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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Σελίδα 20
... sold by weight and not by measure . A sack of coals is com- monly reckoned to weigh 2 cwt . For heaped measure , the Imperial bushel must be 191⁄2 inches in diameter , and the cone or heaped part above the measure must be , at least , 6 ...
... sold by weight and not by measure . A sack of coals is com- monly reckoned to weigh 2 cwt . For heaped measure , the Imperial bushel must be 191⁄2 inches in diameter , and the cone or heaped part above the measure must be , at least , 6 ...
Σελίδα 35
... sold for £ 158 15 6 , what was the amount of the loss ? Ex . 6. What was the cost of a hhd . of Sugar , when the selling price was £ 62 10 , and the gain £ 7 15 3 ? Ex . 7. What was the selling price of 10 bags of Pimento , which cost ...
... sold for £ 158 15 6 , what was the amount of the loss ? Ex . 6. What was the cost of a hhd . of Sugar , when the selling price was £ 62 10 , and the gain £ 7 15 3 ? Ex . 7. What was the selling price of 10 bags of Pimento , which cost ...
Σελίδα 36
... sold by my agent on my account be £ 571 14 4 , and the amount of his charges be £ 47 3 11 - What would be the net proceeds , or the amount that would remain after the charges were deducted ? Ex . 13. I borrowed of my friend £ 200 , and ...
... sold by my agent on my account be £ 571 14 4 , and the amount of his charges be £ 47 3 11 - What would be the net proceeds , or the amount that would remain after the charges were deducted ? Ex . 13. I borrowed of my friend £ 200 , and ...
Σελίδα 84
... sold by retail . Tret is an allowance , now restricted to a very few goods , for waste , & c .; it is always 4 lb ... sold by the pound Avoirdupois ; and also upon Roman Vitriol , although sold by the cwt . Upon no other goods is it now ...
... sold by retail . Tret is an allowance , now restricted to a very few goods , for waste , & c .; it is always 4 lb ... sold by the pound Avoirdupois ; and also upon Roman Vitriol , although sold by the cwt . Upon no other goods is it now ...
Σελίδα 89
... sold at Public Sale , at 54 s . 6 d . per cwt . Net , with a Discount of 21 per cent . cwt . qr . lb. 452 2 19 Gross Tare & Draft 44 3.22 407 2 25 at 54 s . 6 d . £ 1111 0 11 Discount 27 15 6 Net Amount £ 1083 5 5 Brokerage £ 11 2 2 on ...
... sold at Public Sale , at 54 s . 6 d . per cwt . Net , with a Discount of 21 per cent . cwt . qr . lb. 452 2 19 Gross Tare & Draft 44 3.22 407 2 25 at 54 s . 6 d . £ 1111 0 11 Discount 27 15 6 Net Amount £ 1083 5 5 Brokerage £ 11 2 2 on ...
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.