A Complete System of Commercial Arithmetic, Its Application to the Principal Branches of Commerce According to the Existing Practices of Trade, & Numerous Rules for Facilitating & Performing Mental Calculations: With an App...E. Wilson, 1837 - 337 σελίδες |
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... place those first which are either the most useful or the most easy : consequently , those which particularly belong to the higher departments of the Counting - house , as well as those which are difficult to be surmounted , have been ...
... place those first which are either the most useful or the most easy : consequently , those which particularly belong to the higher departments of the Counting - house , as well as those which are difficult to be surmounted , have been ...
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... place , a cipher , also called a nought , is used . Numbers are divided into classes and periods ; there are 6 figures in a class , and 3 in a period . The figures in the first period are called units , tens , and hun- dreds ; those in ...
... place , a cipher , also called a nought , is used . Numbers are divided into classes and periods ; there are 6 figures in a class , and 3 in a period . The figures in the first period are called units , tens , and hun- dreds ; those in ...
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... Place the numbers so that the figures of the same class may be one under the other . Then , beginning with the units , find the amount of each column of figures , put down the unit figure of each total , and carry the tens to the next ...
... Place the numbers so that the figures of the same class may be one under the other . Then , beginning with the units , find the amount of each column of figures , put down the unit figure of each total , and carry the tens to the next ...
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... Place the less number under the greater , with the figures of the same class under each other , as in Addition . Then , begin with the lower unit figure , ( and so proceed with the rest , ) and find the difference between that and the ...
... Place the less number under the greater , with the figures of the same class under each other , as in Addition . Then , begin with the lower unit figure , ( and so proceed with the rest , ) and find the difference between that and the ...
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... places to the right , ac- cording as the first line is intended to stand for 100 or 1000 times . Example 7. To multiply 673 by 108 , 112 , 1004 , and 1012 . 673 .. by 108 5384 8 times 72684 673 .. by 112 8076 12 times 75376 673 ... by ...
... places to the right , ac- cording as the first line is intended to stand for 100 or 1000 times . Example 7. To multiply 673 by 108 , 112 , 1004 , and 1012 . 673 .. by 108 5384 8 times 72684 673 .. by 112 8076 12 times 75376 673 ... by ...
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
Amsterdam Annuities annum Answer Avoirdupois balance Banco bills bought in London Brokerage calculations called carats Centages charges ciphers Cologne Mark Commission Compound cube root cubic Discount divide the product dividend division divisor dwts established between London EXAMPLE Exchange is established EXERCISES farthings find the amount Find the value Flor Florins Freight gallons given number given quantity Gold grains Hamburg hhds inches Insurance integer INVOICE AND ACCOUNT-SALES least common multiple Leghorn Lire London lower denominations Milreis mixed number months multiplicand multiply Paris pence Pepys & Peacock Piastres places of decimals pounds Premium proceeds proportion quotient rate of exchange rate per cent ratio reduce remainder Rixdollar Rule second term shillings Silver sold standard Statement Sterling Stock subtract Tare third term Troy TROY WEIGHT unit figure valuation weighing Gross cwt weight whole number yards
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Σελίδα 131 - To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Σελίδα 21 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Σελίδα 20 - ... 40 square rods, 1 square rood. 4 square roods, 1 square acre. 640 square acres, 1 square mile. 1 1 . Solid, or Cubic Measure. 1728 solid inches make 1 solid foot. 40 feet of round timber, oi > . . , , 50 feet of hewn timber, Î 1 ton or load...
Σελίδα 131 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.
Σελίδα 21 - Measures. 1728 cubic inches make 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet - 1 cubic yard...
Σελίδα 142 - Rule. — Multiply the numerators together for the numerator of the product, and the denominators together for the denominator of the product.
Σελίδα 133 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Σελίδα 204 - The sum of all the terms. Any three of which being given, the other two may be found.
Σελίδα 52 - Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator ; or divide the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator.
Σελίδα 18 - LENOTH. 12 inches 1 foot. 3 feet 1 yard. 5J yards 1 rod, pole or perch. 40 poles ..... 1 furlong. 8 furlongs, or 1760 yds.