The American Tutor's Assistant, Improved: Or, A Compendious System of Practical Arithmetic ...Cushing & Jewett, 1827 - 211 σελίδες |
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... quantities over which it is drawn , to be considered jointly as a simple quantity . 1 ARITHMETIC is the art of computing by numbers . It CONTENTS .
... quantities over which it is drawn , to be considered jointly as a simple quantity . 1 ARITHMETIC is the art of computing by numbers . It CONTENTS .
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... quantity of hops is there in 6 bags , the first weigh- ing 2qr . 15lb . and each of the rest 10lb . more ? Ans . 4C . 1qr . APOTHECARIES WEIGHT . By this weight apothecaries mix their medicines ; but buy and sell by avoirdupois weight ...
... quantity of hops is there in 6 bags , the first weigh- ing 2qr . 15lb . and each of the rest 10lb . more ? Ans . 4C . 1qr . APOTHECARIES WEIGHT . By this weight apothecaries mix their medicines ; but buy and sell by avoirdupois weight ...
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... quantity do they contain ? Ans . 139 yds . 2 qr . 1 na . 2. Suppose a draper bought 10 bales of cloth , containing as follow , viz . No. 1 , 2 , each 328 yards , 2 nails ; No. 3 , 4 , 5 , each 407 yards , 3 quarters , 2 nails ; and each ...
... quantity do they contain ? Ans . 139 yds . 2 qr . 1 na . 2. Suppose a draper bought 10 bales of cloth , containing as follow , viz . No. 1 , 2 , each 328 yards , 2 nails ; No. 3 , 4 , 5 , each 407 yards , 3 quarters , 2 nails ; and each ...
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... quantity does he hold ? Ans . 161A . OR . 5P . LIQUID MEASURE . This measure is used for beer , cider , wine , & c . 2 pints ( pt . ) make 4 quarts 63 gallons 2 hogsheads 2 pipes , or 4 hhds . The denominations are , 1 quart , 1 gallon ...
... quantity does he hold ? Ans . 161A . OR . 5P . LIQUID MEASURE . This measure is used for beer , cider , wine , & c . 2 pints ( pt . ) make 4 quarts 63 gallons 2 hogsheads 2 pipes , or 4 hhds . The denominations are , 1 quart , 1 gallon ...
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... quantity of several denominations , from a greater of like quality . RULE . Place the quantities as in Compound Addition , with the less under the greater ; then begin at the right hand , and take the under from the upper ; but when the ...
... quantity of several denominations , from a greater of like quality . RULE . Place the quantities as in Compound Addition , with the less under the greater ; then begin at the right hand , and take the under from the upper ; but when the ...
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Σελίδα 93 - RULE.* Multiply the principal by the rate per cent, and divide the product by 100: the quotient will be the interest for 1 year.
Σελίδα 167 - Multiply the number of terms, less 1, by the common difference, and to the product add the first ; term, the sum is the last term.
Σελίδα 167 - Note. — In any series of numbers in arithmetical progression, the sum of the two extremes is equal to the sum of any two terms equally distant from them; as in the latter of the above series 6 + 1=4+3, and =5+2.
Σελίδα 66 - Divide both terms by the common measure, and the quotients will be the numerator and denominator 'of the fraction required: or, Divide the terms by any number that will divide them both without a remainder, and divide the quotients in the same manner...
Σελίδα 123 - To reduce a compound fraction to a single one. RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator, then reduce the new fraction to its lowest term by Case I.
Σελίδα 65 - ... less is when the third term is less than the first, and requires the fourth term to be less than the second.
Σελίδα 157 - ... for a divisor; the quotient of this division will be the present worth. Or, Take two numbers under the given rate in Table IV. viz. that opposite the sum of the two given times, and that against the time of reversion, and multiply their difference by the annuity of the present worth. When the payments are half yearly or quarterly, use Table V.
Σελίδα 124 - To reduce the fraction of one denomination to the fraction, of another, but less, retaining the same value. RULE. Multiply the...
Σελίδα 187 - A cistern for water has two cocks to supply it, by the first it may be filled in 45 minutes, and by the second in 55 minutes; it has likewise a discharging cock, by which it may, when full, be emptied...
Σελίδα 2 - An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time* therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints.