Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged, Being a Plain Practical System of Arithmetic, Adapted to the United States |
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... stand directly under each other . 2. Add the first column or denomination together , as in ' whole numbers ; then divide the sum by as many of the same denomination as make one of the next greater ; setting down the remainder under the ...
... stand directly under each other . 2. Add the first column or denomination together , as in ' whole numbers ; then divide the sum by as many of the same denomination as make one of the next greater ; setting down the remainder under the ...
Page 42
... stand me in ? Ans . . 136 4s . 1d . 17. Six men took a prize , and having divided it equally mongst them , each man shared two hundred and forty ounds , thirteen shillings and seven pence ; how much money did the whole prize amcant to ...
... stand me in ? Ans . . 136 4s . 1d . 17. Six men took a prize , and having divided it equally mongst them , each man shared two hundred and forty ounds , thirteen shillings and seven pence ; how much money did the whole prize amcant to ...
Page 50
... stands the balance between us ? Ans . The balance is $ 105 06 cts . due to me . 7. Paid A B in full for E F's bill on me , for 1057. 10s . viz . I gave him Richard Drawer's note for 15l . 146. 9d . Peter Johnson'a do . for 301. Os 6d ...
... stands the balance between us ? Ans . The balance is $ 105 06 cts . due to me . 7. Paid A B in full for E F's bill on me , for 1057. 10s . viz . I gave him Richard Drawer's note for 15l . 146. 9d . Peter Johnson'a do . for 301. Os 6d ...
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... stand me in ? Ans . 4s . 7 d . 6. If a reckoning of 5l . 8s . 104d . be paid equally among 13 persons what do they pay a - piece ? Ans . 8s . 4 d . 7. A piece of cloth containing 24 yards , cost 181. 6s . what did it cost per yard ? Ans ...
... stand me in ? Ans . 4s . 7 d . 6. If a reckoning of 5l . 8s . 104d . be paid equally among 13 persons what do they pay a - piece ? Ans . 8s . 4 d . 7. A piece of cloth containing 24 yards , cost 181. 6s . what did it cost per yard ? Ans ...
Page 84
... stand at the bot tom : then divide each denomination ( beginning at the top ) by its value in the next denomination , the last quo tient will give the decimal required . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 12s . 6d . Sqrs . to the décimal of a pound ...
... stand at the bot tom : then divide each denomination ( beginning at the top ) by its value in the next denomination , the last quo tient will give the decimal required . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 12s . 6d . Sqrs . to the décimal of a pound ...
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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