Higher Arithmetic: Designed for the Use of High Schools, Academies, and CollegesBennett, Backus & Hawley, 1841 - 252 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 45
... acres is 63 acres 2 roods and 7 rods of land ? Ans . 1887 . 33. To reduce a fraction of any given denomination to 5 REDUCTION OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS . 45 To reduce fractions from one denominate value to another, To find what fractional ...
... acres is 63 acres 2 roods and 7 rods of land ? Ans . 1887 . 33. To reduce a fraction of any given denomination to 5 REDUCTION OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS . 45 To reduce fractions from one denominate value to another, To find what fractional ...
Σελίδα 87
... acre , how wide must it be when it is 50 rods long to con- tain the same ? Ans . 31 rods . 22. If a ship sail 903 miles in 71⁄2 hours , how many hours will it require to sail 60 miles ? Ans . 4793 hours . 23. If of an acre of land is ...
... acre , how wide must it be when it is 50 rods long to con- tain the same ? Ans . 31 rods . 22. If a ship sail 903 miles in 71⁄2 hours , how many hours will it require to sail 60 miles ? Ans . 4793 hours . 23. If of an acre of land is ...
Σελίδα 88
... acre of land cost $ 13 , how much can be bought for $ 39 ? 6 20 42. If of a dollar will pay for of a bushel of apples , how many bushels can be bought for 77 dollars ? 43. If 750 barrels of cider cost $ 2250 , how much will 419 barrels ...
... acre of land cost $ 13 , how much can be bought for $ 39 ? 6 20 42. If of a dollar will pay for of a bushel of apples , how many bushels can be bought for 77 dollars ? 43. If 750 barrels of cider cost $ 2250 , how much will 419 barrels ...
Σελίδα 89
... acre of grass in 5 hours , and B can mow 1 acres in 8 hours , in what time can they jointly mow 81 acres ? COMPOUND PROPORTION . 61. When the quantity required depends upon more than three terms , the operation of finding it is called ...
... acre of grass in 5 hours , and B can mow 1 acres in 8 hours , in what time can they jointly mow 81 acres ? COMPOUND PROPORTION . 61. When the quantity required depends upon more than three terms , the operation of finding it is called ...
Σελίδα 92
... acres of grass in 9 days , by work . ing 9 hours each day , how many men will be required to mow 48 acres in 12 days , by working 12 hours each day ? Ans . 6 men . 7. If 11 men can cut 49 cords of wood in 7 days , when they work 14 ...
... acres of grass in 9 days , by work . ing 9 hours each day , how many men will be required to mow 48 acres in 12 days , by working 12 hours each day ? Ans . 6 men . 7. If 11 men can cut 49 cords of wood in 7 days , when they work 14 ...
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1st column acre Alligation amount of $1 annex annuity approximative values arithmetical progression bushel canceling carats cents per pound ciphers common difference compound interest continued fraction cube root decimal figures denominate values denoting diameter diminished dividend dollars equivalent fraction example we find exponent find the number following RULE frac fraction is equivalent geometrical progression gives greatest common measure half the number Hence improper fraction inches individual things interest of $1 last term least common multiple less lowest terms miles mixed number multiplied number is equivalent number of individual number of terms numerator and denominator obtain old progression OPERATION partial fraction perfect repetend places of decimals present worth prime factors prime numbers quantity quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder rule under Art second figure second term shillings simple fraction SOLUTION square root subtract third term total branches trial divisor vulgar fraction weeks whole number wine
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Σελίδα 35 - Then multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator...
Σελίδα 96 - Add to the first term the product of the common difference into the number of terms less one, and the sum will be the last term.
Σελίδα 164 - To raise a whole number or a decimal to any power, use it as a factor as many times as there are units in the exponent.
Σελίδα 98 - Hence, when the extremes and number of terms are given, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Σελίδα 173 - From the above proposition, it follows that the square of the hypotenuse, diminished by the square of one of the sides, equals the square of the other side. By means of these properties, it follows that two sides of a right-angled triangle being given, the third side can be found. Examples. 1. How long must a ladder be, to reach the top of a house, 40 feet high, when the foot of it is 30 feet from the house ? In this example it is obvious that the ladder forms the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle,...
Σελίδα 30 - To reduce fractions to a common denominator, we have this RULE. Reduce mixed numbers to. improper fractions — compound fractions to their simplest form. Then multiply each numerator by all the denominators, except its own, for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a common denominator. It is obvious that this process will give the same denominator to each fraction, viz : the product of all the denominators. It is also obvious that the values of the fractions will not be...
Σελίδα 139 - DISCOUNT is an allowance made for the payment of money before it is due. The present worth of a...
Σελίδα 91 - A wall was to be built 700 yards long in 29 days; after 12 men had been employed on it for 11 days, it was found they had built only 220 yards. How many more men must be put on, to finish it in the given time ? 54.
Σελίδα 91 - In how many days, working 9 hours a day, will 24 men dig a trench 420 yards long, 5 yards wide, and 3 yards deep, if 248 men, working...
Σελίδα 97 - Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terms.