Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged, Being a Plain Practical System of Arithmetic, Adapted to the United States |
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... Quotient . 8 14 1 8 0 Proof . 2. Divide 6 T. 11 cwt . 3 qrs . 19 lb. by 4 Ans . 1T . 12cwt . Sqrs . 25lb . 12oz . s . Divide 14 cwt . 1 qr . 12 lb. by 5 Ans . 2cwt . Sqrs . 13lb . 9oz . 9dr . + 4. Divide 16 lb. 13 oz . 10 dr . by 6 5 ...
... Quotient . 8 14 1 8 0 Proof . 2. Divide 6 T. 11 cwt . 3 qrs . 19 lb. by 4 Ans . 1T . 12cwt . Sqrs . 25lb . 12oz . s . Divide 14 cwt . 1 qr . 12 lb. by 5 Ans . 2cwt . Sqrs . 13lb . 9oz . 9dr . + 4. Divide 16 lb. 13 oz . 10 dr . by 6 5 ...
Page 82
... quotient , point off so ma- ny places for decimals , as the decimal places in the divi dend exceed those in the divisor . 2. If the places in the quotient be not so many as the rule requires , supply the defect by prefixing cyphers to ...
... quotient , point off so ma- ny places for decimals , as the decimal places in the divi dend exceed those in the divisor . 2. If the places in the quotient be not so many as the rule requires , supply the defect by prefixing cyphers to ...
Page 83
... quotient will be the decimal re- quired . NOTE . So many cyphers as you annex to the given numerator , so many places must be pointed in the quo- tient ; and if there be not so many places of figures in the quotient , make up the ...
... quotient will be the decimal re- quired . NOTE . So many cyphers as you annex to the given numerator , so many places must be pointed in the quo- tient ; and if there be not so many places of figures in the quotient , make up the ...
Page 89
... quotient will be dollars . † 2. But if the sum consists of pounds , shillings , pence , & c . bring the given sum into shillings , and reduce the pence and farthings to a decimal of a shilling ; annex said decimal to the shillings ...
... quotient will be dollars . † 2. But if the sum consists of pounds , shillings , pence , & c . bring the given sum into shillings , and reduce the pence and farthings to a decimal of a shilling ; annex said decimal to the shillings ...
Page 91
... quotient will be dollars , & c . * EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 245l . New - Jersey , & c . currency , to federal money . 245x8-1960 , and 1960 ÷÷ 3 = 86554 = $ 653 , 884cts . NOTE . When there are shillings , pence . & c . in the * A dollar ...
... quotient will be dollars , & c . * EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 245l . New - Jersey , & c . currency , to federal money . 245x8-1960 , and 1960 ÷÷ 3 = 86554 = $ 653 , 884cts . NOTE . When there are shillings , pence . & c . in the * A dollar ...
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100 dollars 2qrs annex annuity annum answer Anthony Billings barter Bought bushels cloth compound interest contain cube root cyphers Deduct demand dimes divide the product dividend divisor dols equal EXAMPLES federal money figure Find the value gain or loss gallon given number given sum gross guineas hhds hogshead hundred improper fraction inches least common least common multiple left hand lowest terms measure miles mills milreas mixed numbers months Multiply the given neat weight New-England currency New-Jersey New-York currency NOTE Nova-Scotia currency number of shillings paid payment pence piece pound pound sterling present worth principal quotient rate per cent ratio ready money Reduce remainder Required the interest right hand rods Rule of Three sell separatrix simple interest sold solid feet Sqrs square root sterling subtract subtrahend sugar tare third Thomas Grosvenor trett VULGAR FRACTIONS whole numbers wine