... distances passed over by a uniform motion would have the same relation to one another , that the times have in which ...
... distance travelled in 11 hours will be 11 times = 42 = 16.5 miles , the answer . 191. All questions similar to the ... distances passed over by a uniform motion would have the same relation to one another , that the times have in which ...
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... distances , as 3 to 16.5 , or 16-5-5.5 . Thus we see that the ratio of one number to another is expressed by the quotient , which arises from the division of one by the other , and that , in the preceding examples , the ratio of 4 to 6 ...
... distances , as 3 to 16.5 , or 16-5-5.5 . Thus we see that the ratio of one number to another is expressed by the quotient , which arises from the division of one by the other , and that , in the preceding examples , the ratio of 4 to 6 ...
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... distance travelled in the 2 days , which we find to be 72 miles as before . III . It will be obvious , in the above question , that the distance travelled depends upon two circumstances , viz . the number of days and the length of the ...
... distance travelled in the 2 days , which we find to be 72 miles as before . III . It will be obvious , in the above question , that the distance travelled depends upon two circumstances , viz . the number of days and the length of the ...
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Page 82 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 89 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and 30.
Page 118 - PROBLEM II. The first term, the last term, and the number of terms given, to find the common difference. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms less 1 , and the quotient will be the common diffcrenct.
Page 111 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 94 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
Page 120 - Add together the most convenient indices to make an index less by 1 than the number expressing the place of the term sought. 3. Multiply the terms of the geometrical series together belonging to those indices, and make the product a dividend. 4. Raise...
Page 115 - 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 31 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 2 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 93 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.