The Western Arithmetic: Or, Pennsylvania and Ohio Accomptant: Being a Plain Practical Treatise, with a Complete System of MensurationCook and Schoyer, 1835 - 250 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 26
... merchant bought 24 barrels of whiskey for 192 dolls . and sold ten barrels for 90 dolls . and one barrel he retailed for 10 dolls . 37 cts . How many barrels has he remaining on hand , and what do they stand him ? Ans . 13 barrels — 91 ...
... merchant bought 24 barrels of whiskey for 192 dolls . and sold ten barrels for 90 dolls . and one barrel he retailed for 10 dolls . 37 cts . How many barrels has he remaining on hand , and what do they stand him ? Ans . 13 barrels — 91 ...
Σελίδα 47
... merchant , each piece containing 20 yards . How many ells French were in the 15 pieces ? Ans . 200 ells . 7. In 10 ... merchants put into the bank , the sum of 14884 dollars 75 cents ; how much did each put in ? Ans . 3721 dolls . 184 ...
... merchant , each piece containing 20 yards . How many ells French were in the 15 pieces ? Ans . 200 ells . 7. In 10 ... merchants put into the bank , the sum of 14884 dollars 75 cents ; how much did each put in ? Ans . 3721 dolls . 184 ...
Σελίδα 48
... merchant bought 4 hhds . of tobacco , which weighed in all , 35 cwt . 3 qrs . at 5 cts . per pound . Sorting and pack- ing stood him 5 mills a pound , and carriage to Baltimore , 2 cents 5 mills a pound . How much does the tobacco stand ...
... merchant bought 4 hhds . of tobacco , which weighed in all , 35 cwt . 3 qrs . at 5 cts . per pound . Sorting and pack- ing stood him 5 mills a pound , and carriage to Baltimore , 2 cents 5 mills a pound . How much does the tobacco stand ...
Σελίδα 55
... merchant bought 14 pipes of wine , and is allowed six months credit , but for ready money , gets it 8 cents a gallon cheaper . How much did he save by paying the ready money ? Ans . 141 dolls . 12 cts . 15. When sugar is sold for 12 ...
... merchant bought 14 pipes of wine , and is allowed six months credit , but for ready money , gets it 8 cents a gallon cheaper . How much did he save by paying the ready money ? Ans . 141 dolls . 12 cts . 15. When sugar is sold for 12 ...
Σελίδα 57
... merchant in Baltimore failed in trade , and owed me , at that time , 2500 dollars , for tobacco I sold him ; but he sent me word , that his effects and outstanding debts , when sold and collected , will enable him to pay his credit- ors ...
... merchant in Baltimore failed in trade , and owed me , at that time , 2500 dollars , for tobacco I sold him ; but he sent me word , that his effects and outstanding debts , when sold and collected , will enable him to pay his credit- ors ...
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100 dollars 25 cents 9 inches amount annuity annum answer barrels Bought breadth bushels ciphers circle circumference compound interest contained cube root Culen decimal denominator diameter difference dimes divide dividend divisor dollars 25 dollars 50 cents dolls dominical letter DRY MEASURE epact equal EXAMPLES feet 6 inches figure find the area find the solid frustum furlongs gain gallons given number given sum given to find half hhds hogshead improper fraction inches length measure miles mills months multiply neat weight number of terms Paid 1st perpendicular present worth principal proportion Question quotient rate per cent Reduce remainder resolvend rods RULE semidiameter side sold solid content specific gravity square root subtract superficial content Suppose thereof thick third timber triangle triple TROY WEIGHT unit's place VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number yards
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Σελίδα 65 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Σελίδα 109 - But if any payment be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation for one year, add it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid, from the time it was paid, up to the end of the year : add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest added as...
Σελίδα 153 - 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.
Σελίδα 74 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Σελίδα 127 - 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 o.
Σελίδα 206 - ... as the diameter of the axle is to the diameter of the wheel, so is the power applied to the wheel, to the weight suspended by the axle.
Σελίδα 63 - If 8 men can build a wall 20 feet long, 6 feet high and 4 feet thick, in 12 days ; in what time...
Σελίδα 141 - 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.
Σελίδα 11 - APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT 20 grains = 1 scruple. 3 scruples = 1 dram. 8 drams = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound.
Σελίδα 111 - ... amount of the second, and so on for any number of years required. Subtract the original principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the Compound Interest for the whole time.